
Juraj Michalička Email: michalickajuraj@gmail.com Phone: +421 910 330 492 Year of birth: 1990 Business ID (freelance): 50624326 Main technologies PHP 8 Laravel MySQL Docker Git Linux REST and WebSocket Also: PostgreSQL, Symfony, Pest/PHPUnit, Livewire, Redis About me I prefer backend web development. When I have the time, I focus on efficiency and security. I work with Docker and Linux, keep secure coding habits, and handle basic DevOps in projects (containers, CI). I regularly use AI tools to write and review code and tests. Education SPŠE Karola Adlera, Bratislava — 2006 – 2010 Computer systems STU FIIT — 2010 – 2012 Applied informatics Comenius University, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics — 2012 – 2014 Applied informatics Bachelor’s degree (Bc.) STU FIIT — 2014 Information systems and software engineering Work experience Wisdom Factory — 2025 – present (freelance) Backend development with Laravel (PHP 8.x), Filament and Livewire; Docker, REST/API integrations Projects including People in Need and Castable; further Laravel and CMS work (including October CMS) Unit/feature tests (Pest/PHPUnit) — writing, updating, and introducing them in projects Maintenance and fixes on Symfony / Sonata projects Invibe s.r.o. — 2024 (freelance) Backend development with Laravel 10/11 and PHP 8 Migrated the admin system to Filament Office of the Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic — October 2022 – November 2023 Backend services and migration of legacy databases into a central DB DevOps: Docker, government cloud, NASES integration Kontentino s.r.o. — July 2022 – October 2022 (freelance) Backend services for publishing social media campaigns Packages and microservices, REST APIs NIKÉ, spol. s r.o. — December 2021 – February 2022 Backend for tickets and payments (Perl), move toward REST BACKBONE s.r.o. — June 2018 – November 2021 (freelance) Full-stack with a backend focus (Azowo); internal PHP framework, APIs, legacy optimization Maintenance of a Symfony project Wazzupa s.r.o. — January 2017 – May 2018 (freelance) Laravel projects, code optimization and technology upgrades Fixes and maintenance on a Symfony project Salia Future a.s. — June 2016 – December 2016 Backend (occasionally full-stack) on fintech Laravel projects; development server admin Earlier roles — 2015 – 2016 BONET / Redpatronus: network technician, documentation and service Commander Systems: PHP features in a legacy system, WordPress site Languages English — B2 (everyday workplace communication). Stronger with technical docs and discussion; I prefer English sources over Slovak ones. Hobbies Cooking, including brewing beer and good coffee Volunteering (e.g. Katarínka) Mensa member Music, audio tech and live sound Cycling, hiking, yachting, photography © 2026 — Juraj Michalička _________________________

Juraj Michalička

Email: michalickajuraj@gmail.com

Phone: +421 910 330 492

Year of birth: 1990

Business ID (freelance): 50624326

Main technologies

PHP 8
Laravel
MySQL
Docker
Git
Linux
REST and WebSocket

Also: PostgreSQL, Symfony, Pest/PHPUnit, Livewire, Redis

About me

I prefer backend web development. When I have the time, I focus on efficiency and security.

I work with Docker and Linux, keep secure coding habits, and handle basic DevOps in projects (containers, CI). I regularly use AI tools to write and review code and tests.

Education

SPŠE Karola Adlera, Bratislava — 2006 – 2010
- Computer systems
STU FIIT — 2010 – 2012
- Applied informatics
Comenius University, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics — 2012 – 2014
- Applied informatics
- Bachelor’s degree (Bc.)
STU FIIT — 2014
- Information systems and software engineering

Work experience

Wisdom Factory — 2025 – present (freelance)
- Backend development with Laravel (PHP 8.x), Filament and Livewire; Docker, REST/API integrations
- Projects including People in Need and Castable; further Laravel and CMS work (including October CMS)
- Unit/feature tests (Pest/PHPUnit) — writing, updating, and introducing them in projects
- Maintenance and fixes on Symfony / Sonata projects
Invibe s.r.o. — 2024 (freelance)
- Backend development with Laravel 10/11 and PHP 8
- Migrated the admin system to Filament
Office of the Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic — October 2022 – November 2023
- Backend services and migration of legacy databases into a central DB
- DevOps: Docker, government cloud, NASES integration
Kontentino s.r.o. — July 2022 – October 2022 (freelance)
- Backend services for publishing social media campaigns
- Packages and microservices, REST APIs
NIKÉ, spol. s r.o. — December 2021 – February 2022
- Backend for tickets and payments (Perl), move toward REST
BACKBONE s.r.o. — June 2018 – November 2021 (freelance)
- Full-stack with a backend focus (Azowo); internal PHP framework, APIs, legacy optimization
- Maintenance of a Symfony project
Wazzupa s.r.o. — January 2017 – May 2018 (freelance)
- Laravel projects, code optimization and technology upgrades
- Fixes and maintenance on a Symfony project
Salia Future a.s. — June 2016 – December 2016
- Backend (occasionally full-stack) on fintech Laravel projects; development server admin
Earlier roles — 2015 – 2016
- BONET / Redpatronus: network technician, documentation and service
- Commander Systems: PHP features in a legacy system, WordPress site

Languages

English — B2 (everyday workplace communication). Stronger with technical docs and discussion; I prefer English sources over Slovak ones.

Hobbies

Cooking, including brewing beer and good coffee
Volunteering (e.g. Katarínka)
Mensa member
Music, audio tech and live sound
Cycling, hiking, yachting, photography