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ABOUT JAY KANERIYA

I own the whole
product problem.

Senior Full-Stack Laravel/PHP Developer with 9+ years shipping production SaaS, education platforms, and business systems. Based in Rajkot, India (IST), collaborating smoothly with teams in Australia, Europe, and North America.

9+ Years Production Experience
4 Years Senior Remote Delivery (Paperly, AU)
250+ Schools EdTech Scale Supported
End-to-End Architecture through Deployment
THE ENGINEERING OWNERSHIP CHAIN

Production engineer, not just a coder.

I take responsibility across every phase of software delivery. Rather than tossing tasks over the wall, I make sure the whole system holds together in production.

Requirements → Architecture → Database Schema → Laravel Core → REST APIs → Vue / React UI → Integrations → Testing & QA → Zero-Downtime Deploy → Ongoing Maintenance
CAREER HISTORY • 9+ YEARS

Career built on accountability.

Jul 2022 — Aug 2026
4 YEARS • PERTH, AU (REMOTE)

Senior Web Application Developer

Paperly • K-12 School Operations SaaS

What I Owned

  • End-to-end feature ownership on a live multi-school Laravel + Vue.js platform, including technical decisions for modules, permissions and third-party SIS integrations.
  • Role-based access boundaries across administrators, department heads, staff, parents and students.
  • High-performance REST APIs, MySQL schemas and School Information System connectors in fast-paced Agile release sprints.
  • Production debugging, test coverage, and continuous deployment for a mission-critical platform used every school day.

What I Built

  • School administration modules used daily by thousands of teachers and parents across Australia.
  • Digital excursion workflows, sports schedules, music lessons, parent-teacher interview booking, and assessment calendars.
  • Dynamic form builder engine with conditional logic, multi-stage approval matrices, and automated email/SMS reminders.

Impact & Scale

  • Four years of stable senior delivery for an Australian EdTech company.
  • Replaced manual, paper-based school operations with trackable, auditable digital workflows.
  • Supported platform growth where Paperly publicly announced 250+ schools joining for 2026 and beyond.
Laravel Vue.js MySQL REST APIs Dynamic Forms SIS Integrations
Jul 2017 — Jun 2022
5 YEARS • RAJKOT, INDIA

Web Application Developer

Logistic Infotech Pvt Ltd • Full-Stack Agency Delivery

What I Owned

  • Full-stack delivery for international clients across eCommerce, SaaS, education, on-demand delivery, and appointment booking domains.
  • Long-term maintenance, security upgrades, and performance refactoring of legacy codebases alongside greenfield builds.
  • Direct client communication, requirement scoping, junior developer mentoring, and Agile sprint planning.

What I Built

  • Laravel backend architectures with Vue.js and React.js frontends, including role-based access control and multi-vendor admin consoles.
  • Stripe, PayPal, BPOINT, Payfort, and custom payment gateway integrations with automated webhook reconciliation.
  • Real-time event broadcasting and chat systems with Socket.io, Firebase, and Redis.

Impact & Scale

  • Five years of continuous production delivery across diverse international markets (US, UK, Australia, Middle East).
  • Shipped resilient financial payment systems and high-concurrency order workflows powering live commercial operations.
Laravel React Vue.js Node.js MySQL Stripe Payfort AWS
Jul 2013 — May 2017
4 YEARS • RAJKOT, INDIA

Bachelor of Engineering — Computer Science & Engineering

Gujarat Technological University • Shri Labhubhai Trivedi Institute of Engineering and Technology

Comprehensive academic grounding in computer science: relational database architecture, object-oriented design patterns, algorithms and data structures, operating systems, and web application programming.

CORE PRINCIPLES

How I approach software engineering.

01 / ARCHITECTURE

System Design over Quick Patches

I structure clean Eloquent relationships, clear service boundaries, and database indexes that stay fast as records grow, preventing tech debt before it begins.

02 / ROBUSTNESS

Reliability over Cleverness

Code must be readable by team members at 2 AM during a production incident. Explicit logic, defensible validations, and helpful error logs beat fragile cleverness.

03 / COLLABORATION

Clear Async Communication

Remote delivery depends on clarity. I write structured PR summaries, flag trade-offs proactively, document APIs thoroughly, and maintain dependable overlap hours.

04 / PURPOSE

Deep Product Empathy

I always keep the end user in mind — whether it is a busy school teacher filling out an excursion form or a delivery picker scanning groceries in a hurry.

TESTIMONIALS • LINKEDIN VERIFIED

What teammates say about working with me.

Unsolicited recommendations from colleagues who worked alongside me on daily production code.

“Jay is an experienced Laravel/Vue.js developer with a solution-focused mindset. He brings technical expertise and a thoughtful approach — highly responsive, and makes remote collaboration as smooth as it can be.”

Natalie Nguyen Digital Product Owner • Teammate (Paperly)

“Jay is a highly skilled and dependable Full-Stack Developer with strong expertise in Laravel and PHP, along with Vue.js, React, and React Native. He takes ownership from development through delivery and consistently delivers quality solutions on time.”

Nishita Patel Senior Mobile App Developer • Logistic Infotech
Verify recommendations on LinkedIn
READY FOR WHAT’S NEXT

Looking for an engineer
who owns the problem?

I’m available for remote full-time engineering roles and high-impact freelance Laravel consulting.

Comfortable working overlap with Australia (AEST/AWST), Europe (CET/BST), and North America (EST/PST).

CURRENT STATUS Available for new roles • Remote
PRIMARY TIMEZONE IST (UTC+5:30) with international overlap
DIRECT INBOX jay.kaneriya8@gmail.com
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