Taibouni Abdelhafid

🖥️ redcrach.github.io is my portfolio, built as an interactive terminal. Type provision to watch how my ERP cockpit onboards a client, projects for case studies, or ctf if you like puzzles. There's a flag hidden in there.

I am a veteran software engineer and technical leader with 15+ years of experience architecting, scaling, and securing SaaS platforms. I specialize in the PHP/Laravel ecosystem, combining deep backend engineering with optimized database design and secure code execution.

• 🛠️ Current Focus: Optimizing high-throughput database schemas and building resilient backend architectures, implementing AI into existing systems.
• 💡 Philosophy: Write clean, maintainable, object-oriented code that eliminates technical debt and scales with business growth.
• 🔒 Mindset: Security-first development, rooted in years of CTFs and application auditing. I authored three realist challenges on Root-Me back in 2011–2012.

• ⚡ Made a legacy survey engine ~70% faster and cut its database queries from 130 to 32
• 🤖 Built a Filament cockpit that provisions a dedicated Laravel ERP per client through the Forge, Cloudflare and Vercel APIs
• 📦 Kept a national delivery hub at 100% uptime while handling 1,000+ parcels a day
• 🌐 Shipped a storefront platform serving 100K requests a day at near-zero hosting cost

• Backend Mastery: PHP 8 (Laravel, Filament, Livewire, MVC, OOP), queues & Laravel Reverb, RESTful & SOAP APIs, OAuth, AI SDK
• Frontend & Layouts: JavaScript (Vanilla JS, jQuery, Svelte, Vue.js, Alpine.js), HTML5, CSS3, Tailwind CSS
• Data & Infrastructure: MySQL, MariaDB, Postgresql, Redis, Database Design, Complex Query Optimization
• DevOps & Workflows: Git, Linux, Docker, Nginx, Laravel Forge, Cloudflare, CI/CD, System Architecture, Code Auditing

• 🖥️ Portfolio: redcrach.github.io
• 💼 Professional Profile: My Upwork Freelancer Profile
• 🔗 LinkedIn: Taibouni Abdel Hafid
• 📬 Email: taibounihafid@gmail.com
• 🚀 Open to senior-level architectural roles, fractional CTO engagements, consultation and code review, and high-impact SaaS development.

"Mastering everything made with PHP."