Andrei Kharanenka is a Senior PHP Developer and engineering leader with over 15 years in software development and more than a decade specializing in backend PHP, including 10 years as a Senior/Lead developer managing teams of 3–15. He designs and optimizes high-load systems using PHP 8+, Laravel and Symfony, pairs strong testing and static analysis practices (PHPUnit, PHPStan) with CI-driven DevOps (Docker, Ansible) and hands-on deployment experience. Andrei blends backend expertise with modern frontend skills (Svelte, SvelteKit, SSR) and real-time tech (WebSockets, OpenVidu), and he leverages AI agents to accelerate feature delivery and automated test generation. A pragmatic mentor and recruiter, he has led architecture, code reviews and hiring across startups and product teams, and currently splits his time between a senior role at XIAG and co-founding WLLNSS in Warsaw. Notably, his background includes embedded control-system programming, giving him a systems-minded approach to performance and reliability.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
High School, Information Technology, High School, Information Technology at Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics
Contributions:179 commits, 2 PRs, 150 pushes in 2 years
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