Yousef Chanan Software Engineer

Based in Croatia. You can find me on LinkedIn, or contact me here.

Hi! I'm a software engineer from Croatia who specializes in building robust e-commerce solutions, complex web applications, API systems, PIM systems, and everything related.

With over 15 years of experience, my main focus is on building systems with reusable components, automated testing, and clean code principles to ensure long-term scalability and maintainability.

Over the past 8 years, I've worked as an external associate for a number of companies, offering development and consultation services. Always open for new challenges.

Most skilled in

An exceptionally flexible and powerful e-commerce platform, built on modern technologies and best practices.

The leading PHP framework for web applications, embracing best practices, standardization, and interoperability.

The most popular and versatile framework for fully-featured API systems, an industry standard.

Specialized in

  • Sylius

    An exceptionally flexible and powerful e-commerce platform.

  • Symfony

    The industry-standard PHP framework for web applications of all shapes and sizes.

  • API Platform

    A versatile framework for fully-featured API systems, standalone or integrated.

  • Pimcore

    Data management platform, trusted by over 100,000 companies globally.

Primary areas of expertise

  • E-commerce systems

    Building advanced e-commerce systems on the Sylius platform, with various third-party integrations.

  • Complex web applications

    Building web applications of all shapes and sizes with the industry-standard Symfony framework.

  • API systems

    Designing and building standalone API systems or upgrades for existing infrastructure, using API Platform.

  • Product Information Management (PIM)

    Building on the Pimcore platform to centralize and manage product data effectively.

Core technology stack

  • PHP

  • MySQL

  • Nginx

  • Docker

  • Redis

  • Varnish

  • Elasticsearch

  • PhpUnit

  • Behat

  • Cloudinary

  • Algolia

  • Sentry

  • AWS S3

  • Swagger

Achievements

15 +
Years of experience

Implementing robust systems built on reusable components.

30 +
Projects worked on

From web applications to advanced e-commerce systems.

Work experience

2026

Codium

Freelance, Software Engineer

Developing various systems for other software development companies and offering consultation services.

Provided services to:
2018

SMSGlobal

Senior/Lead Backend Developer

Developed API systems in the Croatian branch of the international tech company SMSGlobal.

2017

Human Interaction Company

Senior Backend Developer
Lead E-commerce Developer

Led the e-commerce development segment, with an emphasis on robust reusable components built with Sylius.

2015 2012

Fiktiv

Lead Full-Stack Developer

Handled full-stack development of dozens of custom-built applications, websites, and e-commerce solutions.

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