Pierce Beckett
Senior Backend Engineer at Educatius Group
Leiria, Portugal
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Top SchoolPierce Beckett is a seasoned Senior Backend Engineer with over 15 years' expertise in server-side development, specialising in PHP, MySQL/MariaDB and backend architecture using Laravel. He pairs deep SQL and integration experience (JSON/XML/SOAP) with front-end familiarity in React and JavaScript, enabling pragmatic full‑stack problem solving across legacy and modern stacks. Pierce has led design decisions for domain‑driven REST APIs, emphasising code quality and automated testing with tools like PHPUnit, phpstan and Cypress, and he brings practical DevOps experience using Docker and CI/CD pipelines integrated with AWS. His background ranges from hands‑on freelance multi‑site CMS work in Perl to enterprise-grade systems in .NET and SQL Server, reflecting an unusual breadth across languages and operational roles. Based in Leiria, Portugal, he combines a methodical, testing-first approach with an eye for maintainable architecture and long-term platform reliability.
6 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
BSc Hons Computer Science 2:1, BSc Hons Computer Science 2:1 at Queen's University BelfastMCP Web Development 70-305, MCP Web Development 70-305 at Belfast Metropolitan CollegeRoyal Belfast Academical Institution
Portuguese, FrenchProgramming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
MajinPierce/ProjectManagementTool
Feb 2022 - Mar 2022
Contributions:91 commits, 81 pushes, 3 branches in 1 month
MajinPierce/FrictionReport-api
May 2023 - Dec 2023
Friction Report API
Contributions:41 PRs, 95 pushes, 33 branches in 7 months
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