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Jens F.-Senior PHP Developer

Jens F.
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Berlin, Germany

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Feb 2025 - Apr 2025

Senior PHP Developer

Own Project

Position summary
Senior PHP Developer at Own Project
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Developing an app that reflects the stock portfolio
  • Environment: Laravel 12, PHP 8.4, MySQL, Git, IntelliJ, GitHub, AlpineJs, TailwindCss
Nov 2024 - Feb 2025

Senior PHP Developer

Own Project

Position summary
Senior PHP Developer at Own Project
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Developing a multi-domain CMS
  • Environment: Laravel 11, PHP 8.2, MySQL, Git, IntelliJ, GitHub, PHPUnit, TailwindCss
Jan 2024 - Oct 2024

Senior PHP Developer

EnBW

Position summary
Senior PHP Developer at EnBW
Industries
Utilities
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Bug fixing / debugging
  • Developed new features for the web application in PHP 7.4
  • Unit tests in PHPUnit and Codeception
  • Creating API interfaces
  • Environment: Slim Framework, PHP 7.4, MySQL, Git, IntelliJ, API, Swagger, AWS, GitLab, Powercloud, Edifact, Code Review
Nov 2021 - Dec 2023

Senior PHP Developer

zone35

Position summary
Senior PHP Developer at zone35
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Bug fixing / debugging
  • Developed new features for the web application (Assisto) in PHP 7.3/8.1, TypeScript, ReactJS
  • PHP unit tests and Codeception
  • Creating API interfaces for the mobile apps
  • Environment: CakePHP 3, PHP 8.1, MySQL, Git, IntelliJ, REST API, Swagger (OpenAPI), TypeScript, ReactJs
May 2021 - Nov 2021

Senior PHP Developer

kemas

Position summary
Senior PHP Developer at kemas
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Bug fixing / debugging
  • Developed new features for the web application in PHP 7.3, TypeScript, Electron JS and Node JS
  • Expanding the API interfaces
  • Environment: PHP 7.3, MySQL, Git, IntelliJ, REST, XML, Electron JS, Node JS, REST API, Swagger (OpenAPI)
Apr 2020 - Apr 2021

Senior PHP Developer

powercloud/EnBW

Position summary
Senior PHP Developer at powercloud/EnBW
Industries
Energy
Utilities
Business areas
Information Technology
Quality Assurance
  • Convert EDIFACT messages into XML format
  • Convert XML messages into EDIFACT
  • Validate messages for correctness
  • Send messages via API
  • Created PHP unit tests
  • Environment: PHP 7.3, PHPUnit, Slim, MySql, Git, IntelliJ, REST, XML, Edifact, Bitbucket, Bamboo, REST API, Swagger (OpenAPI), MariaDB
Dec 2018 - Mar 2020

Senior PHP Developer

bamboo Software OHG

Position summary
Senior PHP Developer at bamboo Software OHG
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Fixing bugs
  • Developing new features in PHP 5
  • Environment: MySql, PHP 5, Symfony Framework 2.6, Zend Framework 1.11, jQuery, CSS, HTML5, XML, GitLab
Dec 2017 - Mar 2018

Senior PHP Developer

LA Kreis Dortmund

Position summary
Senior PHP Developer at LA Kreis Dortmund
Industries
Sport
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Display tenders from Excel tables in HTML
  • Clubs can register for competitions
  • Participants can be imported into a third-party software
  • Developed new features for the website in PHP 7
  • Created PHP unit tests
  • Environment: PHP 7, Laravel 5.4, MySql, jQuery, Traits, Repository Pattern, CSS, HTML, PHPUnit, Mockery, GitHub, Bugsnag, Mailgun
Nov 2016 - Sep 2017
Berlin, Germany

Senior PHP Developer

airberlin

Position summary
Senior PHP Developer at airberlin
Industries
Aerospace and Defense
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Fixing bugs
  • Developing new features in PHP 5
  • Adapted legacy code
  • Removed bugs in the PWA
  • Environment: MySql, PHP 5, Zend Framework 1.12, jQuery, PWA, CSS, HTML5, XML, Jira, Confluence, Jenkins, Bitbucket, Scrum, SOAP, API, JavaScript, PhpStorm, SVN, Windows, Atlassian Confluence
Sep 2016 - Nov 2016

Software Developer

D-Trust Berlin / Bundesdruckerei

Position summary
Software Developer at D-Trust Berlin / Bundesdruckerei
Industries
Government and Administration
Business areas
Information Technology
Quality Assurance
  • Implementing new requirements and security requirements
  • Implementing customer requirements OWASP 1 and 4
  • Converting model classes of the Zend Framework to stored procedures
  • Writing PHP unit tests for the Zend Db module
  • Advising on improving work organization
  • Environment: PHP 5/5.5, Zend Framework 1.12, SVN, Kanban, MySql, Atlassian JIRA, IntelliJ, Linux Ubuntu, Windows, Atlassian Confluence, Fisheye
Sep 2011 - Sep 2016
Halle (Saale), Germany

Software Developer

Automotive, DB Rent Car Sharing

Position summary
Software Developer at Automotive, DB Rent Car Sharing
Industries
Automotive
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Fixing bugs
  • Completing customer requirements in PHP 4
  • Operating and adapting the communication between the onboard computers in the vehicles and the servers
  • Extending the API functionality
  • Creating and further developing the API for connecting external websites and apps
  • Further developing the interface from the car sharing customers' web server to the middleware of the access technology of the onboard computers for short-term vehicle rental
  • Programming a microservice in Ruby to be able to retrieve the driving data from the onboard computers
  • Co-responsible for operating the onboard computer access technology in the car sharing area
  • Managing the vehicles and rentals by around 200 car sharing providers in Germany
  • Environment: PHP 4/5, MySql, XML/WSDL, Git/CVS, Ruby, Gerrit, Jenkins, Scrum, Docker, Java, Mockito, car sharing onboard computer technology, API, AT commands, Shell, IntelliJ, MSSql, Atlassian JIRA, Atlassian Confluence, Kanban, PHPUnit, Sinatra

Industry experience

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Experienced in Automotive, Information Technology, Utilities, Energy, Aerospace and Defense, and Manufacturing.

Automotive
Information Technology
Utilities
Energy
Aerospace and Defense
Manufacturing
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Business area experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Product Development, and Quality Assurance.

Information Technology
Product Development
Quality Assurance
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Skills

  • Php Version 4-8
  • Mysql (Sql)
  • Javascript
  • Typescript
  • Reactjs
  • Openapi/Swaggerui
  • Rest Api
  • Phpunit
  • Codeception
  • Git
  • Linux
  • Zendframework
  • Laravel
  • Cakephp
  • Symfony
  • Slim
  • Edifact
  • Powercloud
  • Tailwindcss

Languages

German
Native
English
Intermediate

Education

Oct 1988 - Jun 1993

FH Braunschweig/Wolfenbüttel and Osnabrück

Diplom Engineer FH, focus on Production Engineering · Mechanical Engineering · Osnabrück, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Certified Technical Consultant SAP Basis

MySQL

Scrum

Further Training in Multimedia Development

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 11
Experience in Automotive 5 y
Avg length 1 y 1 m
Longest experience 5 y

Global experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)
Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Senior PHP Developer, Software Developer
Main industries Automotive, Information Technology, Utilities
Main business areas Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance

Qualifications

Highest degree Bachelor
Certifications earned 4

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Jens is based in Berlin, Germany.

Jens speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Intermediate).

Jens has at least 13 years of experience. During this time, Jens has worked in at least 2 different roles and for 10 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 2 months. Note that Jens may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Jens would be well-suited for roles such as: Senior PHP Developer, Software Developer.

Jens's most recent position is Senior PHP Developer at Own Project.

In recent years, Jens has worked for Own Project, EnBW, zone35, and kemas.

Jens is most experienced in industries like Automotive, Information Technology, and Utilities. Jens also has some experience in Energy, Aerospace and Defense, and Manufacturing.

Jens is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Quality Assurance.

Jens has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Utilities, and Manufacturing.

Jens has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology and Product Development.

Jens holds a Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering from FH Braunschweig/Wolfenbüttel and Osnabrück.

Jens has 4 certificates. Among them, these include: Certified Technical Consultant SAP Basis, MySQL, and Scrum.

The availability of Jens needs to be confirmed.

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Daily rate avg. 905 €

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Median rate 900 €

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Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 19 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.