Solid Edge — Principal PHP Web Systems Architect
20+ Years Web & SQL Architecture

JONATHAN STEWART

Principal Web Systems Architect & Lead Backend Engineer

Architecting high-throughput web software platforms, enterprise PHP 8.x microservices, high-performance MySQL & PostgreSQL relational schema designs, complex SQL query optimizations, and RESTful web API backends. Over 20 years of hands-on web engineering excellence.

Web Core Stack:
PHP 8.x / OOP
MySQL / PostgreSQL
Laravel / Symfony
Redis & REST APIs
Docker / NGINX / Linux
20+
Years Web Development

PHP, SQL databases & web apps

Professional Web Engineering Path

20+ years progressing through web development, backend PHP architectures, and database engineering.

2018 – PRESENT LATEST ROLE

Lead Web Systems Architect & Principal PHP Engineer

Solid Edge

Web & SQL Systems Architecture

Directing the web systems architecture, database infrastructure, and PHP microservices backend supporting web-based application portals, licensing services, and cloud telemetry for Solid Edge.

High-Throughput Web Backend: Engineered containerized PHP 8.2 (Laravel/Symfony) microservice architecture handling 120,000+ API requests per minute with response times consistently under 35ms.
SQL Database Architecture & Optimization: Redesigned core enterprise MySQL & PostgreSQL schemas, optimizing composite indexing and query execution plans to cut high-concurrency database load by 64%.
Multi-Tier Redis Caching Strategy: Implemented distributed Redis object-caching and message queues, eliminating database read bottlenecks on high-traffic web application endpoints.
PHP 8.2 MySQL 8.0 PostgreSQL Laravel / Symfony Redis REST & GraphQL APIs Docker & NGINX
2014 – 2018

Lead Full-Stack PHP & Database Engineer

Reflect Web Designs

Enterprise Web Platform

Led a team of backend developers building enterprise web applications, customer self-service portals, and secure REST API services using modern PHP (Laravel/Symfony) and PostgreSQL databases.

  • Architected relational database schema in PostgreSQL containing 400+ tables, designing automated partitioning and materialised views for instant analytics reporting.
  • Migrated legacy legacy monolithic PHP application into containerized Laravel microservices deployed on AWS with NGINX load balancing.
PHP 7.4 / 8.0 PostgreSQL Laravel MySQL RESTful APIs
2009 – 2014

Senior Backend PHP Engineer

IGE Web Services

High-Concurrency Backend

Engineered custom OOP PHP MVC frameworks, integrated payment processing gateways (Stripe, PayPal), and optimized high-concurrency LEMP (Linux, NGINX, MySQL, PHP-FPM) server stacks.

  • Refactored slow MySQL database queries using EXPLAIN query plans and indexing strategies, improving page generation speed by 280%.
  • Built secure RESTful API endpoints for mobile app integrations with OAuth2 authentication.
PHP 5.4 / 5.6 MySQL InnoDB Custom MVC NGINX / LEMP
2003 – 2009

Web Developer & PHP Programmer

Informatica

Web Foundation

Developed database-driven web applications using procedural and early OOP PHP (PHP 4/5), designed relational MySQL database schemas, and configured Linux Apache web servers.

PHP 4 / PHP 5 MySQL 4 / 5 LAMP Stack JavaScript / HTML / CSS

Web Stack & Database Mastery

Specialized skill domain metrics across 20+ years in PHP, web development, and SQL databases.

96%
PHP 8.x / OOP 20+ Years Mastery
93%
MySQL & PostgreSQL SQL Tuning & Schema
90%
Laravel & Symfony MVC & Microservices
92%
REST & Caching Redis & NGINX

Web Infrastructure & Tools Palette

PHP 8.x (Laravel/Symfony) MySQL & PostgreSQL Redis Caching & Queues Docker & NGINX RESTful & GraphQL APIs Linux Server Administration Git & CI/CD Pipelines JavaScript / HTML5 / CSS3