# Hero· 01● editing

Software Engineer II at YoungInnovations

Ashesh Shakya

Backend engineer building Laravel APIs, Redis queue workers and multi-tenant platforms, owning delivery from schema design to post-launch support.

Laravel PHP Vue.js React Next.js Redis Docker AWS Pest

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~/projects/api — zsh

php artisan test --parallel

PASSTests\Unit

PASSTests\Feature\Api

Tests: all green ✓ Queue: idle

git push origin main

4+ years of Laravel

Kirtipur, Kathmandu · Nepal

Currently

Software Engineer IIYoungInnovations · since Dec 2025

# Summary· 02● editing

About

From schema design to post-launch support.

Backend developer with 4+ years of Laravel, specializing in REST API design, schema optimization, Redis queue workers and scalable web application architecture. Promoted to Software Engineer II in December 2025. I've owned full delivery on large government and SaaS projects, from architecture to post-launch support. I test with Pest and PHPUnit, ship with Docker, Kubernetes, GitLab CI/CD and AWS, and use Claude and Cursor to move faster.

01REST API design & query optimization
02Multi-tenant architecture & RBAC
03Redis queues, Horizon & async jobs
04Keycloak SSO, OAuth2 & JWT
05Legacy Laravel upgrades (5.x → 13.x)
06AI skills, agent workflows & AI integration

# Impact· 03● editing

By the numbers

Numbers that shipped.

4⁺

Years of Laravel

Intern → Engineer II

15⁺

Gov projects & modules

E-governance (Susasan)

40^%

Less user-mgmt overhead

Keycloak SSO on 5+ projects

30^%

Faster API responses

Optimized queries

50^%

Faster onboarding

Legacy codebase docs

75⁺

Tests per project

Pest & PHPUnit, on average

35⁺

Projects worked on

Government, SaaS & NGO

100^%

Helpline uptime

National Asterisk PBX

# Experience· 04● editing

YoungInnovations · 2022 — now

Intern to Engineer II at one company.

Software Engineer II

YoungInnovations · promoted Dec 2025

Dec 2025 — Present

5.x → 13.xlegacy Laravel systems upgraded to Laravel 13 without full rewrites

AIcustom AI skills, workflows & AI integration

+30%faster API responses from optimized queries

10+modules covered by full Pest/PHPUnit suites

Modernizes legacy systems: upgrades aging codebases from Laravel 5.x to 13, removes bottlenecks and brings critical modules up to date without a full rewrite
Strong with AI: builds custom AI skills and agent workflows, and integrates AI into products and the team's development process (Claude, Cursor, DeepSeek)
Owns delivery end to end, from architecture and schema design through deployment and post-launch support
Primary client contact and sole technical decision-maker, bridging development and project management
Leads technical design for backend apps on Laravel, Vue.js and React
Builds IATI (International Aid Transparency Initiative) data publishing and reporting tools for international development clients
Architects RESTful APIs with optimized queries, improving response times by 30%
Writes complete Pest/PHPUnit suites for all owned applications, with unit, integration and feature tests across 10+ modules
Writes technical documentation for legacy and new codebases: API specs, architecture decisions, onboarding guides
Implemented Keycloak SSO across 5+ projects, reducing user-management overhead by 40%
Mentors juniors, runs code reviews and leads client meetings with international stakeholders

Software Engineer I

YoungInnovations

Mar 2023 — Nov 2025

Led 5+ projects end to end, owning both the frontend and backend
Revamped legacy PHP/Laravel systems and removed performance bottlenecks
Implemented AWS S3 for file storage and SES for transactional email; containerized legacy apps with Docker
Averaged 75+ Pest/PHPUnit tests per project; documented legacy codebases, cutting onboarding time by 50%
Participated in daily stand-ups and sprint planning with cross-functional teams

Intern / Trainee

YoungInnovations

Sep 2022 — Feb 2023

Built foundational Laravel modules: CRUD endpoints and Eloquent relationships
Wrote migrations and seeders; integrated Vue.js frontends with REST APIs
Took part in code reviews, sprint planning and daily stand-ups

# Selected work· 05● editing

Key projects

Things I've built and kept running.

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IATILead Developer

IATI Publisher

Lead Developer

Data publishing platform for international aid transparency reporting. I own maintenance and feature development.

LaravelVue.js

publisher.iatistandard.org ↗

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OpenBookFull Stack

NGO OpenBook

Full Stack Developer

Full-stack ownership: Laravel and PostgreSQL behind a Next.js + TypeScript frontend.

LaravelPostgreSQLTypeScriptNext.js

ngo-openbook.be ↗

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TenantsNDA

Multi-Tenant SaaS Platform

Full Stack Developer · Confidential client

Multi-tenant app with isolated database schemas, granular per-tenant RBAC, and Redis-backed Laravel queue workers for async jobs.

Next.jsTypeScriptLaravelDocker

Under NDA

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e-GovSusasan

E-Governance Tools

Full Stack Developer · Government client

Built features across 15+ projects and modules, integrated Keycloak SSO across portals, revamped the UI/UX of 5+ portals and documented legacy modules.

LaravelVue.jsReactNode.jsPostgreSQL

Government client

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InventoryHarati Automobiles

Inventory Management System

Lead Developer · Harati Automobiles

End-to-end build with a real-time inventory dashboard and bill generation that reduced errors by 40%.

LaravelVue.jsMySQL

Private client

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Helpline100% uptime

NWC Helpline

Asterisk Systems Engineer

Fixed Asterisk PBX issues (SIP trunking, call routing, dial plans) for a national helpline, kept it at 100% uptime, and wrote the runbooks.

AsteriskVoIPSIPLinux

nwchelpline.gov.np ↗

# Toolkit· 06● editing

Technical skills

The toolkit.

Languages

PHPJavaScriptTypeScriptSQLHTML/CSS

Frameworks

LaravelVue.jsReact.jsNext.jsNode.js

Laravel ecosystem

EloquentQueuesEventsPoliciesArtisanHorizonTelescopeMigrations

Databases

MySQLPostgreSQLMongoDBRedis

Cloud & DevOps

AWS EC2S3SESRDSDockerKubernetesPortainerGitLab CI/CD

Security

Keycloak SSOOAuth2JWTRBAC

Testing & docs

PestPHPUnitSwagger / OpenAPIMarkdownConfluence

AI

ClaudeCursorDeepSeekCustom AI skillsAgent workflowsAI integration

# Background· 07● editing

Education, languages & strengths

Beyond the code.

Education

M.Sc. Computer Science

Lincoln University

Completed 2026

Education

Bachelor of Computer Application

Asian College of Higher Studies

Completed 2022

Languages

English Fluent

Nepali Native

Nationality Nepali

Additional strengths

Client engagementStakeholder meetings, requirement analysis, demos with international clients

AgileScrum facilitator for stand-ups, retrospectives and sprint reviews

DocumentationSwagger/OpenAPI, Markdown, legacy system documentation

Legacy codeRefactoring legacy PHP/Laravel without a full rewrite

MentorshipGuiding juniors on Laravel and React

# Contact· 08● editing

Get in touch

Let's build something.

Need a backend that holds up, a legacy codebase untangled, or someone to own a project end to end? I'd like to hear about it.

Emailashesh112233@gmail.com Phone+977 976 842 0395 LinkedInashesh-shakya ↗ GitHubAshesh125 ↗