Your application is hard to evolve
You have an existing, useful platform that has become complex over time.
Available for freelance missions — 20 to 25h/week
Benjamin Lemin
Senior Backend Developer — PHP, Symfony, Drupal
I help teams evolve complex web applications without compromising their stability.
Senior web developer with over 15 years of experience, specialized in maintaining, evolving and progressively improving existing web platforms.
I can help you if…
Your codebase lacks clarity
The system works, but it is hard to understand where to safely change what.
You need to deliver without breaking what already works
You need to add features while keeping the application stable.
Your team needs backend reinforcement
I can join an existing team, understand the context and contribute progressively.
What I do concretely
- Backend development on existing PHP applications
- Maintenance and evolution of Symfony and Drupal platforms
- Debugging complex production issues
- Integration of APIs, external services and business systems
- Progressive improvement of code quality and maintainability
A few markers
15+
years of experience
PHP
Symfony, Drupal, custom platforms
Production
maintenance, stability, evolution
Teams
product, business and technical collaboration
Representative projects
Marketplace / Symfony
Delcampe
Maintenance and evolution of an international marketplace for collectors. Work on a large Symfony application in production, with quality requirements, code review and automated tests.
E-commerce / Drupal
Stanhome
Contribution to the evolution of a Drupal Commerce e-commerce platform: catalog optimization, ElasticSearch, Salesforce and Google Maps API integration.
SSO / Microservices
Rossel — MoveIT
Participation in the development of Go microservices for a new SSO authentication platform used by several media brands.
How I work
Understand before changing
Before intervening, I take the time to understand the existing system: code structure, data flows, business constraints and technical history.
Move forward progressively
I like improving systems step by step: solving concrete problems, reducing complexity when possible, and avoiding unnecessary rewrites.
Main skills
Backend
PHP, Symfony, Drupal, Laravel, custom web architectures
Data & APIs
REST, SOAP, MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
Quality & tooling
Git, Docker, CI/CD, PHPUnit, PHPStan, code review, debugging
Collaboration
Agile teams, product owners, business stakeholders, consultants, developers
Coaching & knowledge sharing
Alongside my development work, I have been supporting students, career changers and developers for several years as they learn programming.
This activity strengthens my ability to explain technical concepts clearly, review code and help others make progress on concrete projects.
Find me online
Looking for reliable backend reinforcement?
I am available for part-time freelance missions, mainly remote or hybrid from Belgium.