Symfony replatforming
Migrate Silex or legacy PHP apps to Symfony 6/8.4 with domain-driven architecture, automated tests, and staged rollouts.
Lead full-stack engineer
I modernize Symfony and React stacks, coach teams, and keep delivery moving. This site complements my LinkedIn profile with case studies and technical writing.
Silex→Symfony 6 migration, PHP 8.4 upgrade, domain-driven components.
React, Next.js, TypeScript, design systems, Storybook, and performance budgets.
Mentoring, documentation, Symfony bundles, and TypeScript libraries to keep teams autonomous.
Migrate Silex or legacy PHP apps to Symfony 6/8.4 with domain-driven architecture, automated tests, and staged rollouts.
Convert Twig/JS stacks to React, ship reusable design systems, and safeguard accessibility and performance.
Deliver Symfony bundles, TypeScript libraries, documentation, and mentoring so teams stay autonomous.
Three engagements from my CV that illustrate my rebuild work.
Coordinated 10 developers, 2 designers, and 1 product owner
Led a 2-year React/TypeScript and PHP/MySQL rebuild for France's leading vendor serving independent real-estate agencies.
Modernised PDF/DOCX reporting and EBIOS RM 2018 modules
Moved a Silex monolith to Symfony 5 and API Platform while rewriting the ReactJS interfaces and hardening Docker and Elasticsearch.
Shipped blacklimpkin.com, the PDF service, and Bun-based scrapers
Continuously build blacklimpkin.com (React/TypeScript, Symfony 6, AI Chrome extension), an open-source PDF service, and Bun/TypeScript microservices with Redis, MongoDB, and Next.js 15.
My blog complements my LinkedIn profile with technical deep-dives and rebuild journals.
Sébastien TIMONER
After ten years running OffroadLabs, I now focus on high-impact Symfony, React, and TypeScript modernizations while keeping delivery predictable and mentoring developers.
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