Software Developer & Team Lead

Nash de los Santos

Nash de los Santos

Building resilient platforms, leading engineering teams, and shipping product experiences that stay fast, maintainable, and business-focused.

Base

Cardiff, Wales

Specialty

Laravel + Architecture

Delivery

Agile / TDD

Current Focus

Leading teams and delivering scalable Laravel platforms with strong architecture, measurable delivery, and clean handoff.

Location

Cardiff, Wales

Phone

07983 592 882

Availability

Open to senior roles

Intro

What drives the way I build.

I work at the intersection of product clarity, clean architecture, and team velocity. The goal is always the same: deliver software that solves real problems and stays maintainable as complexity grows.

I am Nash de los Santos, a software developer based in Cardiff, Wales. I bring broad experience in software design, development, and system integration with a deep focus on scalable architecture and practical design patterns.

My stack includes Laravel, Symfony, PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, and Vue. I thrive in fast iteration cycles, collaborate effectively across multiple initiatives, and lead teams through complex delivery with high attention to detail.

Engineering

Architecture-first delivery

Leadership

Mentorship and team alignment

Outcome

Reliable products at scale

Expertise

Technical Command

Core technical disciplines I rely on to architect, build, and evolve production systems with performance, maintainability, and clean team handoff.

01

Laravel

Security, architecture, Eloquent optimization, queues, testing, and clean package-first development.

02

PHP 8+

Object-oriented, testable, maintainable backend code built for long-term change and stable delivery.

03

MySQL

Query tuning, indexing strategy, reporting pipelines, and data models that scale under pressure.

04

System Design

Pragmatic design patterns and architecture decisions that reduce complexity and improve delivery speed.

05

Frontend Craft

Modern CSS, Vue, and JavaScript for interfaces that feel responsive, polished, and user-focused.

06

Integrations & APIs

Reliable service integrations and API-first systems that support fast product evolution.

07

Technical Leadership

Mentoring developers, improving engineering standards, and aligning technical execution with product outcomes.

Experience

15+ years building software products and leading teams from concept to scale.

Senior full-stack developer and team lead focused on shipping high-quality platforms, mentoring engineers, and driving technical direction with pragmatic architecture, reliable delivery, and measurable business outcomes.

Years In Industry

15+

Role Focus

Dev + Team Lead

Delivery Style

Agile / TDD

Core Strength

Scalable Systems

Core Skills

Laravel PHP 8+ Symfony MySQL JavaScript APIs Architecture Mentorship

Leadership Impact

Trusted to align engineering with product goals, coach developers, and turn complex technical requirements into stable, maintainable solutions that teams can ship with confidence.

Projects

Product Work

Selected projects and support channels.

Projects I have built and supported. Each project has a dedicated support page to capture requests in one reusable workflow.

Tools

Current Toolbelt

The stack behind my day-to-day execution.

A focused mix of backend frameworks, frontend libraries, and infrastructure tools that support high-quality, production-ready delivery.

Laravel
Symfony
PHP
MySQL
GitHub
Vue
Sass
React Native
Flutter

Stack Notes

I choose tools for maintainability first, then speed of execution. The aim is to keep teams productive and systems dependable across long product cycles.

Contact

Let's build something that lasts.

Open to discussing senior engineering roles, technical leadership opportunities, and complex product builds where architecture and execution both matter.

Location

Cardiff, Wales