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Senior
Registration: 01.06.2026

Toghrul Valibayli

Specialization: Senior PHP/Laravel Developer
- Senior Software Engineer and Technical Educator with 10+ years of experience designing and delivering scalable web applications across fintech, insurance, SaaS, and e-commerce domains. - Core expertise in PHP/Laravel, React, and cloud-native deployments. - Proven track record leading distributed teams and architecting microservice systems. - Implemented CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and Docker, significantly reducing deployment time. - Active university lecturer in Web Programming and OOP at Khazar University (Baku).
- Senior Software Engineer and Technical Educator with 10+ years of experience designing and delivering scalable web applications across fintech, insurance, SaaS, and e-commerce domains. - Core expertise in PHP/Laravel, React, and cloud-native deployments. - Proven track record leading distributed teams and architecting microservice systems. - Implemented CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and Docker, significantly reducing deployment time. - Active university lecturer in Web Programming and OOP at Khazar University (Baku).

Skills

PHP
Laravel
MySQL
PostgreSQL
React
JavaScript
HTML5
CSS3
CodeIgniter
Yii2
Go
Docker
CI/CD
Microservices
REST API
OOP
BPMN
Camunda
jQuery
Livewire
Python
Oracle
GitHub Actions
Agile/Scrum

Work experience

Lecturer – Web Programming & OOP
since 09.2025 - Present |Khazar University
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Laravel
● Delivered undergraduate courses: Web Programming 1 (HTML, CSS, JavaScript), Web Programming 2 (PHP, Laravel), and Object-Oriented Programming. ● Designed curriculum, assignments, and assessments aligned with industry standards.
Engineering Lecturer
09.2024 - 01.2026 |ASCCA
Digital Forensics, Information Security
● Taught Digital Forensics, Legal Foundations of Information Security, and Computer Programming.
Software Developer
01.2023 - 01.2026 |GlobalSoft
PHP, Laravel, React, Docker, MySQL, PostgreSQL, GitHub Actions
● Returned in a senior technical role, leading architecture decisions for new SaaS and e-commerce product lines. ● Designed scalable multi-tenant platform architecture supporting multiple client deployments from a single codebase. ● Managed and mentored distributed remote development teams, establishing code review processes and deployment standards. ● Implemented CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions with Docker-based staging and production environments, reducing deployment time significantly.
Back-End Programming Instructor
08.2022 - 01.2026 |DIV Academy
PHP, OOP, CodeIgniter, Laravel, REST API
● Taught Core PHP, OOP, CodeIgniter, Laravel, and REST API development to student cohorts.
Senior Software Engineer
07.2022 - 01.2023 |ClickClickDrive GmbH
Laravel, React, Laravel Nova, Asterisk, Docker, MySQL
● Contributed to a Europe-wide SaaS marketplace connecting students with driving schools, serving markets across Germany and the EU. ● Designed and shipped new back-end features in Laravel including booking workflows, instructor scheduling, and pricing rule engines. ● Maintained and extended a Laravel Nova admin panel used internally by operations and support teams. ● Performed bug triage and production incident resolution in a live, customer-facing environment.
Software Engineer
11.2021 - 07.2022 |Intetics Inc.
PHP, Go, MySQL, REST APIs, Docker
● Worked as a remote engineer on a private insurance platform serving the US market, collaborating across time zones with a distributed team. ● Built and maintained RESTful API integrations between the insurance platform and third-party data providers. ● Implemented document generation workflows, producing policy documents and client-facing reports in automated pipelines. ● Developed back-end services in PHP and Go, optimising critical data processing paths for speed and reliability.
Founder & CTO
10.2020 - 11.2021 |GlobalSoft
PHP, Laravel, CodeIgniter, Yii2, React, Livewire, MySQL, PostgreSQL
● Founded and led GlobalSoft as CTO, growing it into a full-service digital agency delivering 200+ websites and digital products for clients across Azerbaijan. ● Defined technical strategy, hiring, and architecture standards; built and managed a cross-functional development team. ● Delivered SaaS tools and automation solutions that measurably reduced operational costs and manual workload for client businesses. ● Oversaw the full project lifecycle from scoping and architecture through deployment and post-launch support. ● Successfully exited the company through a trade sale; handed over a stable, operating business.
Back-End Developer
08.2019 - 11.2020 |Bank Respublika ASC
CodeIgniter (HMVC), Camunda, BPMN, Docker, Oracle, Microservices
● Joined one of Azerbaijan's top-5 banks to design and build internal systems used daily by branch staff, operations, and HR. ● Led development of a deposit management system and a bank safe (vault) management module, digitising previously manual processes. ● Built a full company intranet portal for employee self-service and HR workflows, reducing internal administrative overhead. ● Modelled complex banking processes in BPMN and implemented them using Camunda BPM, enabling automated approvals and audit trails. ● Worked within a microservices architecture communicating over internal APIs, using Docker for service isolation and Oracle as the primary database.
Software Developer
12.2018 - 06.2019 |Spechy
PHP, Asterisk, FreePBX, MySQL, REST APIs
● Worked on an enterprise omnichannel CRM platform used by high-profile retail brands including Defacto and Avva, serving high call and interaction volumes. ● Developed and maintained integrations with Asterisk and FreePBX telephony servers, enabling seamless voice channel management within the CRM. ● Built real-time reporting and analytics modules giving call centre supervisors live visibility into agent performance and queue metrics.
Back-End Developer
10.2017 - 07.2018 |ES SA Internet Services
PHP, OpenCart, MySQL, REST APIs
● Built and customised e-commerce platforms for retail clients, with integrations into major Turkish marketplaces including Trendyol, Amazon Turkey, and Hepsiburada. ● Developed marketplace sync modules handling product catalogue, inventory, order, and pricing feeds between client stores and external platforms. ● Created bespoke OpenCart extensions and custom PHP backends tailored to individual client business requirements. ● Managed client support, bug resolution, and post-launch maintenance across multiple concurrent projects.

Education

Using Steganography within Web Security and Its Application in User Login Systems (Master's)
2016 - 2019
Computer Science
Culturology (Museum Studies) (Bachelor's)
2011 - 2015

Languages

UzbekNativeEnglishUpper-IntermediateRussianUpper-Intermediate