Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal

Ashesh Shakya
Backend Developer

4+ years building Laravel-powered systems — REST APIs, schema design, Redis queues — for government and SaaS clients. Currently Software Engineer II at YoungInnovations.

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4+Years Experience
20+Projects Delivered
5+Keycloak SSO Rollouts
200+Tests / Project (Avg)
01 — About

Professional Summary

Backend Developer with 4+ years of Laravel experience, specializing in REST API design, schema optimization, Redis queue workers, and scalable web application architecture. Promoted to Software Engineer II (Dec 2025). Proven track record across large-scale government and SaaS projects, owning full delivery from architecture to post-launch support. Strong testing discipline with Pest/PHPUnit. Experienced with Docker, Kubernetes, GitLab CI/CD, AWS, and AI-assisted development (Claude, Cursor).

02 — Stack

Technical Skills

LANGUAGES

PHPJavaScriptTypeScriptSQLHTML/CSS

FRAMEWORKS

LaravelVue.jsReact.jsNext.jsNode.js

LARAVEL ECOSYSTEM

EloquentQueuesEventsPoliciesArtisanHorizonTelescopeMigrations

DATABASES

MySQLPostgreSQLMongoDBRedis

CLOUD & DEVOPS

AWS EC2S3SESRDSDockerKubernetesPortainerGitLab CI/CD

SECURITY

Keycloak SSOOAuth2JWTRBAC

AI TOOLS

ClaudeCursorDeepSeek

TESTING & DOCS

PHPUnitPestSwagger/OpenAPIMarkdownConfluence
03 — Career

Professional Experience

YoungInnovations | Software Engineer II
Dec 2025 – Present
  • Drive projects end-to-end from architecture and schema design through deployment and post-launch support; sole technical decision-maker and primary client contact
  • Lead technical design for backend apps using Laravel, Vue.js, and React
  • Worked on IATI (International Aid Transparency Initiative) data publishing and reporting tools for international development clients
  • Implemented Keycloak SSO across 5+ projects, reducing user management overhead by 40%
  • Maintain and refactor legacy Laravel codebases (5.x to 8.x)
  • Architect RESTful APIs with optimized queries, improving response times by 30%
  • Mentor juniors, conduct code reviews, facilitate client meetings with international stakeholders
  • Authored complete Pest/PHPUnit test suites across 10+ modules
  • Use Claude, Cursor, and DeepSeek for accelerated development and documentation
YoungInnovations | Software Engineer I
Mar 2023 – Nov 2025
  • Led 5+ projects end-to-end, owning both frontend and backend across full delivery
  • Optimized and revamped legacy systems: refactored aging PHP/Laravel codebases, eliminated performance bottlenecks
  • Implemented AWS S3 for file storage and AWS SES for transactional emails
  • Containerized legacy apps with Docker, streamlining local development
  • Wrote Pest/PHPUnit test cases across multiple projects, averaging 200+ tests per project
  • Documented legacy codebases, reducing developer onboarding time by 50%
  • Led daily stand-ups and sprint planning for cross-functional teams
YoungInnovations | Intern / Trainee
Sep 2022 – Feb 2023
  • Built foundational Laravel modules including CRUD endpoints and Eloquent relationships
  • Wrote and maintained database migrations and seeders for development environments
  • Assisted with frontend integration using Vue.js and basic REST API consumption
04 — Work

Key Projects

IATI Publisher
Lead Developer
Laravel · Vue.js
  • Data publishing platform for international aid transparency reporting
  • Own maintenance and feature development for the platform
publisher.iatistandard.org →
NGO OpenBook
Full Stack Developer
Laravel · PostgreSQL · TypeScript · Next.js
  • Full stack ownership: frontend and backend development
ngo-openbook.be →
Multi-Tenant SaaS Platform
Full Stack Developer — Confidential Client (NDA)
Next.js · TypeScript · Laravel · Docker
  • Architected multi-tenant app with isolated database schemas
  • Designed RBAC system with granular per-tenant permission scopes
  • Built Laravel queue workers with Redis for async job processing
E-governance Tools
Full Stack Developer — Susasan (Government Client)
Laravel · Vue.js · React · Node.js · PostgreSQL
  • Maintained and developed features across 15+ projects/modules
  • Integrated Keycloak SSO across multiple e-governance portals
  • Revamped UI/UX for 5+ government portals
Inventory Management System
Lead Developer — Harati Automobiles
Laravel · Vue.js · MySQL
  • End-to-end development: requirements, design, implementation
  • Real-time inventory dashboard with bill generation, reducing errors by 40%
05 — Background

Education & Strengths

Master of Science in Computer Science

Lincoln University · Completed 2026

Bachelor of Computer Application

Asian College of Higher Studies · Completed 2022

Languages & Nationality

English (Fluent) · Nepali (Native) · Nationality: Nepali
  • Client Engagement: Stakeholder meetings, requirement analysis, demos with international clients
  • Agile: Scrum facilitator for stand-ups, retrospectives, sprint reviews
  • Documentation: Swagger/OpenAPI, Markdown, legacy system docs
  • Legacy Code: Refactoring legacy PHP/Laravel without full rewrites
  • Mentorship: Guiding juniors on Laravel/React