Pawel Ginalski - Senior Drupal & Symfony Architect

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Berlin, Germany

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Experience

Feb 2023 - Apr 2024

1 year 3 months

Berlin, Germany

Senior Consultant & Drupal 10 Architect

Stiftung Jüdisches Museum Berlin

Planning and development of jmberlin.de, the digital platform of the Jewish Museum Berlin, a central place for history, education, and social dialogue

Apr 2019 - Sep 2021

2 years 6 months

Berlin, Germany

Senior Consultant & Drupal 9 Developer

Parlamentwatch e.V.

Planning and redevelopment of abgeordnetenwatch.de, an award-winning and institutionally independent online platform for providing political information and publicly questioning members of parliament

Aug 2017 - Present

9 years 1 month

Berlin, Germany

Senior Consultant & Drupal 11 & Symfony Architect

CBE DIGIDEN AG

Redevelopment of netzentwicklungsplan.de and the associated consultation platform, used by transmission system operators to plan the expansion of the German electricity network
Development of PMD for 50Hertz Transmission GmbH, Symfony-based software for planning and managing the expansion of the German electricity networks
Planning and implementation of a Drupal 8-based CRM, “Virtual Desk”, for 50Hertz Transmission GmbH
Implementation of a decentralized customer support system and Solr-powered search functions for euroleasing.eu; further development of EURO-Leasing's global intranet

Jul 2016 - Apr 2017

10 months

Munich, Germany

Drupal 8 & Symfony Developer

Valiton GmbH

Further development of the Symfony-based Bestseller platform for German savings banks, extended with B2B capabilities
Planning and development of the harbourmaster commerce module for monetizing publications for publishers
Integration of harbourmaster Single Sign-On technology for Drupal by further developing the harbourmaster Drupal module
Further development of a Symfony CMF-based shop for Schattdecor

Dec 2015 - Jun 2021

5 years 7 months

Berlin, Germany

Senior Consultant & Drupal 9 Developer

Zebralog GmbH & Co KG

Planning and development of ard-zukunftsdialog.de, a citizen participation platform for the public broadcaster ARD
Planning and development of several Drupal 7-based citizen participation platforms (jukon.nrw.de, mein-marburg-biedenkopf.de, gruen-in-der-stadt.de)
Further development of in-house participation solutions such as Dialogzentrale

Jan 2014 - Dec 2016

3 years

Senior Consultant & Drupal Architect

Projektgestalten UG

Planning and redevelopment of precore.net, the largest German platform for applicants to creative degree programs

Jun 2013 - Present

13 years 3 months

Founder; Developer / Consultant

gbyte

Software development company focused on web development and reproducible infrastructure

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Utilities, Media and Entertainment, Government and Administration, and Education.

Information Technology

Banking and Finance

Utilities

Media and Entertainment

Government and Administration

Education

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Product Development, and Customer Service.

Information Technology

Product Development

Customer Service

Skills

Web Frameworks Drupal 11 & Drupal Cms

Author And Maintainer Of The “Simple Xml Sitemap” Module, Which Is Now Considered A Standard Drupal Seo Module
Delivery Of Several Projects With Drupal
Deep Knowledge Of Drupal Apis, The Twig Templating Layer, The Essential Tools/Modules, And The Symfony Framework

Drupal 7 & Migrations

Delivery Of Several Projects With Drupal 7
Own Contrib Modules On Drupal.Org
Deep Knowledge Of Drupal 7 Apis, The Php Templating Layer, And The Essential Tools/Modules
Migration Of Several Drupal 7 Sites To Modern Drupal

Symfony & Symfony Cmf

Delivery Of Several Projects With Symfony
Deep Knowledge Of The Symfony And Symfony Cmf Apis, The Twig Templating Layer, And The Essential Tools/Bundles

Infrastructure Nixos

Use Of Nix And Nixos For Reliable, Reproducible, And Declarative Infrastructure

Common Web Technologies & Development Tools

Php 8
Html 5
Css 3
Javascript
Tailwind Css
Git
Docker
Sql
Nosql
Rest
Headless

Project Management

Experience In Planning And Delivering Complex Projects Based On Agile Development

Interests

Open Source Enthusiast
Maintainer Of Several Popular Open Source Projects
Own Blog About Software Development
Linux Enthusiast And Contributor
Member Of The Drupal Association
I Host Numerous Open Source Services On My Own Hardware, Including Several Websites, Email, Calendars/Contacts, Nextcloud, Bitwarden, And More.

Languages

German

Native

Polish

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Sydney College of Business and IT

Advanced Diploma of IT: Software Development · IT: Software Development · Sydney, Australia

Southern Cross University

Bachelor of Applied Computing · Applied Computing · Sydney, Australia

Sydney College of Business and IT

Diploma of IT: Software Development · IT: Software Development · Sydney, Australia

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 7

Experience in Information Technology 13 y

Avg length 5 y

Longest experience 13 y 2 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Senior Consultant & Drupal 10 Architect, Senior Consultant & Drupal 9 Developer, Senior Consultant & Drupal 11 & Symfony Architect

Main industries Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Utilities

Main business areas Information Technology, Product Development, Customer Service

Qualifications

Highest degree Bachelor

Profile

Created

August 2025

Last Update

August 2026

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Pawel is based in Berlin, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

Pawel speaks the following languages: German (Native), Polish (Native), English (Advanced).

Pawel has at least 13 years of experience. During this time, Pawel has worked in at least 6 different roles and for 7 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 11 months. Note that Pawel may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Pawel would be well-suited for roles such as: Senior Consultant & Drupal 10 Architect, Senior Consultant & Drupal 9 Developer, Senior Consultant & Drupal 11 & Symfony Architect.

Pawel's most recent position is Senior Consultant & Drupal 10 Architect at Stiftung Jüdisches Museum Berlin.

In recent years, Pawel has worked for Stiftung Jüdisches Museum Berlin, Parlamentwatch e.V., CBE DIGIDEN AG, and gbyte.

Pawel is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Utilities. Pawel also has some experience in Media and Entertainment, Government and Administration, and Education.

Pawel is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Customer Service.

Pawel has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Utilities.

Pawel has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Customer Service.

Pawel holds a Bachelor in Applied Computing from Southern Cross University.

Pawel is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.

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