About

Rafał Toborek is a highly motivated and results-driven PHP/Symfony Software Engineer with over 14 years of experience in designing and developing business software using various programming languages, frameworks, and agile methodologies. He is experienced in team leading and remote working, which makes him a valuable asset to any organization. Rafał has a strong technical background, which includes proficiency in PHP, object-oriented programming (SOLID, DRY, KISS, PSR), Doctrine ORM, PHPUnit/Behat, Git/SVN, Linux/Windows/OSX, Apache2, MySQL/Postgres/SQLite, PHP Frameworks (e.g., Symfony, CakePHP, Phalcon), WordPress, eZ Platform, HTML5, CSS3 (Sass/Less), JavaScript, .NET, C#, Pascal, Kotlin, Jira/Confluence, and more. Currently, Rafał is working as a Principal Developer at boski projekt, where he manages all technology-related aspects of the clients and their products. He provides technical guidance, expertise, and recommendations to integrate different services. In the past, he has worked as an HR Team Leader and Backend Team Leader at bayzat, where he led and managed teams of BE, FE, and QA developers. He planned, prioritized, and tracked multiple tasks to meet deadlines and managed releases according to Agile practices and KPIs. Rafał holds a BSc of science in IT from the Silesian School of Informatics and Medicine and a degree in Photography Technician from the Post-secondary school of Photography in Katowice-Piotrowice. Rafał's technical expertise and extensive professional experience ensure a high standard of work. He shows initiative and creativity in developing software solutions that meet the needs of his clients. His proficiency in PHP, Kotlin, Backend, QA, SRE, MySQL, Postgres, DevOps, and other technologies make him a valuable asset to any organization looking for a skilled and experienced Software Engineer.