Maksim Bauffal is a pragmatic PHP backend engineer with nine years of experience building and evolving high-load e-commerce and payments systems, currently automating customer and seller support processes with AI at Kaufland e-commerce in Düsseldorf. He has a strong track record of moving monoliths toward microservices, integrating external ticketing and payment APIs, and delivering back-office platforms used in live support and seller portals. His background includes leading API and database design for self-checkout and biometric projects, plus server-side work for consumer-facing sites and IoT climate monitoring. With a Master’s in Digital Media from the University of Bremen and a Bachelor’s in Applied Informatics from the Finance University (Moscow), he blends formal multimedia/data training with practical backend engineering. Not obvious from the title: he’s repeatedly shifted between hands-on implementation and system architecture across growth-stage and enterprise contexts, making him effective at both shipping features and shaping long-term reliability.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Digital Media, Master's degree Digital Media at University of Bremen
Bachelor's degree Applied Informatics, Bachelor's degree Applied Informatics at Finance University under the Government of the Russian Federation
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Maksim Bauffal - PHP Developer at Kaufland e-commerce