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Jakub Skowron

PHP/Python Backend developer

€347/day
Kielce, PL
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Jakub

PHP and Python programmer. Specializes in digital transformation of business processes and AI. Works mainly with Symfony and FastAPI frameworks. Has experience in creating CRM systems, integrations, and AI tools (RAG, NLP, Image Processing). I am the author of numerous publications on Symfony and software architecture on the blog
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Polish

    Native or bilingual

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • smartive.app
    Tech Lead / Lead PHP Developer
    January 2020 - Today (6 years and 5 months)
    • Designed and implemented scalable Symfony-based CRM modules supporting thousands of daily users.
    • Led migration projects involving legacy PHP systems into modern, asynchronous, API-first applications.
    • Introduced message queue processing and async workflows to improve performance and resilience.
    • Coordinated cross-functional teams, bridging business requirements with technical execution.
    • Improved developer productivity by establishing coding standards, CI/CD pipelines, and best practices.
    Elasticsearch RabbitMQ SQL Symfony PHP
  • DUB IT Tuning Festiwal (Targi Kielce S.A.)
    Founder & CEO
    July 2012 - Today (13 years and 11 months)
    Kielce, Poland
    Founder and CEO of the largest tuning and motorsport fair in Poland. Every year, on 90 000 m2 I gather around 1,000 selected top notch projects from all over Europe, as well as the biggest companies and automotive celebrities to over 40 000 specators. My task is to develop the event's directions, supervise the team of 20 people and manage cooperation with key partners. I work closely with Targi Kielce S.A., the second largest trade fair center in the CEE
    region. I'm also responsible for all tailor made applications and IT solutions necessary to run the event.
    PHP Symfony Project Management event manager
  • ccFOUND
    Backend developer
    January 2021 - July 2023 (2 years and 6 months)
    • Built and optimized Elasticsearch-based search engine to handle large datasets with low-latency responses.
    • Implemented NLP pipelines (Python + ML) integrated with PHP services.
    • Deployed and managed microservices on Kubernetes, ensuring high availability and scalability.
    • Developed RESTful APIs and asynchronous workflows using RabbitMQ.
    • Collaborated with data science teams to bring machine learning models into production.
    PHP Symfony Python NLP RabbitMQ

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Education

  • Charming Development in Symfony5 AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Symfony 5 Fundamentals: Services, Config & Environments Jira Basics
    Charming Development in Symfony5 AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Symfony 5 Fundamentals: Services, Config & Environments Jira Basics
  • Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology
    2011

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