Michel Descoteaux
Back End Developer at Freelance
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Top SchoolMichel Descoteaux is a seasoned Back End Developer based in Montreal with 11 years of experience building scalable, database-driven web applications and managing multi-site platforms. He combines hands-on PHP and MySQL expertise with modern tooling like Laravel and Vue to deliver adaptive, responsive solutions for eCommerce and brand ecosystems. Having led web development for 45+ brands at MTY and contributed backend services at Frank And Oak, he’s comfortable integrating APIs and personalized services into production systems. As a long-time freelancer and current backend developer at Locomotive, he blends client-focused custom builds with maintainable, team-oriented code. An early tutor in web development, he brings both practical teaching experience and a pragmatic, problem-solving mindset to complex projects.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
DEC, Micropublishing and Hypermedia, DEC, Micropublishing and Hypermedia at Vanier CollegeHigh School, High School at Centennial regional high school
English, French
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (59)
api-client10
letter10
flux10
testing9
electron9
javascript9
linux9
windows9
graphql-client9
api9
react9
macos9
extensible9
rest-api8
backend8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
MouseEatsCat/phpquicktranslate
Aug 2016 - Jun 2024
Contributions:5 releases, 5 PRs, 39 pushes in 7 years 11 months
charcoalphp/conductor
Feb 2024 - Aug 2024
Contributions:12 releases, 2 PRs, 64 pushes in 5 months
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