Full Stack Developer | Backend Engineer
📍 Montréal, QC, Canada
📧 claserre9@gmail.com | 💼 LinkedIn | 🐙 GitHub
I'm a passionate Full Stack Developer with over 5 years of experience crafting scalable, maintainable, and high-performance web applications. I specialize in backend development, leveraging technologies like PHP, Symfony, Node.js, and Django to build robust APIs and services. I take pride in writing clean, efficient code and optimizing systems for speed and reliability.
Whether it’s tackling complex logic, contributing to open-source, or collaborating with teams to ship features faster, I thrive on turning challenges into solutions.
Languages
Frameworks & Libraries
Databases & Tools
Valnet Inc. · May 2021 – Present
- Developed core CMS features using Slim PHP, Doctrine, and Knockout.js for content teams handling millions of readers.
- Boosted site speed by implementing advanced Redis caching mechanisms.
- Tuned database queries and optimized schemas, reducing load on MySQL and Redis clusters.
- Led debugging and testing initiatives, enhancing deployment stability and reducing regression.
CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal · Dec 2019 – May 2021
- Automated ETL processes and designed Power BI dashboards supporting operational decisions.
- Refactored SQL logic to reduce report load times by over 40%.
Appanoo Labs · Oct 2018 – Dec 2020
- Built and deployed custom apps for early-stage startups using Django, Node.js, and REST APIs.
- Implemented CI/CD workflows with Docker and Heroku, cutting down release time by 30%.
A PHP-based GitHub Action that auto-updates Wakatime statistics in READMEs.
Focus: API integration, automation, developer productivity.
A Chrome extension built with TypeScript to inspect Knockout.js bindings in real time.
Ideal for debugging complex UI layers with Knockout.
I'm always open to meaningful collaborations, freelance opportunities, or just a good conversation about tech, startups, or development best practices.
