Summary
Adrien Payen is a senior PHP developer with 9 years of experience, specializing in Symfony-based backends, API-first architectures, and scalable data stores. He currently contributes at Payplug and Cowiser, leading API redesigns, PHP/Symfony upgrades, Dockerized deployments, and robust testing practices. He has a proven track record of building APIs from scratch and guiding architectural decisions across projects, including significant performance optimizations (notably upgrading from older Symfony stacks to modern ones with dramatic speedups). His background spans Wynd, SensioGrey, Heineken, Sodebo, L'Olympia, and Cité de l'espace, reflecting adaptability across industries and complex requirements. He champions code quality through unit tests, linting, CI, and clear technical documentation. Based in Paris and open to international opportunities, he brings a pragmatic, hands-on approach to turning ambitious ideas into reliable, maintainable systems.
10 years of coding experience