Backend architecture. DevOps execution. Production reliability.

I design and scale backend systems that stay fast under pressure.

Senior Backend and DevOps Engineer with 12+ years of experience across Laravel, PHP, microservices, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, Redis, Kafka, and cloud infrastructure.

I help teams turn complex business workflows into secure, observable, and maintainable platforms. My work spans high-traffic APIs, payment integrations, real-time systems, database optimization, automated deployments, and engineering leadership for delivery teams.

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12+years building production software
99.9%uptime focus for critical systems
10k+concurrent-user capacity designed for
5-10 minrepeatable deployment windows
Md Himel Ali - Senior Backend and DevOps Engineer
Available forBackend leadership, DevOps consulting, and scalable platform work
Laravel scaleKubernetes deliveryPayment systemsRealtime platforms
Profile

A backend engineer focused on outcomes, not just code.

I am a Senior Backend and DevOps Engineer with 12+ years of experience building scalable web platforms, cloud infrastructure, and business-critical systems for millions of users.

My strongest work sits at the intersection of Laravel backend engineering, system architecture, and production operations. I design APIs, payment flows, queue-based processing, real-time features, and database structures that remain maintainable as traffic and team size grow.

I have delivered systems across HRM, payroll, inventory, e-commerce, payment gateways, government service automation, school management, IoT, ERP, SMS/notification delivery, and online ticketing. I apply SOLID principles, repository patterns, automated testing, caching, observability, and CI/CD so teams can ship safely without creating operational debt.

I also lead delivery using Scrum and Kanban, translating business constraints into practical engineering plans and mentoring developers toward cleaner architecture, stronger ownership, and predictable releases.

Backend ArchitectureCloud DeliveryTechnical Leadership
Operating style

Engineering decisions tied to release quality, system health, and team speed.

Production calm

Readable services, rollback paths, queue safety, and observability before scale becomes painful.

Delivery rhythm

CI/CD, ownership, and release routines that help teams ship without recurring operational debt.

Architecture leverage

API boundaries, caching, database strategy, and mentoring that keep systems maintainable.

Quick Facts

LocationDhaka, Bangladesh
Experience12+ years
LanguagesPHP, JavaScript, Java, Python
Core stackPHP, Laravel, MySQL, Redis, Kafka
Cloud & deliveryAWS, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD
InfrastructureVPS/VM, Nginx, Terraform, Ansible
FrontendVue, Nuxt, React, Next.js
Real-timeWebRTC, Agora, Pusher, Laravel Reverb
MobileAndroid Java, Ionic Framework
LeadershipScrum, Kanban, Jira, ClickUp
Impact

Evidence from production systems, not only tool lists.

The work is strongest when backend design, infrastructure, delivery discipline, and team execution are treated as one system. I use that lens to improve performance, reliability, cost, and release speed without creating hidden maintenance debt.

What gets measured

Production signals I validate before recommending architecture changes.

Latency path

API timing, slow queries, cache hit rate, and queue wait time.

Release safety

Rollback plan, migration risk, environment drift, and deployment ownership.

Failure control

Retries, locks, rate limits, abuse protection, alerts, and incident visibility.

15s -> 750msPeak API latency reduction

Caching, query tuning, Kafka flows, and Kubernetes scaling for traffic spikes.

90GB+Database migration handled

MSSQL to MySQL redesign with chunked migration, schema cleanup, and zero data loss.

2.5M+Training records supported

Digital enrollment, biometric attendance, grading, and QR certification workflows.

60%Operational cost reduction

Database and infrastructure decisions that lowered licensing and runtime overhead.

Diagnose

Find the real bottleneck across code, database, queues, infra, deployment, and team workflow.

Stabilize

Control failure modes with caching, rate limits, retries, locks, rollback paths, and monitoring.

Scale

Move high-load paths toward horizontal capacity, event pipelines, optimized storage, and safer releases.

Transfer

Leave teams with documentation, sprint routines, ownership boundaries, and maintainable architecture.

Architecture Review Lens

Where I look first when a platform feels slow, fragile, or expensive.

  • API throughput and latency
  • Database indexes, locks, and reporting queries
  • Queue depth, retries, and dead-letter behavior
  • Deployment risk, rollback, and environment drift
  • Security, abuse protection, and request integrity
Review outputs
Risk-ranked action planPerformance quick winsDeployment safety checklistOwnership and monitoring map

The goal is not a long report. The goal is a practical sequence of fixes that improves uptime, speed, release confidence, and team ownership.

Capabilities

Tools I use to build reliable platforms.

Backend Engineering

PHPLaravelCodeIgniterNode.jsDjangoJavaPythonMySQLMSSQLRedisKafkaREST APIsAPI DocumentationTDDSOLIDDRYRepository Pattern

Architecture & Scale

MicroservicesEvent-driven ArchitectureQueue ManagementLoad BalancingCachingDatabase OptimizationHigh Traffic Systems

DevOps & Cloud

AWSGCPAzureDockerDocker ComposeKubernetesGitHub ActionsGitLab RunnerTerraformAnsibleVPS/VMNginx

Real-Time Systems

WebRTCSocket.IOAgoraPusherLaravel ReverbLaravel EchoPresence Tracking

Frontend & Mobile

JavaScriptVue.jsNuxt.jsReactNext.jsIonicAndroid Java

Delivery & Observability

GitGitHubGitLabSVNJiraTrelloClickUpScrumKanbanSprint PlanningTeam LeadershipSentryCloudWatchGrafanaDataDogSlackDiscord
Experience

A career built around production systems.

2021 - Present

Deputy Manager, Tech Lead

Ami Probashi Limited - Dhaka, Bangladesh

Leading backend architecture, platform scaling, integrations, and DevOps delivery for a microservices-based platform serving large national workflows.

  • Designed API-driven services for recruiting agencies, training centers, BMET, expatriates, students, and financial integrations.
  • Supported digital training workflows across 120 centers, including biometric attendance, grading, and QR certification for millions of records.
  • Improved high-traffic performance with Redis caching, Kafka pipelines, query tuning, and Kubernetes-based scaling toward 99.9% uptime.
  • Integrated payment APIs including Bkash, Nagad, ekPay, and SSL Commerz for secure transaction workflows.
  • Reduced deployment time from hours to 5-10 minute release windows through containerized CI/CD workflows.
  • Led a 12-person engineering team using Scrum, ClickUp, sprint planning, and delivery ownership.
2019 - 2021

Senior Programmer, Team Lead

BDCOM Online Limited - Dhaka, Bangladesh

Led enterprise software delivery for HRM, payroll, support portals, online AGM, ticketing, and operational automation systems.

  • Built secure HRM and payroll platforms for multi-department employee operations.
  • Implemented IVR-based ticketing and support workflows handling 10,000+ monthly tickets.
  • Delivered IoT-based attendance and monitoring systems that improved operational efficiency by roughly 20%.
  • Introduced CI/CD, version control discipline, automated testing, and containerized deployment practices.
  • Guided developers toward layered architecture, MVC discipline, and maintainable codebases.
2017 - 2019

Full Stack Developer

Seba Automation - Dhaka, Bangladesh

Built citizen-service, NGO, school management, and e-commerce platforms using Laravel, CodeIgniter, MySQL, Redis, and local payment gateways.

  • Delivered Union Parishad and municipality digital-service platforms for certificate, tax, and utility workflows.
  • Integrated Bkash, SSLCommerz, and Nagad payment flows for public and commercial services.
  • Optimized e-commerce and service systems with caching, indexing, and load-aware backend design for 200-300 peak concurrent users.
  • Built admin, reporting, and audit workflows for institutional and NGO operations.
2014 - 2017

Software Engineer

ShurjoMukhi Limited - Dhaka, Bangladesh

Developed education, e-commerce, ERP, SMS, online ticketing, and payment gateway systems with PHP, Laravel, CodeIgniter, and MySQL.

  • Delivered payment integrations with Bkash, Dutch Bangla Bank, Eastern Bank, Trust Bank, and City Bank.
  • Built BPL online ticketing and school management systems for high-demand operational use.
  • Developed Shurjo Barta SMS workflows for large-volume communication with high delivery reliability.
  • Applied secure coding, API-driven architecture, and uptime-focused implementation practices.
Case Studies

Critical problems I have solved in production.

Each case is framed around the failure mode, the engineering intervention, and the operational result. That is how I evaluate whether architecture work is actually useful.

Problem

A high-traffic platform was hitting 12-15 second response times during peak load, with API timeouts, degraded real-time features, and limited concurrency.

Solution

Moved critical services toward containerized deployment, Redis caching, Kafka event processing, query/index optimization, and load-balanced horizontal scaling.

Tools
LaravelRedisAWS ELBMySQLKubernetesDocker
Outcome

Reduced response time from 15 seconds to roughly 750ms, increased concurrent-user capacity toward 10,000+, and stabilized uptime around 99.9%.

Problem

The HRMS platform had high MSSQL licensing cost, slow payroll and attendance queries, and limited integration with modern services.

Solution

Planned a chunk-based migration, redesigned schemas, normalized data, tuned MySQL 8 queries, and added cache-backed processing for heavy workflows.

Tools
PHPMSSQLMySQL 8RedisLaravel QueuesKafka
Outcome

Completed the 90GB+ migration with zero data loss, reduced query times from 30 seconds to under 2 seconds, and cut operating cost by 60%.

Problem

Manual Laravel and React deployments across multiple servers took 2-3 hours and introduced configuration drift between environments.

Solution

Implemented GitHub Actions pipelines for build, test, SSH deployment, migrations, cache clearing, and consistent multi-server releases.

Tools
GitHub ActionsSSHLaravel EnvoyNode.jsPM2MySQL
Outcome

Reduced deployment time to 5-10 minutes per server and removed repeated manual release errors.

Problem

Chat, notifications, presence, audio, and video features needed to work for many concurrent users without dropped state or message loss.

Solution

Used Laravel Echo, Redis pub/sub, Pusher, Agora, room/session management, and reconnection handling for stable real-time behavior.

Tools
Laravel EchoPusherRedisAgoraWebSocketsReact
Outcome

Delivered dependable real-time chat, presence, notifications, and audio/video calling for collaborative workflows.

Problem

SMS, push, and email delivery became slow and unreliable under high volume, causing queue backlogs and delayed communication.

Solution

Separated channels, added queue-based asynchronous processing, provider throttling, retries, delivery monitoring, and failure dashboards.

Tools
Laravel QueuesRedisFCMSMTPSMS GatewayAWS SES
Outcome

Improved delivery reliability for high-volume SMS, push, and email notifications while making failures visible and recoverable.

Problem

Repeated requests, brute-force attempts, race conditions, and unoptimized queries created availability and security risk.

Solution

Added rate limiting, validation, queue locks, caching, query optimization, WAF rules, and suspicious-activity monitoring.

Tools
Rate LimitingRedisValidationAWS WAFQueue LockingMonitoring
Outcome

Improved request control, thread safety, endpoint security, and production stability under heavy traffic.

Education

Academic foundation and practical training.

2018

M.Sc. in Computer Networks and Communications

Independent University, Bangladesh

Focused on software development for networked systems, distributed architecture, secure communication, and scalable application design.

2013

B.Sc. in Electronic and Communication Engineering

University of Information Technology & Sciences, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Built a foundation in electronic systems, digital communication, programming, computer networks, and applied software engineering.

Certifications

2015

Mobile App Development (Android)

BASIS Institute of Technology & Management (BITM)

Hands-on Android development with Java, activities, intents, APIs, storage, and mobile UI workflows.

2014

Java Professional

Daffodil Japan IT (DJIT)

Core Java, OOP, collections, exception handling, multithreading, Spring, Hibernate, REST APIs, and database integration.

2010

Web Design and Development

BDCAN Infosys Limited

PHP, HTML, CSS, MySQL, front-end design, and dynamic backend development.

2010

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET)

IP addressing, subnetting, routing, switching, VLANs, Cisco device configuration, and network troubleshooting.

Selected Work

Projects and packages with production context.

Ami Probashi - BMET registration, training, and operations platform
120 centers / 2.5M+ records

Built and scaled digital workflows for recruiting agencies, training centers, BMET operations, expatriates, students, attendance, certification, grading, and payment-backed services across a national platform.

LaravelMySQLRedisVueDockerAWSKubernetes
Seba Automation - Union Parishad and municipality services
Citizen-service automation

Delivered an online citizen-service platform for certificate applications, local government workflows, payment processing, and transparent public-service delivery from home.

PHPLaravelMySQLJavaScriptjQueryVPSNginx
Income Tax BD - Digital tax return preparation
Tax workflow digitization

Implemented digital tax preparation workflows with automated rebate calculation, guided filing, optimized tax logic, and customer-focused service operations.

PHPLaravelMySQLJavaScriptApacheVPS
in-words - PHP number-to-words package
Open-source PHP package

A Composer package for converting numeric values into words across multiple languages, usable in Laravel, raw PHP, and modern PHP applications.

PHPComposerLaravel
docker-vhost - Local multi-domain Docker setup
Multi-service local DevOps

A Docker and NGINX setup for routing multiple local subdomains to separate containers, useful for realistic multi-service development environments.

DockerDocker ComposeNGINX
PdfGenerator for Laravel
Reusable Laravel abstraction

A Laravel PDF generation wrapper with a unified interface for DomPDF, Snappy, mPDF, and FPDF driver support.

LaraveldompdfwkhtmltopdfComposerBash
More Work
Need a deeper technical walkthrough?

I can share architecture notes, deployment decisions, database optimization examples, and production lessons from backend, DevOps, payment, and real-time systems.

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Resume

A practical background in backend, cloud, and leadership.

Professional Summary

Senior Backend and DevOps Engineer with 12+ years of experience developing, deploying, and operating scalable Laravel, PHP, cloud, payment, real-time, and API-first systems. I combine backend architecture, DevOps automation, database optimization, and team leadership to turn business needs into stable production platforms.

Architecture: Laravel, microservices, queues, payments, and high-traffic APIs.

DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, AWS, monitoring, and rollback planning.

Leadership: sprint planning, mentoring, delivery ownership, and stakeholder communication.

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Last updated: September 2025
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I am available for backend leadership, Laravel consulting, DevOps automation, architecture reviews, infrastructure improvement, system rescue work, and long-term engineering roles. Send context about the system, timeline, stack, and the business outcome you need.

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Emailhimelali@gmail.comPhone+880 1710 437834WhatsApp+880 1710 437834
LocationDhaka, Bangladesh
TimezoneGMT+6 (BST)
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Response window: usually within 24 hours. For production incidents, include "URGENT" and the affected stack.