Full-stack Laravel developer from Dodoma, Tanzania 🇹🇿. I design, build, deploy and maintain PHP applications end to end: database schema, REST APIs, admin panels, payments, servers, and the paying users at the end of it all.
I like exploring how things work under the hood, thinking a problem through, and then building the solution myself in code. I follow Robert C. Martin's school of craftsmanship (clean code, clean architecture), and since 2021 I've gone deep into cybersecurity, because protecting what you build is part of building it.
💼 Open to freelance and contract work: Laravel / PHP apps, Filament admin panels, SaaS & multi-tenant systems, REST APIs, payment integrations, bug fixing on existing PHP codebases, and API security reviews.
- Backend: Laravel, PHP, Filament, Livewire, Blade, MVC, REST API design, auth & roles, queues, scheduled jobs
- Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, relational schema design, migrations, query optimisation, data isolation in multi-tenant systems
- Business systems: payment integration, subscription & recurring billing, SaaS multi-tenancy, logistics & dispatch, POS, property management
- Infrastructure: Google Cloud Platform, Linux server administration, deployments, domains & SSL, backups, monitoring
- Security: OWASP API Top 10, API penetration testing, vulnerability assessment. Toolkit: Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, Nuclei, Postman
| Project | What it is | Stack |
|---|---|---|
| parcelflow | My startup. On-demand parcel delivery for Tanzania: order placement, courier dispatch, live tracking, customer/courier/admin panels, plus a Flutter sender & driver app. Built solo and running in production on GCP. | Laravel, Filament, Livewire, Flutter, GCP |
| Nazareth | Multi-landlord SaaS for property management: properties, units, tenants, leases with two-party e-signature, rent invoicing, maintenance requests, and a tenant portal. One deployment, strict data isolation between landlords. | Laravel, Filament, MySQL |
| Meerkat | Point of sale for Tanzanian shops, built on NexoPOS: sales, inventory, customers and reporting. | Laravel, Vue, Tailwind |
| Spectral Store | Bagisto-based online stores and headless commerce APIs. | Laravel, Bagisto |
Securing what I build isn't a chore, it's the fun part. Break into your own systems before someone else does. I keep current on PHP package vulnerabilities through security-advisories.
Certifications
- APIsec University: API Security Fundamentals · OWASP API Security Top 10 · API Penetration Testing · API Documentation Best Practices · API Security for PCI Compliance
- Cisco Networking Academy: Ethical Hacker · CyberOps Associate · Cyber Threat Management · Network Defense · Endpoint Security · Network Technician Career Path · Computer Hardware Basics
I contribute to and build on open-source projects in the Laravel ecosystem, where great software is backed by even better communities:
- Filament PHP: admin panels and app framework for Laravel
- Bagisto: Laravel e-commerce platform
- NexoPOS: Laravel point-of-sale system
📫 Let's work together: godfreymapunda112@gmail.com