Ibexa DXP Specialist · Solution Architect · Legacy Modernization
I help businesses modernize legacy systems, ship new features, and architect web platforms that don't fall over.
I bridge the gap between complex business requirements and high-performance engineering. With nearly a decade spanning government, enterprise, and startup platforms — and a specialty in Ibexa DXP few architects have — I build secure, scalable systems on PHP/Symfony and RESTful APIs, and take a project from a shaky idea or a fragile legacy codebase to something your team can actually maintain. Berlin-based, working across Germany & remote.
Available for selective evening/weekend projects
About
Engineering solutions for enterprise scale
I am an enterprise-focused Solution Architect and Senior Software Engineer dedicated to clean architecture, robust software engineering practices, and measurable business impact. Co-founding an IT company in my twenties and later leading the team that digitized document attestation for Afghanistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs — turning a paper process into one that ran 20x faster — taught me to care more about whether a system still makes sense a year after launch than about how clever it looked on day one.
From building fault-tolerant systems for government ministries to integrating complex digital experience platforms for global corporations, my focus is always on security, efficiency, and long-term maintainability. I've built portals used weekly at the presidential level and platforms rolled out across a dozen markets — different scale, same instinct: build the thing that still holds up once real people and real institutions depend on it.
These days I work as a Solution Architect, mostly living inside PHP, Symfony, and Ibexa DXP, combining strict adherence to modern design patterns and SOLID principles with an agile, problem-solving mindset — whether stepping in to lead a cross-functional development team or brought on as an independent consultant to unblock a complex migration.
I care about SOLID principles, clean architecture, and design decisions I can still explain to a teammate two years later. If that's the kind of engineer your project needs, let's talk.
Download full CV (PDF) →Education
Academic Background
- Master in Computer Informatics TU Berlin, Germany · 2021
- Bachelor in Computer Science Kabul University, Afghanistan · 2015
Publication: Security, Usability, and Accessibility Analysis of Governmental Websites in Afghanistan.
Certificates
Continued Learning
- Ibexa DXP infrastructure TrainingIbexa · May 2026
- Ibexa DXP Developer V5 TrainingIbexa · Mar 2025
- Software Product ManagementUniversity of Alberta · Mar 2025
- Ibexa DXP Advanced Developer V4.6 TrainingIbexa · Sep 2024
- API PlatformSymfonyCasts · Aug 2022
- Doctrine, Symfony & the DatabaseSymfonyCasts · Aug 2022
How I can help
Services
Legacy System Modernization
Migrate aging applications to a modern, secure, maintainable stack without stopping the business to do it — refactored incrementally, not rewritten blind.
New Feature Development
Add the features your product needs on top of an existing codebase, without breaking what already works or piling up more technical debt.
Web Solution Architecture
Design a platform from the ground up — data model, service boundaries, infrastructure — sized for where the business is going, not just where it is today.
API Design & Integration
RESTful APIs and third-party integrations that connect your systems to the ones you don't control — reliably, and documented.
Ibexa DXP Development & Consulting
Architecture, customization, upgrades, and integrations for enterprise Ibexa DXP platforms — a specialty from nearly a decade of hands-on work.
Technical Leadership & Delivery
Embedded as senior technical lead — code review, mentoring, CI/CD, and ownership of delivery from planning to production.
How we can work together
Engagement models
Fixed-Scope Project
You know what needs to be built. I scope it, quote a fixed price and timeline, and deliver — a new feature, an integration, or a platform rebuild.
Best for: a defined feature, migration, or rebuild with a clear finish line.
Embedded / Fractional Technical Lead
I join your team part-time or full-time as senior technical lead — architecture decisions, code review, mentoring, and delivery ownership, without a full-time hire.
Best for: teams that need senior ownership but aren't ready (or don't need) to hire a full-time architect.
Architecture Audit
A focused, fixed-scope review of your current platform — codebase, architecture, and infrastructure — surfacing the risks, bottlenecks, and quick wins before you commit to bigger work.
Best for: teams evaluating a legacy system, unsure where technical debt or risk is concentrated, before committing to a larger engagement.
Selected work
Case Studies
Multi-Country Website Rollout
RoleSolution Architect
StackIbexa DXP, PHP/Symfony
DurationOngoing, 2025–Present
Problem
The old site ran on TYPO3 with a separate domain and codebase for every market — every new country meant duplicating work, and every fix had to be repeated across all of them.
Approach
Architected the replacement on Ibexa DXP with a single-domain, multi-SiteAccess policy, consolidating every market's old site under one domain, and built a command that automated most of a new country's rollout.
Rollout to a new country became 10x faster
Document Attestation Digitization
RolePHP Developer, project lead
StackPHP
Duration2016–2017
Problem
Afghanistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs ran document attestation entirely on paper, slowing down a process citizens depended on.
Approach
Led the team that digitized the process end-to-end, replacing manual paper handling with a system that could handle attestation requests digitally.
Process ran 20x faster
National Projects Portal
RoleDevelopment Team Lead
StackPHP/Symfony, SSO
Duration2021–2022
Problem
The Office for Policy and Strategy had no single, live view of national projects — progress was tracked across disconnected systems and reports.
Approach
Built a unified web portal with single sign-on and workflow-based processes, bringing multiple projects together with live dashboards, plus everyday tools like a daily planner, task management, and HR.
Used weekly by the President, ~4 national projects onboarded
What I do
Skills & Expertise
Ibexa DXP
Enterprise digital experience platform development, customization, upgrades, and third-party integration — my core specialty.
Backend Engineering
PHP 7/8, Symfony 4–6, Laravel 5.7–7, Doctrine, unit testing, and clean architecture.
APIs & Integration
Designing and maintaining RESTful APIs, API Platform, and third-party system integrations.
Architecture & DevOps
Solution architecture, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, performance, security, and scalability.
Leadership
Team leadership, code reviews, mentoring, project coordination, and end-to-end delivery.
Data
MySQL database design, Doctrine ORM, and long-term data architecture maintenance.
Career
Experience
Solution Architect, Web & Digital Platforms
- Architect and oversee end-to-end development of complex, high-stakes digital platforms, prioritizing clean architecture and streamlined deployment pipelines.
- Lead cross-functional alignment on coding standards and continuous integration to maximize delivery speed while maintaining system stability.
- Own project coordination, deployment, architecture design, and long-term maintenance.
- Design complex third-party integrations within the Ibexa DXP ecosystem, enforcing enterprise security and performance standards.
Web Developer
- Engineered high-performance backend features within enterprise-level Symfony frameworks.
- Designed, integrated, and optimized robust RESTful APIs across distributed, multi-service application environments.
- Extended and maintained a highly scalable digital experience ecosystem built on Ibexa DXP.
- Drove code review standards and continuous quality improvement across the team.
Development Team Lead
- Directed the complete architectural strategy and development lifecycle for the organization's primary digital footprint.
- Digitized complex paper-based application pipelines into a unified, high-security multi-service digital platform.
- Engineered a real-time data visualization dashboard leveraged directly by executive leadership for national project monitoring and data-driven insights.
- Mentored team members and managed project planning and resource allocation.
Web Applications General Manager
- Designed CMS solutions for diverse government organizations.
- Digitized paper-based processes for efficiency, accuracy, and sustainability.
- Secured a scholarship from TU Berlin to pursue a Master's degree.
- Key Business Outcome: Conceptualized and built an automated Archive Management System that eliminated paper workflows, directly delivering $60,000 in immediate cost savings to the government.
PHP Developer
- Led a Ministry of Foreign Affairs project modernizing document attestation.
- Independently managed design, development, and deployment within a tight deadline.
- Key Technical Achievement: Modernized the core document attestation platform for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs under a tight deadline, resulting in a 20x capacity surge over the legacy system.
Co-Founder & Software Developer
- Co-founded a software company digitizing paper-based processes.
- Led a team building numerous websites and CMS platforms.
- Key projects: Sarafi (financial services), Hostel Management System, University Management System, ERP for a construction company.
Let's work together
Have a project in mind?
I help businesses design, build, and scale robust PHP/Symfony platforms, RESTful APIs, and Ibexa DXP solutions. Get in touch to discuss your project. I usually reply within one business day.