Working Experience
Technical Lead
SAA Verzekeringen | Mar 2024 - nowResponsibilities:
Strategic Modernization: Leading the architectural transition of complex insurance platforms to a modern Symfony-based ecosystem.
Domain-Driven Design (DDD): Modeling complex insurance logic into scalable, testable, and high-performance backend services.
Engineering Excellence: Steering technical roadmaps, optimizing CI/CD pipelines, and establishing high coding standards through mentorship and code reviews.
System Integration: Designing robust API layers to synchronize data across disparate insurance systems and third-party financial services.
Senior PHP Developer
SAA Verzekeringen | Nov 2023 - Mar 2024Responsibilities:
Symfony Development: Developed and maintained complex insurance-related backend services using Symfony, ensuring adherence to modern PHP 8.x standards.
Code Quality: Applied SOLID principles and architectural patterns to decouple business logic, improving system maintainability and testability.
Performance Optimization: Optimized complex database queries and schemas in PostgreSQL, significantly reducing processing time for data-heavy insurance reports.
API Engineering: Designed and implemented secure RESTful APIs to facilitate seamless data exchange between internal platforms and external financial partners.
Solution Architect / Technical Consultant
Algostore | May 2015 - nowResponsibilities:
Systemic Process Design: Developing frameworks that balance high-speed software delivery with engineering team sustainability.
Cognitive Load Optimization: Implementing methodologies to reduce technical complexity through advanced documentation standards and clear architectural roadmaps.
Performance Strategy: Researching and promoting "sustainable performance" patterns to improve long-term team retention and technical ROI.
Architectural Audits: Providing high-level consultancy on system scalability and legacy transformation for diverse clients.
eCommerce Solution Architect
VanMoof | Jul 2023 - Sep 2023Responsibilities:
Systems Architecture: Defined and documented the long-term technical vision for the global eCommerce platform, ensuring seamless interoperability between Magento 2 and microservices.
Strategic Roadmapping: Translated high-level business OKRs into actionable technical strategies, balancing rapid feature delivery with system robustness and security.
Cloud & Infrastructure: Orchestrated the optimization of AWS-based infrastructure and Kubernetes (K8S) workflows to maintain 99.9% stability during high-traffic product launches.
Leadership in Excellence: Established architectural standards and best practices, providing high-level technical oversight for cross-functional engineering teams.
Technical Lead
VanMoof | Sep 2021 - Jul 2023Responsibilities:
Engineering Management: Led a cross-functional team of developers, fostering a culture of technical ownership and continuous professional growth.
Process Engineering: Optimized Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban), significantly improving sprint predictability and alignment with Product Office expectations.
Technical Consulting: Acted as the primary technical advisor for Product Owners, managing technical debt and making critical "build vs. buy" decisions.
Knowledge Engineering: Scaled internal technical documentation and architectural diagrams, streamlining the onboarding process for new "A-players."
Senior Magento 2 Developer
VanMoof | Jan 2021 - Sep 2021Responsibilities:
Platform Migration: Executed complex Magento 2 version upgrades and database migrations, ensuring high availability during the transition.
External Integrations: Developed and optimized synchronizations with 3rd-party logistics (3PL), payment providers, and ERP systems via REST/GraphQL APIs.
Performance Engineering: Conducted deep-level profiling and optimization of database queries and server-side logic to handle peak traffic during product launches.
Code Quality: Performed rigorous code reviews and established backend development standards to minimize technical debt.
Magento Backend Developer
FRMWRK | Aug 2011 - Dec 2020Responsibilities:
Core Development: Engineered bespoke backend functionality and complex modules for large-scale Magento 1 & 2 projects.
System Integration: Developed seamless synchronizations between eCommerce platforms and external ERP, PIM, and CRM systems using PHP and Symfony components.
Infrastructure & DevOps: Managed and optimized high-performance hosting environments using Hypernode, Docker, and Varnish.
Migrations & Upgrades: Led technical execution of platform migrations, ensuring data consistency and architectural integrity for enterprise clients.
Web Developer
E-Difference | Oct 2010 - Oct 2011Responsibilities:
CMS Engineering: Built and extended core modules of a custom PHP-based CMS to meet specific business requirements.
Framework Implementation: Applied MVC patterns and early Symfony components to improve code structure and platform stability.
E-learning Solutions: Customized and integrated the Moodle platform, including complex data handling via XML.
Refactoring: Modernized legacy codebases to enhance performance and security.
Backend Developer
AB Systems | Jan 2006 - Dec 2009Responsibilities:
Application Development: Created and supported custom accounting features within a desktop environment using Delphi.
Database Architecture: Designed and optimized MSSQL database schemas, including the development of complex stored procedures.
Client Customization: Translated specific accounting workflows into technical requirements and implemented them as software modules.
Olga Maksymova
Solution Architect | Engineering Lead | PHP & Symfony Expert
Nothing is impossible; it just matters of time and/or money.
Education
MSc in Computer Science
Cherkasy State Technological University, Ukraine
2007 - 2010
MSc, Physics and Electronics
Cherkasy State University 'Bohdan Hmelnycky', Ukraine
2003 - 2008
Hobby
- Programming
- Personal development
- Oil painting
- Yoga
- Macrame
