manu.lobato

Manu Lobato
/ software engineer

Twelve years building the systems people rely on but never see: REST APIs, third-party integrations, and data-driven backends. Expert in PHP, actively shipping Go, and fluent in everything between a request and a response.

📍 Sabadell · Barcelona 🌍 Remote-first since 2015 🟢 Available for backend roles

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The stack

Languages

  • PHP — expert
  • Golang
  • JavaScript
  • SQL
  • TypeScript

Backend

  • REST API design
  • SOAP integrations
  • Microservices
  • Event-driven architecture
  • Redis caching & queues

Data

  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • SQLite
  • MongoDB

DevOps & practice

  • Docker
  • Linux
  • Git & CI/CD
  • Scrum / Agile
  • TDD & code reviews

200 content-type: experience/log · 12+ years

Request history

  • 2025 — now

    Freelance Backend Developer

    Independent · Remote

    Client work focused on backend development in Golang and PHP — APIs, automation, and integrations for small businesses.

  • 2021 — 2025

    Full Stack Developer, backend-focused

    Relab — Software Consultancy · Barcelona (remote)

    Designed, built, and maintained REST APIs in PHP serving multiple client projects in production. Database schema design with MySQL, Redis for caching and message queuing, Docker deployments, and code reviews inside Agile/Scrum teams.

  • 2015 — 2019

    Software Developer

    S2M Tecnologies — Geolocation & Document Management · Barcelona (remote)

    Built geolocation web apps and document-management intranets from the ground up. Developed a server application talking to the Spanish Tax Agency (AEAT) over SOAP for automated invoice submission. Maintained the Linux servers it all ran on.

  • 2011 — 2015

    Freelance Developer & Family Business

    Independent

    Freelance development work alongside contributions to a family business.

  • 2009 — 2011

    Software Developer

    Pshard Aplicaciones Informáticas · Barcelona

    Web applications on the .NET stack with JavaScript and Microsoft SQL Server, covering the full lifecycle from requirements to production.

  • 2007 — 2009

    Junior Developer

    Professional Soft · Barcelona

    Desktop and web applications with .NET, Visual C#, and Visual FoxPro. Where it all started.

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Education & languages

  • 2014 — 2020

    Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering

    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

  • 2005 — 2007

    Higher Technical Diploma in Software Development (CFGS DAI)

    Institut Jaume Viladoms

  • accept-language

    Spanish (native) · Catalan (native) · English (B2)

    Cambridge B2 certification in progress — May 2026

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