Iosif Vigh's CV

• Phone: +44 7597 137739
• Email: hire-me@iosifv.com
• Location: London, UK
• Website: iosifv.com
• LinkedIn: iosifv
• GitHub: iosifv

Summary

Senior Software Engineer with 10+ years of experience architecting systems using Node.js and Laravel, specialising in backend development, cloud infrastructure and DevOps automation. Proven track record in various engineering roles for clients across industries like fintech, healthtech, and regulatory compliance. I turn complex requirements into maintainable, high-performance systems through clean architecture, automated testing, resilient deployments, and mentoring. A core focus is ensuring technical outcomes directly align with business needs. Seeking fast-paced environments leveraging modern stacks and agile practices to solve high-impact problems; whether collaborating within teams or driving solo initiatives.

Skills

Languages: JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, Solidity, Bash

Backend: Node.js, Laravel, Express, Serverless Framework, Hardhat

Frontend: React, Vue, Angular, Tailwind CSS

Cloud & DevOps: AWS, GCP, Vercel, Docker, CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Terraform

Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Aurora, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Redis

Testing: PHPUnit, TDD, BDD, Unit Testing, Integration Testing

Architecture: System Design, SOLID, Microservices, Serverless, Event-driven, MVC

Practices: REST, OpenAPI, OAuth, JWT, OWASP, Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Clean Code

Product & Strategy: Roadmap Planning, User-Centric Design, Stakeholder Management

Experience

Technical Product Owner & Solo Full-Stack Developer, Headliners Agency

June 2025 – present

Served as sole technical resource bridging business requirements and technical implementation, translating stakeholder needs from a non-technical business owner into a production-ready comedy agency management platform.

• Led full product lifecycle as both architect and implementer: gathered requirements, created detailed technical specifications, designed system architecture, and delivered working features independently

• Managed stakeholder expectations by breaking complex business requirements (artist management, event booking, contract workflows) into iterative deliverables with clear acceptance criteria

• Implemented enterprise-level permission system after analysing business workflows and team structure requirements, ensuring proper data isolation and role-based access patterns

• Balanced competing priorities of speed-to-market vs. code quality by establishing pragmatic testing strategy: comprehensive type safety and architecture tests with focused feature coverage, enabling rapid iteration while maintaining production stability

• Technologies: PHP 8.4, Laravel 12, Filament 4, PostgreSQL

• Product: Requirements Analysis, Technical Specifications, Stakeholder Management, System Architecture

Contractor Software Engineer, Casa4 LTD -- London, UK

Aug 2018 – present

Provided contractor services through my own LTD, specialising in Laravel and Node.js. Involved in both team-based development and solo application building from design to deployment and maintenance.

• ElectroRent (Laravel, MySQL, SQLite, Bash) — As a Backend Engineer, enhanced application performance by optimising critical API areas and expanded functionality by designing and implementing new endpoints for key business features.

• Aliat Optic (Node.js, Serverless Framework, Lambda, DynamoDB, AWS, MySQL, Laravel, DigitalOcean) — As Principal Product Owner & Engineer, designed and built a serverless invoicing application that operated reliably in production for over 3 years with minimal maintenance.

• Hurlingham Club (Laravel, Laravel Forge, Laravel Envoyer, MySQL, AWS, Docker) — Orchestrated migration of a major application to the client's own AWS infrastructure, resulting in a 40% reduction in infrastructure costs. Full technology upgrade from PHP 5.5 to 8.1 with zero data loss.

• TicketTailor (PHP, MySQL, SQLite) — Worked on the API of the second largest ticketing application in Europe. Designed and implemented a testing framework using PHPUnit with automated OpenAPI validation, improving deployment times by 35%.

Fractional CTO, Artetra -- Remote

Mar 2021 – Sept 2024

Owned the product roadmap by translating business requirements into actionable project features and oversaw application architecture to ensure alignment with business goals.

• Led the development and launch of the MVP, defining the product vision and strategy, leveraging a team of part-time contractors and very limited resources to deliver a successful product to market

• Architected and managed backend API, blockchain smart contracts and frontend integrations with 3D components

• Led a team of 3–4 developers, providing technical guidance, prioritising the product backlog to maximise business value, and supervising deployments to AWS infrastructure using Docker

• Technologies: Node.js, React, ThreeJS, Solidity, Hardhat, Express, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, AWS, Docker

Software Engineer, True Compliance -- London, UK

Oct 2019 – Sept 2022

Contributed to the development of a cloud-based compliance management system, enhancing compliance tracking and reporting capabilities.

• Architected and developed the core API and serverless infrastructure, establishing a robust and scalable foundation for all system operations

• Built a suite of internal tools, including a Vue.js reporting application for non-technical stakeholders and Laravel Nova dashboards for system monitoring

• Built a bespoke real-time caching system that stores processed relational MySQL data into MongoDB accessed by a serverless API, reducing response times to near-instant and reducing load on the main database

• Technologies: Laravel, Laravel Nova, Laravel Vapor, AWS, SQS, VueJS, Node.js, Serverless Framework, Lambda, Bash

Software Engineer, Skin Analytics -- London, UK

Nov 2018 – Oct 2019

Designed and developed main applications and maintained AWS infrastructure, contributing to the company's mission of improving skin health.

• Engineered the seamless migration from NoSQL (CouchDB) to a relational database (MySQL), achieving an 11x performance increase with zero downtime or impact on the user experience — involved custom migration scripts, data normalisation, and rigorous consistency checks

• Technologies: Node.js, Express.js, TypeScript, CouchDB, AWS, Loopback, pm2, Angular

Application Developer / DevOps, Woooba -- London, UK

Feb 2017 – Nov 2018

Sole Backend Engineer responsible for designing, developing, and supporting client applications.

• Designed, built, and maintained multiple large-scale applications, including a nationwide educational platform serving thousands of users and a comprehensive financial management tool, using Laravel and Vue.js

• Established a comprehensive CI/CD pipeline using Laravel Forge for DigitalOcean infrastructure, significantly accelerating deployment cycles and improving reliability

• Technologies: Laravel, DigitalOcean, Laravel Forge, MySQL, VueJS

PHP Application Developer, iQU Group -- Amsterdam, NL

Jan 2014 – Feb 2017

Marketing solutions for game developers.

• Developed and maintained marketing applications using PHP and Symfony, delivering new features, implementing scalable APIs, building reusable libraries, and creating an internal client with AngularJS

• Technologies: PHP, Laravel, Symfony, MySQL, Git, Docker, PhpUnit, AngularJS, Java

Projects

Recspenses

A web app for tracking recurring expenses, built to practise modern full-stack type-safe development. Features multi-currency support including cryptocurrencies and an intuitive tagging system.

• Stack: NextJS, tRPC, TypeScript, Node.js, Clerk, Drizzle ORM, PostgreSQL, Tailwind CSS, Vercel, GHA

CLI Path

A CLI tool for checking Google Maps directions with saved locations and a custom serverless API for token management.

• Stack: Node.js, Serverless Framework, AWS, Auth0, OpenAPI, VHS, npm, GHA

Casa4 Website

An overengineered personal website built for learning purposes — themed with Hugo, built with Terraform and CloudFront, deployed to AWS S3 via GitHub Actions.

T3 — Terminal Toolbelt Two

A framework for improving terminal UX with beautiful UI elements. Features an install script and platform selection (macOS, Ubuntu).

Hidden Hash

Personal cryptocurrency mining business — covered business model, legal compliance, hardware setup, software & security optimisation, and performance fine-tuning with Bash, Batch, and PowerShell scripts.

Education

Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, MSc in Management and Business Engineering -- Cluj-Napoca, RO

Jan 2010 – Jan 2012

Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, BEng in Computer Science -- Cluj-Napoca, RO

Jan 2004 – Jan 2009

Interests

Hobbies: Motorcycles, Photography, Chess, HiFi Audio, Boxing