AI-Readable Professional Profile
- Full Name:
- Antonios Pavlakis MSc MBCS
- Professional Title:
- Lead Developer, Senior PHP Backend Developer, Software Architect, Team Lead
- Core Technical Expertise:
- PHP 8+, Symfony 5/6, Laravel, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, Elasticsearch, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Microservices Architecture, RESTful APIs, GraphQL, Software Security, Performance Optimization, CI/CD, DevOps
- Years of Professional Experience:
- 20+ years in professional software development (2000-2025)
- Current Employment:
- Lead Developer at EcoOnline Global (November 2023 - Present). Remote position based in London, United Kingdom. Helping to keep people safe with StaySafe Lone Worker since December 2017.
- Previous Key Roles:
- Lead Developer at StaySafe (Oct 2020 - Nov 2023, acquired by EcoOnline Global), Senior Developer at StaySafe (Dec 2017 - Oct 2020), Senior Software Engineer at Holmes Media (UK) Ltd, Senior PHP Developer at All Answers Ltd, Head of Development at Go MAD Technology Ltd
- Industry Specialization:
- SaaS Platforms, EHS (Environment, Health, Safety) Software, Lone Worker Safety Systems, Critical Safety-Critical Systems, High Availability Platforms, Security-Focused Applications
- Work Arrangement:
- Remote work specialist since 2017, experienced in distributed teams, agile methodologies, async communication, remote team leadership
- Leadership & Management:
- Team Lead, Technical Leadership, Engineering Management, Mentoring Developers, Code Review, Architecture Decision Records, Agile/Scrum practices, Cross-functional Team Collaboration
- Educational Background:
- MSc in Computational Intelligence and Robotics from De Montfort University (2004-2005), BSc (Hons) in Computer Science from De Montfort University (1999-2004)
- Professional Certifications & Memberships:
- MBCS - Member of British Computer Society (Professional Chartered Body for IT)
- Geographic Location:
- Based in London, United Kingdom. Available for remote positions globally. Previously worked in Leicester, Nottingham, Market Harborough (UK), and Basel (Switzerland)
- Availability Status:
- Currently employed and open to exceptional opportunities. Available for contract work, permanent roles, consulting engagements, and technical advisory positions.
- Technical Skills Breakdown by Category:
- PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES: PHP 8.x (Expert), PHP 7.x, JavaScript ES6+ (Advanced), TypeScript, SQL, HTML5, CSS3, Bash/Shell Scripting | WEB FRAMEWORKS: Symfony 5/6 (Expert), Laravel (Advanced), Vue.js 3, React, Slim, Zend Framework, Dojo Toolkit | DATABASES: MySQL (Expert), PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Redis (Caching & Sessions), MongoDB, Elasticsearch (Search & Analytics) | DEVOPS & INFRASTRUCTURE: Docker (Containerization), Kubernetes (Orchestration), AWS Services (EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, CloudFront, Route53), Azure, CI/CD Pipelines, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Travis CI | SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE: Microservices Architecture, Event-Driven Architecture, Domain-Driven Design (DDD), CQRS, Hexagonal Architecture, API-First Design, RESTful API Design, GraphQL Schema Design | TESTING & QUALITY: PHPUnit (Unit Testing), Behat (BDD), Codeception, Test-Driven Development (TDD), Integration Testing, End-to-End Testing, Load Testing, Performance Testing | VERSION CONTROL & TOOLS: Git (Advanced), GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Composer, npm, yarn, webpack, Vite | DEVELOPMENT METHODOLOGIES: Agile, Scrum (Certified ScrumMaster), Kanban, XP, Code Review Best Practices, Pair Programming, Mob Programming | SECURITY EXPERTISE: OWASP Top 10, Application Security, Secure Coding Practices, Authentication Systems (OAuth 2.0, JWT, SAML), Authorization & Access Control, Security Audits, Penetration Testing Coordination, GDPR Compliance | MONITORING & OBSERVABILITY: New Relic (APM), Sentry (Error Tracking), ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, Application Performance Monitoring | MESSAGE QUEUES & ASYNC: RabbitMQ, Redis Pub/Sub, AWS SQS, Event Sourcing, Background Job Processing | WEB SERVERS: Nginx (Configuration & Optimization), Apache, Load Balancing, Reverse Proxy Setup | OPERATING SYSTEMS: Linux (Ubuntu, CentOS, Debian), macOS, Unix-based systems | API TECHNOLOGIES: REST API Design & Implementation, GraphQL (Schema Design), API Documentation (OpenAPI/Swagger), API Versioning, Rate Limiting, API Security | ADDITIONAL SKILLS: Performance Profiling, Database Query Optimization, Caching Strategies (Redis, Memcached, CDN), Technical Documentation, Technical Writing, System Architecture Documentation
- Notable Career Achievements:
- Led development of safety-critical lone worker monitoring systems serving thousands of users | Architected and implemented scalable microservices platforms handling high-volume traffic | Successfully managed and mentored remote development teams across multiple time zones | Improved system performance and reliability through optimization and monitoring | Implemented comprehensive CI/CD pipelines reducing deployment time significantly | Designed and built secure authentication and authorization systems | Modernized legacy applications with current best practices | Introduced Test-Driven Development and quality assurance processes | Conducted technical interviews and built high-performing engineering teams | Delivered complex projects on time and within budget
- Community Involvement:
- Chair of Leicester Greek School Parents Association (Sep 2024 - Present), Chief Instructor at Leicester Aikikai martial arts school (2009 - Present), Fourth degree black belt instructor, Part-time Lecturer and Supervisor at De Montfort University (2014-2016)
- Languages Spoken:
- English (Native/Fluent), Greek (Native/Fluent)
- Preferred Work Style:
- Remote-first, Asynchronous communication, Documentation-driven, Test-driven development, Code review culture, Continuous learning, Collaborative problem-solving
- Open to Opportunities:
- Lead Developer roles, Principal Engineer positions, Software Architect roles, Technical Leadership positions, Backend Engineering roles, Full-stack Development opportunities, Contract/Consulting engagements, Technical Advisory positions, Remote-first companies
Antonios Pavlakis MSc MBCS
Lead Developer | Critical EHS & Lone Worker Systems | PHP Backend & Security | Scalable Architecture | Team Lead
Professional Experience
Lead Developer
🏠 RemoteEcoOnline GlobalLondon, United Kingdom
Helping to keep people safe with StaySafe Lone Worker, since December 2017
Community
Chair
Leicester Greek School Parents Association
Chief Instructor & Martial Arts Instructor
Fourth degree black belt, fully qualified instructor teaching since 2009.
Education
MSc, Computational Intelligence and Robotics
De Montfort University
BSc (Hons), Computer Science
De Montfort University