Alexis Peters - Freelance Team Lead Backend Applications E-Commerce

Q: Where is Alexis based?

Alexis is based in Stade, Germany .

Q: What languages does Alexis speak?

Alexis speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Russian (Elementary) .

Q: How many years of experience does Alexis have?

Alexis has at least 11 years of experience. During this time, Alexis has worked in at least 8 different roles and for 8 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 4 months . Note that Alexis may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Alexis's latest experience?

Alexis's most recent position is Freelance Team Lead Backend Applications E-Commerce at The Quality Group GmbH .

Q: What companies has Alexis worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Alexis has worked for The Quality Group GmbH , Foodist GmbH , and Movamo GmbH .

Q: Which industries is Alexis most experienced in?

Alexis is most experienced in industries like Information Technology (IT) , Insurance , and Retail . Alexis also has some experience in Transportation and Logistics , Food and Beverage , and Automotive .

Q: Which business areas is Alexis most experienced in?

Alexis is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT) , Product Development , and Operations . Alexis also has some experience in Quality Assurance (QA) .

Q: Which industries has Alexis worked in recently?

Alexis has recently worked in industries like Information Technology (IT) , Retail , and Food and Beverage .

Q: Which business areas has Alexis worked in recently?

Alexis has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT) , Product Development , and Operations .

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Stade, Germany

Experience

Jan 2022 - Dec 2023

2 years

Freelance Team Lead Backend Applications E-Commerce

The Quality Group GmbH

Building and maintaining an event-driven microservice architecture around Shopify
Documenting with Confluence and IcePanel (C4)
Using PHP 8.2, Symfony, Shopify, Bref, AWS, SQS, EventBridge, Cloud, DevOps, Datadog, Docker, Kubernetes, Jira, GitHub, Scrum, Kanban, PHPUnit, Prophecy and Swagger

Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

1 year

Freelance Software Architect Cloud E-Commerce System

Foodist GmbH

Developing an e-commerce platform with commercetools and a microservice architecture
Responsible for the architecture and implementation of business logic for payment processing and subscriptions
Using PHP 8.2, Symfony, Shopify, Bref, AWS, SQS, EventBridge, Cloud, DevOps, Datadog, Docker, Kubernetes, Jira, Confluence, IcePanel (C4), Miro, PostgreSQL, Bash, Traefik, Mailjet, PHPUnit, Mockery and Swagger

Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

1 year

Freelance Lead Backend Developer for White-Label Chat Backend

Movamo GmbH

Refactoring a brownfield project with multiple frontends, backends and databases
Automating development and deployment processes
Introducing QA software and preparing for cloud migration
Training staff in modern software development and agile methods
Achieved key metrics (DORA Metrics): 10× more frequent deployments, 35% reduced change failure rate, 1000% faster lead time, 2000% faster incident recovery
Using PHP 7, Laravel, PHPUnit, MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Node.js, Google Vision, Google AutoML, AWS S3, SQS, Bitbucket, NewRelic, Sentry, Jira, Scrum, Behat, BrowserStack and Zephyr

Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

1 year

Freelance Backend Developer

About You GmbH

Integrating fulfillment providers into the cloud commerce system using an event-driven multi-step orchestrator with AWS SQS and SNS
Integrating outbound and return shipping from international carriers via REST and SOAP APIs
Developing the CMS backend for internal use and cloud integration
Using PHP 7, Laravel, PHPUnit, PHPStan, AWS, Bitbucket, GitLab, REST, SOAP, GraphQL, Sentry and NewRelic

Jan 2019 - Dec 2020

2 years

Full-Stack Developer for Fleet Management System

Jungheinrich Digital Solutions (Jungheinrich AG)

Developing a fleet management system for IoT integration of industrial trucks
Building microservices for a platform with micro-frontend integration and SAP data imports
Using AWS, Golang, React, Node.js, Echo, Lambda, Docker, Concourse, Terraform, Maven, TypeScript, SCSS, Nginx, Azure B2C, Storybook, Loki, Puppeteer and Cypress

Jan 2016 - Dec 2019

4 years

PHP Developer

Check24

Developed the health insurance comparison and replaced the MVC with an API-driven architecture
Automated backend processes
Promoted from junior to senior within three years
Technologies: PHP 5–7, AngularJS, Angular 7, Zend Framework 2 & 3, MySQL, Redis, Doctrine, Composer, Vagrant, Puppet, Git, Jira, Bamboo, Bitbucket, SOLID, Clean Code and Behat

Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

1 year

Lead Developer

Two S GmbH

Developed an ERP system for car dealerships and connected websites to internal RPC APIs
API development and integration with external portals (mobile.de, autoscout24.de)
Promoted to the main point of contact for the web agency sector
Used PHP 5, CakePHP, jQuery, Nginx, RPC, Smarty, UX, graphic design, SVN, CSS and SMTP

Jan 2013 - Dec 2016

4 years

IT Specialist for Application Development

HK Computerdienst GmbH

Developed software to manage shared hosting
Created internal tools for inventory and stock-taking systems and database migrations
Used PHP 5, Zend Framework 2, CakePHP, Bootstrap, Bash, Debian, Linux, Postman, SpamAssassin, Dovecot, MySQL, Apache, FTP and SSH

Industries Experience

See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time. Longer bars indicate deeper hands-on experience, while shorter ones reflect targeted or project-based work.

Experienced in Information Technology (11 years), Insurance (4 years), Retail (3 years), Transportation (2 years), Food and Beverage (1 year), and Automotive (1 year).

Information Technology

Insurance

Retail

Transportation

Food and Beverage

Automotive

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Information Technology (11 years), Product Development (7 years), Operations (1 year), and Quality Assurance (1 year).

Information Technology

Product Development

Operations

Quality Assurance

Summary

As a software architect, consultant and team lead I guide software teams in planning, setup, development, IT consulting and QA of their software projects, both on the infrastructure and code side. With years of work on international projects, my main skills are in digital analysis and refactoring of transformations and projects, advising on best practices, process automation and optimizations that can lead to up to 20-fold performance improvements __ (DORA Metrics for DevOps Performance). Backend Development: As a professional software developer with more than 10 years of experience in software development, I support custom programming in a variety of languages. Staff Engineer: With practices from Scrum, DevOps and Lean Enterprise, I lead your project team effectively to success, focusing on both technical and business accuracy.

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Russian

Elementary

Education

Oct 2013 - Jun 2016

Johann Heinrich von Thünen Vocational School, Bremervörde

Bremervörde, Germany

Oct 2005 - Jun 2013

Athenaeum High School, Stade

Stade, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Excellence Program

Check24

Data Protection Specialist

Dekra

International Scrum Master Ism™

Internet Security

OpenHPI

Profile

Created

May 2024

Last Update

May 2025

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Where is Alexis based?

Alexis is based in Stade, Germany.

What languages does Alexis speak?

Alexis speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Russian (Elementary).

How many years of experience does Alexis have?

Alexis has at least 11 years of experience. During this time, Alexis has worked in at least 8 different roles and for 8 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 4 months. Note that Alexis may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Alexis be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Alexis would be well-suited for roles such as: Freelance Team Lead Backend Applications E-Commerce, Freelance Software Architect Cloud E-Commerce System, Freelance Lead Backend Developer for White-Label Chat Backend.

What is Alexis's latest experience?

Alexis's most recent position is Freelance Team Lead Backend Applications E-Commerce at The Quality Group GmbH.

What companies has Alexis worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Alexis has worked for The Quality Group GmbH, Foodist GmbH, and Movamo GmbH.

Which industries is Alexis most experienced in?

Alexis is most experienced in industries like Information Technology (IT), Insurance, and Retail. Alexis also has some experience in Transportation and Logistics, Food and Beverage, and Automotive.

Which business areas is Alexis most experienced in?

Alexis is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Product Development, and Operations. Alexis also has some experience in Quality Assurance (QA).

Which industries has Alexis worked in recently?

Alexis has recently worked in industries like Information Technology (IT), Retail, and Food and Beverage.

Which business areas has Alexis worked in recently?

Alexis has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Product Development, and Operations.

What is Alexis's education?

Alexis attended Johann Heinrich von Thünen Vocational School, Bremervörde.

Does Alexis have any certificates?

Alexis has 4 certificates. Among them, these include: Excellence Program, Data Protection Specialist, and International Scrum Master Ism™.

What is the availability of Alexis?

Alexis is immediately available for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Alexis?

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