I AM JATIN PATEL
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Hi, I'M JATIN PATEL...

A Full Stack web developer with 16+ years of professional experience, currently based in Birmingham. I've been working with PHP since 2009, delivering projects across a wide range of sectors. Currently contracting at GCS. Previous clients include CrowdProperty, Groupe PSA and Cybot AI. I specialise in Laravel, Symfony, WordPress, React, Vue.js, Docker and AWS.

My Skill Set

16+ Years in PHP
10+ Frameworks used
PHP 8.x Current standard
Open to new contracts

Currently using    Experienced

Front End

HTML5 CSS3 Bootstrap Sass/SCSS LESS Tailwind

Back End

PHP 8.x Laravel Symfony WordPress MySQL REST APIs Slim Lumen Yii Doctrine PHPUnit Composer

Server & DevOps

Docker AWS Git NGINX Ubuntu/Linux Apache LAMP/LEMP DigitalOcean Jenkins Bash

JavaScript

ES6+ React jQuery Vue.js Node.js AngularJS

Work Experience

GCA (formly known as CCS)

PHP Developer — Contractor

Dec 2025 – Present

Stepped in as technical lead on a project that was significantly behind schedule. Working on a WordPress and Symfony-based platform, improving code architecture and delivering key milestones on time.

WordPress Symfony PHP Technical Lead

Cybot AI

Full Stack Developer — Contractor

May 2025 – Dec 2025

Cybot AI is an AI-powered platform providing intelligent automation and conversational AI solutions. Worked on a modern React front-end integrated with a WordPress REST API backend.

React WordPress REST API JavaScript

Lateral Technology

Lead Developer

Jan 2025 – Apr 2025

Led a PHP upgrade project from 5.6 to 8.3 for a legacy application, including a full Laravel framework migration and codebase modernisation.

PHP 8.3 Laravel Legacy Migration

CrowdProperty

Senior Full Stack Developer

Oct 2020 – Dec 2024

Senior developer on a peer-to-peer property lending platform. Built and maintained complex financial features across a Laravel/Vue.js stack on AWS infrastructure.

Laravel PHP 7+ Vue.js MySQL AWS Docker

Groupe PSA

PHP Developer — Contractor

Jan 2018 – Jun 2019

Contract developer for the Peugeot/Citroën/DS brand portals. Delivered internal tooling using Laravel, integrated SAML-based SSO and DocuSign e-signature workflows.

Laravel 5.6+ PHP 7 Vue.js Docker SAML DocuSign

Segura Systems

Full Stack Developer

Feb 2016 – Jun 2016

Developed supply chain transparency features for a fashion industry compliance platform using Slim and Yii, with a Dockerised local development environment.

PHP 7 Slim Yii MySQL Docker

Wider Plan

Web Developer

Jan 2014 – Jul 2015

Built and maintained financial planning web applications for IFAs. Worked across the full stack using PHP, MySQL, jQuery and Bootstrap.

PHP MySQL jQuery Bootstrap

Freelance

Self-employed

Sep 2009 – Present

Ongoing freelance and contract web development across diverse client projects spanning e-commerce, brochure sites, WordPress builds and bespoke web apps.

PHP JavaScript WordPress HTML5 CSS3

Get in Touch with me

info@jatinpatel.co.uk
+447782639969
Based in Birmingham