# about

I build AI-powered tools on top of 8 years of production fullstack work.

Senior fullstack engineer (PHP / Laravel / Flutter). Now bringing Claude SDK and open-source LLMs to the e-commerce and SMB problems I've been solving for nearly a decade.

The short story

I've spent the last eight years shipping production code for e-commerce stores, SMBs and product teams — PrestaShop modules and themes, Laravel APIs, Vue admin panels, Flutter apps backed by Firebase.

The work was always end-to-end: scope it, build it, deploy it, keep it running. Direct line to the client, no PM layer.

In 2024 I started layering Claude SDK and self-hosted open-source LLMs on top of that stack. The e-commerce problems I've been solving for a decade (catalog ops, support volume, content workflows, internal tooling) are exactly where AI agents land cleanest — because someone needs to know both the domain and the production constraints.

who.json
// who.json
{
  "name":     "Akram Bakhouche",
  "role":     "Senior fullstack engineer + AI",
  "years":    8,
  "stack": {
    "proven":  ["PHP", "Laravel", "PrestaShop", "Flutter", "Vue", "Firebase"],
    "ai":      ["Anthropic SDK", "Claude", "Ollama", "vLLM", "MCP"],
    "scripting": ["Python", "TypeScript"]
  },
  "languages":  ["French", "English"],
  "location":   "remote — anywhere",
  "open_to":    ["full-time remote", "freelance ≥2 weeks"],
  "domain":     "e-commerce, SMB tooling, developer tooling",
  "shipping":   "github.com/akrambak/career-os"
}
// timeline

8 years, in commits

  1. 2018

    Production fullstack, day 1

    First commercial Laravel + PrestaShop builds. Custom modules, custom themes, custom checkouts.

  2. 2020

    Mobile + Firebase era

    Flutter + Firebase apps shipped to real users. Auth, Firestore, push, offline-first.

  3. 2022

    Vue + Laravel API split

    Headless admin panels, Laravel REST APIs, Redis-cached queues, Bus + Sanctum auth.

  4. 2024

    AI layer goes in

    First Claude SDK integration into an existing Laravel app. Tool use, structured output, prompt caching in prod.

  5. 2026

    Career-OS in public

    MIT-licensed AI-agent dashboard. Python + Claude SDK. Shipping every week, in public, on GitHub.

// working with me

A few facts

Languages
French · English (bilingual)
Location
Remote — open to anywhere
Engagements
Full-time remote · freelance ≥2 weeks
Style
End-to-end ownership · ships in public
Get in touch
About · Akram Bakhouche