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Freelance Symfony developer and architect in Caen
As a freelance Symfony developer and architect, I use Symfony when a project needs a solid base: business rules, user roles, APIs, back-offices, relational data and several years of evolution.
- Symfony since 2022, from 5.4 to 8
- API Platform, Doctrine, FrankenPHP
- Day rate: €350–450 depending on the mission
- Available for new missions
- Malt profile
Symfony use cases
Symfony development for business web applications, API Platform, internal tools and back-offices shaped around SME, nonprofit, public-sector or industrial constraints.
- Create a Symfony application to track cases or requests
- Take over an existing Symfony project and clarify its technical debt
- Build a back-office connected to an API Platform backend
What the engagement includes
Depending on the project, the engagement covers a new Symfony application, an evolution or the takeover of existing code.
- Need audit or framing before choosing the Symfony architecture
- Modelling of entities, roles, workflows and business rules
- Development of APIs, administration interfaces and business features
- Technical documentation to make maintenance and handover easier
What you get
- A predictable PHP architecture readable by other developers
- A foundation suited to business applications that need to last
- One contact able to connect Symfony choices with real team usage
Symfony upgrades and takeovers
An upgrade needs preparation: deprecations to fix, bundles to replace, tests on critical paths before changing the foundation.
- Schneider Electric (agency project, 2022–2025, team of two): return platform upgraded from Symfony 5.4 to Symfony 6.4; over the period, the shop's annual revenue grew from around €500k to €2.5M.
- Doc2Sail: Symfony 7 application with secure-link authentication and QR-code sharing.
- PictoRecette: Symfony 7 and Doctrine ORM to normalise external data and generate PDFs.
- bhn-logic.fr: this site runs on Symfony 8.1 and FrankenPHP, in a Docker container.
A technical stack suited to the need
I follow Symfony conventions (attributes, autowiring, Form, Validator, Security) so another Symfony developer can find their way without project-specific documentation.
- Symfony 5.4 to 8 for business applications and APIs
- API Platform when several interfaces or systems share the same data
- PostgreSQL or MySQL depending on the data context
- Astro, Tailwind CSS or dedicated interfaces for user-facing screens
- Docker and reproducible environments to make maintenance easier
Examples of features
- User roles and access rights
- Workflows, statuses and validations
- Dashboards and filterable lists
- Exports, imports and history tracking
- API connections with existing tools
A FEW POINTERS
Frequently asked questions.
Who is this symfony service for?
It is for SMEs, nonprofits, public-sector teams or industrial contexts that need to clarify processes, make data more reliable and build a maintainable web tool.
Do you work remotely?
Yes. I am based in Caen, France, and work remotely with structured teams in France, the UK, Ireland and other international contexts when the project is well framed.
How does a mission start?
It starts with a framing discussion: context, users, constraints, data, priorities and risks. This avoids building a tool disconnected from real usage.
YOUR NEED IS THE STARTING POINT.
A Symfony project to build or take over?
Tell me the Symfony version, the state of the code and what needs to change. A first conversation helps define the scope and the risks.