Alex Babintsev

Laravel Team Lead

Alex Babintsev

Experienced Team Lead with 18+ years in software development. I build high-performing teams and architect scalable Laravel-based solutions for complex full-stack projects.

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Technical Expertise

A comprehensive toolkit honed over 18 years of development.

Core Stack

PHP 8.x Laravel 5-12 JavaScript (ES6+) Livewire Alpine.js Filament Laravel Nova

Data & Search

MySQL PostgreSQL Redis Meilisearch Elasticsearch

DevOps & Infra

Docker CI/CD Git Nginx Supervisor Hocuspocus

AI & LLM

OpenAI API Google Gemini RAG GitHub Copilot Claude / Cursor

Testing & Quality

Pest PHPUnit PHPStan Laravel Pint Rector

Integrations & CMS

Telegram Bot Payment APIs Google Maps Bitrix / Magento WebSockets

Featured Projects

Recent work showcasing full-stack capabilities and architectural complexity.

XML Validator & Formatter

Live

Full-stack microservice application featuring real-time XML validation (XSD, DTD, RelaxNG), streaming processing for large files, syntax-highlighted editor, and background job queues.

Laravel 12 Python TALL Stack Microservices
Visit xmlvalid.com

MKDN - Collaborative Editor

Live

Real-time collaborative markdown editing platform with multi-user live cursors, document versioning, and instant collaboration features. Uses Yjs for conflict resolution.

Laravel 12 API Next.js 15 WebSockets Yjs
Visit mkdn.app

Wally - Wallpaper Platform

In Progress

Scalable wallpaper management system with automated multi-source crawling, intelligent duplicate detection using perceptual hashing, and full-text search.

Laravel 12 MeiliSearch Horizon Crawlers

OLXY - Real Estate Monitor

In Progress

Multi-source real estate monitoring platform with AI-powered address parsing, real-time Telegram notifications, and interactive map search with geolocation filters.

Laravel 11 OpenAI/Gemini Telegram Bot Proxy Rotation

Work Experience

A timeline of professional growth and leadership.

Laravel Team Lead

Speedfit (Vienna, Austria)

2025 – Present

Leading an 8-person team building a large-scale web application for an Austrian fitness club chain (17 clubs, 60k clients).

  • Architected platform using Laravel 12, PostgreSQL, Filament
  • Improved code quality and reduced deployment time by 15%
  • Managed sprint planning and mentored developers

Senior Laravel Developer

Red Chameleon

2018 – 2025

Led development on multiple concurrent client projects. Made architectural decisions and established technical standards.

  • Led delivery of 15+ projects with 95% on-time rate
  • Reduced API response time by 40% via optimization
  • Managed Laravel upgrades from v5 to v11

PHP Team Lead

Krung

2013 – 2018

Led a development team of 5+ developers for a retail company. Established code review processes and development standards.

Web Developer

Various (Red Chameleon, Ragnatek, Krung)

2010 – 2018

Worked on multiple projects including e-commerce solutions, landing pages, and corporate websites using BitrixCMS and PHP.