Oren Epstein
Available for part-time & contract work

PHP Developer
available for remote contracts.

23+ years of PHP experience building APIs, e-commerce platforms, and enterprise applications with Laravel and Symfony. Looking for part-time or contract work — remote, low-overhead, just good code. Based in Tampa, FL.

23+
Years of experience
5+
PHP frameworks
100+
Dev team size
6
Glowing testimonials

Skills that get the job done

PHP & Frameworks
PHP 5–8.xLaravel SymfonyYii2 ZendCodeIgniterCakePHP
Database
MySQLMSSQL Server MySQL WorkbenchPhinx Migrations
Frontend
Vue.jsJavaScript ES6 jQuery / AjaxHTML5 CSS3BootstrapReact
Cloud & DevOps
AWSBash Scripting VagrantComposer / NPM cPanel / WHMJIRA
APIs & Integrations
REST APIsBraintree AWS PHP APIDDEX FFmpeg CLISMS APIs
Certifications & OS
Microsoft Security+MacOS / Linux Windows ServerIIS 5–7

Professional experience

Anala.com — autoglass.com / everythingautoglass.com
Senior PHP Developer
Jan 2024 – Present
  • Built inventory management, SMS, and ordering systems for Everythingautoglass.com — now a leading in-shop software solution across the auto glass industry.
  • Integrated Phinx database migration system into an existing custom Symfony codebase, streamlining database management across dev and production environments.
  • Participated in story writing by collaborating with stakeholders to define requirements and align with business goals.
  • Guided products from conception through development to successful launch; worked with remote teams worldwide to accomplish weekly goals.
SunteckTTS / Mode Transportation
Senior PHP Developer (Individual Contributor)
Jan 2019 – Jan 2024
  • Developed and maintained the Laravel 9 Carrier Portal used by 1,000+ carriers, contributing to year-over-year digital load tender volume growth of an estimated 15–20%.
  • Created Laravel microservices to expose legacy monolith functionality, reducing time to ship new customer-facing features from several weeks to a few days.
  • Hardened and optimized legacy MySQL queries to improve performance and reduce security risk across a large, high-traffic codebase.
  • Enhanced core Load Form functionality based on user feedback, improving day-to-day usability for internal operations teams.
  • Implemented technical architecture options based on JIRA specifications, balancing performance, security, and maintainability.
  • Collaborated with a global team of 100+ developers to maintain and improve six customer-facing web properties over a 5-year tenure.
  • Reviewed pull requests to ensure code quality and consistency while remaining a hands-on individual contributor.
  • Delivered features and bug fixes in line with sprint planning, working across multiple languages and stacks.
E2 Generations
Senior PHP Developer / Technical Lead
Aug 2018 – Dec 2018
  • Led a team of developers through high-velocity sprints on various projects.
  • Upgraded PHP and CodeIgniter versions to enhance security and performance.
  • Repaired and rebuilt over 450 points of SQL injection vulnerabilities.
Symphonic Distribution
Senior PHP Developer / Technical Lead
Aug 2017 – Aug 2018
  • Enhanced and maintained the Symphonic Management System for clients and administrators.
  • Built a custom DDEX importer for standardized release delivery.
  • Refactored content delivery process using AWS tools.
DNC Holdings / Keypath LLC
Senior Developer
Jul 2014 – May 2017
  • Developed customer-facing e-commerce solutions using PHP, jQuery, and MySQL.
  • Built customer service tools that reduced issue escalation by 30% annually.
  • Collaborated with executive staff to enhance customer-facing sites.
Applied Computer Technologies, Long Island
Programmer & Technical Lead
Apr 2011 – May 2014
  • Built an end-to-end inventory system for Daniel DeMarco and Associates.
  • Developed a custom GIS application for the Township of Brookhaven, NY.
Freelance Web Developer (Contractor)
Independent Consultant
2001 – 2014
  • Developed WordPress, Joomla, responsive, and mobile websites for clients across various industries on a contract basis.

What colleagues & clients say

Oren jumped right in and became immediately valuable. We thought the project would only last a few months, but Oren continuously proves his value and has been working on his current project for over a year. He is reliable, a hard worker, and will see every feature through to launch. Despite his extensive experience, he continues learning and applying his expertise in new, helpful ways.

Mike Reall
Owner, Anala — a digital solutions agency

I was particularly impressed with his knowledge of SQL and DB generally. I'd hire Oren in a heartbeat, given the chance.

Michael Turner
Directnic.com

I relied on him continuously because he is knowledgeable, dependable, organized, and as I'm fond of saying, "do it like you mean it" — which he does. From solo work to team programming to individual component development, he delivered exactly what was required.

Seth Schneider
Applied Computer Technologies

Over the course of my 22-year career I have learned both the value and rarity of a developer who can work autonomously while also working as part of a team. Oren is such a developer. I would not have any reservations relying on him to learn a new technology and implement it in a project.

Rodney A. Steiner
Senior Engineer, DirectNIC

I have worked with several dozen freelance web developers in the past 10 years and feel I have now found the best! Oren delivered almost instant response time and a prodigious final product two weeks ahead of schedule. Did I mention he was fun to work with too?

Laurie Stogniew
Executive Director of Marketing, Sebring Management

Oren has been the most responsive website controller I have dealt with. With our client wanting to get their campaign running next day, I thought for sure we wouldn't launch for another week — Oren made it happen.

Jonathan Bast
Magnetic Marketing

Available for part-time & contract engagements

Remote-first. Open to part-time contracts, short-term projects, and ongoing freelance work. Based in Tampa, FL.

Email me directly

Opens your email client — oepsteindev@gmail.com

Download my résumé (PDF)