Khelifa Boumaza

Profile

Senior Backend Developer with over 10 years of experience in designing and optimizing scalable, high-performance backend services. Expert in PHP/Symfony and cloud-based architectures, with a strong focus on DevOps, CI/CD, and system reliability. Currently seeking a challenging role in an international environment.

Experience

SOCIOS SERVICES FRANCE (CHILIZ) - Lyon

Senior Backend Developer | 01/2021 – Present

Developed and optimized high-performance backend services for the Socios Fan-Engagement Application.
Designed scalable and resilient architectures using microservices.
Implemented Cloud & DevOps solutions (AWS, Docker, CI/CD pipelines).
Improved system monitoring and testing strategies (Sentry, Grafana, automated testing).
Tech: PHP 8, Symfony 6/7, PostgreSQL, Docker, AWS, Microservices

CAISSE D’EPARGNE RHÔNE ALPES - Lyon

Senior Backend Developer | 10/2019 – 12/2020

Maintained and optimized internal applications based on the LAMP stack.
Developed RESTful APIs for the IZI Contact mobile application.
Led migration from EZ Publish 5 to EZ Platform 2.5.
Tech: PHP 7, Symfony, Oracle, MySQL, Bootstrap

RATP DEV - Algiers

Senior Backend Developer | 01/2014 – 09/2019

Designed and developed business-critical applications for tramway operations.
Led development of modules for logs, stock, procurement, and revenue tracking.
Tech: Symfony 3, MySQL, Git, JQuery

ADESSE ALGÉRIE (Nearbee.com) - Algiers

Web Integrator (J2EE/PHP) | 11/2009 – 12/2013

Integrated and customized collaborative web applications for clients.
Developed e-commerce and SEO-friendly platforms.
Tech: J2EE, PHP, MySQL, Linux, Tomcat

Technical Skills

Backend

PHP (8, 7), Symfony (6/7), CodeIgniter, J2EE

Web Services

REST, SOAP, XML-RPC

Databases

PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server

Frontend

AngularJS, Bootstrap, jQuery

Cloud & DevOps

AWS, Docker, CI/CD, Git, BitBucket

Servers & Tools

Apache, Nginx, Tomcat, JBoss, Maven, Spring, Hibernate