// full-stack engineer
Danyell Noe
I build backend systems that hold up in production. Laravel and PHP by trade, clean documentation and tidy code by habit, after 20+ years of doing this for a living.
// about
Two decades, one habit: ship it clean.
I've spent the last 20+ years as a software engineer, working everywhere from small boutique shops to large multinational companies. I earned my degree in Computer Science at Colorado State University, where most of what I know today started to take shape.
I care about the parts of engineering that don't show up in a demo: clean architecture, documentation that actually gets maintained, and code the next person can read without a walkthrough from me. I'm comfortable owning a project end to end — backend, API, front-end, and the server it runs on — and I'm just as comfortable from the command line as I am in an editor.
More recently, a good chunk of my work has shifted toward AI-augmented engineering — designing and running autonomous agents, writing and refining production prompts, and using AI tooling to reengineer workflows that used to take a whole team. It's changed how I approach architecture as much as it's changed how fast I ship.
// stack
What I work with
ai & automation
backend
frontend
infrastructure
applied domains
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Experience
Founder & lead engineer, HandleBiz Web Solutions
- Ran a freelance PHP/Laravel and WordPress practice serving businesses of all sizes, from single-page sites to multi-service platforms.
- Built custom APIs, admin consoles, and eCommerce integrations tailored to each client's actual workflow.
- Introduced Laravel to long-time WordPress shops and helped in-house teams adopt better documentation and release processes.
Contract engineer, SharpShooter Imaging
- Brought on to take over the IT department during a leadership transition, including the software development team.
- Built and shipped a custom payroll platform from the ground up, then stayed on to extend it with new features.
- Provided ongoing training and support so the in-house team could maintain the platform independently.
Web & software development, boutique to enterprise
- Cut my teeth across boutique web shops and larger companies, working up from front-end builds to full application development.
- Spent years deep in PHP, MySQL, and custom CMS work before adopting Laravel as my framework of choice in 2015.
// community
Laravel SF
For a few years, I organized Laravel SF, the San Francisco Bay Area's Laravel meetup — running monthly sessions, giving talks, and connecting local companies with developers who could actually ship in the framework.
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“a strong proponent for process and documentation” — a longtime client
“the professional touch our company deserved” — a longtime client
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