Senior Web Developer specializing in PHP

I'm Tal, a web developer with 15+ years building production systems with PHP, Nginx, HAProxy, Memcache, JavaScript, and Bootstrap layouts. I also write C for embedded projects (Arduino, CH32V003, ESP32), automate with Bash on the Linux CLI over SSH, set up OpenVPN tunnels, process assets with ImageMagick, containerize with Docker, and integrate image-recognition APIs (e.g., NudeNet) to prevent adult-image uploads.

PHP Nginx HAProxy Memcache MySQL / Maria DB JavaScript Bootstrap C C++ Rust AppleScript PowerShell iOS Apps Android Apps Arduino CH32V003 ESP32 Bash scripting Linux CLI SSH OpenVPN ImageMagick Docker Image recognition APIs AI-Code Cleanup Database Query Optimization Legacy Systems Migration
GitHub: invariablyafk

About

I build practical, reliable systems and keep ops simple: clear code, sensible caching, and tooling that the team actually uses.

What I do

PHP APIs and web apps, proxy & cache layers (Nginx, HAProxy, Memcache), front-ends with Bootstrap layouts and vanilla JavaScript.

Also comfortable with

Bash automation on Linux, SSH workflows, OpenVPN setups, ImageMagick pipelines, Docker containers, and C for embedded boards (Arduino, CH32V003).

Skills

Day-to-day tools and technologies I use.

Backend

  • PHP (15+ years)
  • Memcache
  • ImageMagick processing
  • Image recognition APIs (e.g., NudeNet)
  • Replacing Legacy Systems

Infra & Networking

  • Nginx / HAProxy
  • ZFS Filesystems
  • Docker
  • OpenVPN
  • Linux server administration

Frontend & UI

  • JavaScript
  • SASS
  • CSS
  • Bootstrap layouts

Automation

  • Bash scripting
  • CLI tooling
  • SSH workflows

Embedded

  • C programming
  • Arduino
  • CH32V003
  • Raspberry Pi

Collaboration

  • Code reviews
  • Documentation
  • Over 2000 pull requests merged
  • Many Thousands of commits

Selected Projects

Public work from GitHub plus production experience.

High‑Traffic CMS Platform

Running, building & maintaining a custom proprietary content management system serving heavy traffic: Nginx+HAProxy reverse proxies, PHP-fpm, Memcache & Redis caching, asset pipelines with ImageMagick, Dockerized services, OpenVPN-secured admin access, Bash automation for deploys and backups.

CH32V003 Flash Storage Library

C library to safely store non-volatile settings directly in main flash on CH32V003 (unlock/erase/program helpers, option-bytes utilities, latency setup).

github.com/invariablyafk/CH32V-FlashStorage

Project Details

Various professional & personal projects.

CH32V Flash Storage

C helpers to safely store non‑volatile settings in CH32V003 internal flash: unlock/erase/program routines, option‑bytes utilities, latency setup.

github.com/invariablyafk/CH32V-FlashStorage

Experience

Senior Web Developer · PHP

15+ years across backend API development, proxy/caching layers, and automation on Linux.