Competencies

Technical Skills & Stack

A transparent overview of core programming languages, database architectures, frameworks, and devops tooling.

Backend & Architecture

PHP 8+ (OOP, MVC, PSR Standards) ★

Advanced / Specialist

RESTful & GraphQL API Architecture ★

Advanced / Specialist

Microservices & Event-Driven Patterns

Proficient

WebSockets & Asynchronous Processing

Proficient

Databases & Caching

MySQL / MariaDB Optimization & Query Tuning ★

Advanced / Specialist

Database Indexing & Schema Normalization ★

Advanced / Specialist

Redis Caching & Pub/Sub Queues

Proficient

Frontend & UI/UX

Modern JavaScript (ES6+, DOM, Fetch API) ★

Proficient

Responsive Design, CSS Grid & Flexbox ★

Advanced / Specialist

UI/UX Accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA Standards)

Proficient

DevOps, Cloud & Security

Application Security (OWASP Top 10, CSRF, XSS) ★

Advanced / Specialist

Git Version Control & Branching Workflows ★

Advanced / Specialist

Linux Server Administration & Nginx/Apache

Proficient

Docker & Containerization

Proficient

About These Proficiency Designations

Rather than arbitrary percentage bars (e.g. "95% PHP"), competencies are classified into actionable industry proficiency levels: Specialist (deep architectural mastery, internals, profiling, and production troubleshooting), Proficient (daily production-level design, development, and maintenance), and Familiar (active tooling and exploratory integration).