About Mukhtar Ullah
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Academic Level Bachelor's Degree
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Age 38 - 42 Years
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Gender Male
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Industry Technology & Software Development
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Nationality Pakistani
About me
I am writing to express my interest in the Laravel Developer position. With over 7 years of professional experience in PHP and Laravel, I specialize in designing and delivering high-performance, scalable, and secure backend systems for production environments across multiple domains.
My core strength lies in advanced Laravel development, where I consistently apply clean architecture, SOLID principles, and MVC design patterns to build maintainable and future-proof applications. I have extensive experience in backend systems and API architecture, including the design and implementation of RESTful APIs, token-based authentication using Laravel Sanctum and Passport, API versioning, rate limiting, and secure communication practices.
I bring strong expertise in database engineering and optimization, working extensively with MySQL to design complex schemas, implement indexing strategies, and optimize queries for large-scale production systems. Additionally, I have hands-on experience architecting multi-tenant and SaaS platforms, using both single-database and multi-database approaches to support scalable enterprise applications.
Security is a key focus of my work. I have deep knowledge of authentication, authorization, and application security, including RBAC implementation, custom middleware, secure authentication workflows, and data protection strategies. I have also integrated and maintained payment gateways such as Stripe and PayPal, managing webhooks, transaction lifecycles, and failure recovery in real-world applications.
My experience extends to asynchronous processing and real-time systems, utilizing Laravel queues, background jobs, schedulers (Cron), and real-time event broadcasting through Laravel Reverb and Pusher. I place strong emphasis on performance, scalability, and reliability, applying caching strategies, application profiling, and optimization techniques to handle high-traffic workloads.
I am highly proficient with Git and collaborative development workflows, actively participating in code reviews, branching strategies, and cross-functional team collaboration. I also maintain a solid understanding of frontend integration, including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Bootstrap, and jQuery, enabling seamless coordination between backend and frontend layers.
Above all, I take full ownership of production systems, with a strong problem-solving mindset and a proven ability to debug complex issues, improve system stability, and deliver production-ready solutions.
I would welcome the opportunity to contribute my technical expertise and experience to your team and help deliver robust, scalable solutions. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Education
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2007 - 2012
University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar Pakistan
Computer Systems Engineering
I am Computer Engineer
Experience
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2024 - Present
Bikefolder
Laravel developer
Developed and maintained scalable Laravel applications
for production environments
Designed and implemented secure RESTful APIs
Integartion of 3rd party APIs
Token based API’s(Sanctum,Passport)
Worked with multi-tenant database structures
Implemented authentication, authorization, and rolebased permissions
Integrated Stripe and PayPal payment gateways etc
Built real-time notifications using Laravel Reverb &
Pusher
Implemented rate limiting to restrict hits on specific
endpoints
Scheduled automated tasks using Laravel Scheduler
(Cron Jobs)
Debugged and resolved production issues -
2020 - 2024
Al Burraq Technologies
PHP Laravel developer
Developed and maintained enterprise-level Laravel
applications
Designed and managed complex MySQL database
schemas
Implemented multi-tenant systems for handling
multiple clients
Created custom middlewares for authentication,
authorization and request filtering
Token based API’s(Sanctum,Passport)
Implemented RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) systems
Integrated third-party services and APIs
Implemented payment gateways (Stripe, PayPal)
Built live notification systems using
broadcasting,laravel pusher
Configured Laravel queues and schedulers for
background tasks
Optimized application performance and scalability
Conducted code reviews and followed clean coding
standards -
2019 - 2026
Xint Solutions
Junior Web Developer
Assisted in development of Laravel-based web
applications
Implemented backend features and CRUD operations
Worked with MySQL databases and Eloquent ORM
Fixed bugs and improved existing codebase
