๐Ÿ‘‹ Hello, I'm Antoine Darche

Expert in PHP Development & Distributed Systems in Rennes

Since 2016, I've been helping companies transform their ideas into performant, durable digital solutions.

Antoine Darche, expert PHP developer in Rennes

Antoine Darche

๐Ÿ’ผ Senior PHP Developer Engineer โ€” Specialized in Symfony and Distributed Systems
๐Ÿ“ Rennes, Brittany, France
๐Ÿ“… 20+ years of experience
โœ‰๏ธ darche.antoine@gmail.com
๐Ÿ”— LinkedIn

My story

Passionate about programming since age 16, I've built my expertise designing complex, high-performance digital solutions. Each project taught me the importance of quality, thoughtful architecture, and understanding the client's business.

With a degree in MIAGE (Applied IT Methods for Business Management), I quickly moved into enterprise web application development. My 8+ years of experience have allowed me to work on critical projects requiring deep expertise in software architecture and distributed systems.

Based in Brittany, I work both on-site with clients in the Rennes area and remotely on projects across France. My approach combines technical rigor, business pragmatism, and clear communication to deliver truly useful solutions.

Today, I help companies transform their ideas into robust, performant, and maintainable solutions. My role is to be a true technical and strategic partner.

ยซ Good technical solutions must first solve a real business problem. Technical complexity is only justified if it delivers value. ยป

My tech stack

๐Ÿค– AI & LLM

RAG, MCP, conversational agents, intelligent automation. LLM integration in business applications to boost productivity.

๐ŸŒ
Open Code
Open source AI model (DINUM)
๐Ÿค–
GitHub Copilot
AI-assisted programming
๐Ÿ’ฌ
OpenAI / ChatGPT
OpenAI LLM โ€” generation & analysis
๐Ÿง 
Claude
Anthropic LLM โ€” advanced reasoning
๐Ÿฆ™
Ollama
Local LLM โ€” data sovereignty
๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ
Open WebUI
Self-hosted LLM interface
๐Ÿ“š
LlamaIndex
RAG โ€” AI document indexing
๐ŸŒŸ
Mistral
Mistral LLM โ€” performant French model

๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Languages

Multiple languages mastered depending on context โ€” from legacy (PHP 5.6) to the latest versions, including Java, Python and TypeScript.

๐Ÿ“˜
PHP
Senior expert โ€” 8+ years of experience
๐Ÿ“˜
PHP 5.6
PHP 5.x compatible โ€” legacy
๐Ÿ“˜
PHP 7.4
LTS 7.4 โ€” migration ready
๐Ÿ“˜
PHP 8.5
PHP 8.x โ€” latest generation
๐Ÿ’›
JavaScript
Modern, reactive web interfaces
๐Ÿ”ท
TypeScript
Static typing โ€” improved scalability
โ˜•
Java
Robust backend โ€” enterprise systems
๐Ÿ
Python
Scripting, data, automation
โ˜•
CoffeeScript
JS layer โ€” concise syntax
๐Ÿš
Shell / Bash
System automation scripts

โš™๏ธ Frameworks

PHP, Symfony, REST/GraphQL APIs, optimized performance. Battle-tested frameworks for solid, maintainable architectures.

โšก
Symfony
PHP framework โ€” solid architecture
๐Ÿ”Œ
API Platform
Native REST/GraphQL for Symfony
๐Ÿ–ฑ๏ธ
EasyAdmin
Fast PHP back-office
๐Ÿ“
Doctrine
PHP ORM โ€” object-relational mapping
๐ŸŸข
Node.js
Server-side JavaScript runtime
๐ŸŒฑ
Spring Boot
Java framework โ€” fast microservices
๐Ÿป
Hibernate
Java ORM โ€” relational mapping
๐Ÿ›๏ธ
Zend
Enterprise PHP framework โ€” legacy
๐Ÿ”ฉ
Silex
Lightweight PHP micro-framework
๐ŸŽฒ
Hoa
Modular PHP framework โ€” lightweight components

๐ŸŽจ Frontend

Reactive and accessible interfaces โ€” from legacy jQuery to modern SPAs with Vue.js, Angular and React, with special attention to WCAG accessibility.

๐Ÿ’š
Vue.js
Reactive interfaces โ€” modern components
๐Ÿ”บ
Angular
Robust SPA applications โ€” TypeScript
โš›๏ธ
React
Component UI โ€” rich ecosystem
๐Ÿ’ฒ
jQuery
DOM manipulation โ€” jQuery legacy
๐Ÿ…ฑ๏ธ
Bootstrap
CSS framework โ€” responsive grid
๐ŸŒฌ๏ธ
Tailwind CSS
Utility CSS โ€” design system
๐Ÿน
Ember.js
Opinionated JS framework โ€” SPA
โ™ฟ
Accessibilitรฉ
WCAG โ€” inclusive & universal design
๐ŸŽจ
CSS
Styling โ€” design system & animations
๐Ÿ“š
Dojo
Legacy JS framework โ€” widgets
โš™๏ธ
Mootools
Compact JS framework โ€” effects
๐Ÿง 
Obsidian
PKM โ€” personal knowledge management

๐Ÿ—„๏ธ Databases

Relational, NoSQL, cache and vector databases โ€” selected and optimized for each project's performance and scalability constraints.

๐Ÿ˜
PostgreSQL
Optimized design โ€” high performance
๐Ÿฌ
MySQL
SQL DBMS โ€” widely used
๐Ÿ”ถ
Oracle
Enterprise DBMS โ€” high availability
๐Ÿ”ต
DB2
IBM DBMS โ€” enterprise & mainframe
๐Ÿƒ
MongoDB
NoSQL โ€” flexible document storage
๐Ÿ”ด
Redis
In-memory cache โ€” maximum performance
๐Ÿ’พ
Memcache
Distributed cache โ€” session performance
๐Ÿ”
Elasticsearch
Full-text search โ€” analytics
๐Ÿงฎ
Qdrant
Vector DB โ€” RAG / AI search
๐Ÿ˜
Hadoop / HDFS
Big data โ€” distributed HDFS storage
๐Ÿ
Apache Hive
Analytical SQL on Hadoop

๐Ÿš€ Infrastructure

Containerization, orchestration and Infrastructure as Code for reliable, reproducible and fully automated deployments.

๐Ÿณ
Docker
Containerization โ€” production deployment
โš“
Kubernetes
Container orchestration โ€” scalability
๐Ÿ—๏ธ
Terraform
Infrastructure as Code
๐Ÿชถ
Apache HTTP
Web server โ€” historical & robust
โš™๏ธ
Nginx
Web server โ€” high performance
๐ŸŽฉ
Caddy
Modern web server โ€” auto HTTPS
๐Ÿš€
FrankenPHP
Modern PHP โ€” maximum performance
๐Ÿง
Linux
System administration โ€” servers
๐ŸŒ
Cloudflare
CDN, security, DNS, WAF
โฐ
Cron
System task scheduling
๐Ÿ”ง
Supervisord
Linux process management
๐Ÿ”
SSH
Protocol โ€” secure server access
๐Ÿ“ก
SNMP
Protocol โ€” network monitoring
๐Ÿ’“
Keep Alive
Connection persistence โ€” TCP keepalive
โšก
Failover
Automatic failover โ€” high availability
โš–๏ธ
Load Balancing
Load distribution โ€” traffic balancing
๐Ÿฅš
OVH
Cloud provider โ€” hosting infrastructure
๐Ÿ’ป
VPS
Virtual dedicated server โ€” technical management

โ˜๏ธ Cloud & CI/CD

Docker, FrankenPHP, CI/CD, Cloud (GCP/AWS). Automated pipelines to ship faster and reduce operational risks.

๐Ÿ”ต
GCP
Google Cloud Platform โ€” cloud-native
๐ŸŸ 
AWS
Amazon Web Services โ€” cloud
๐Ÿ”ท
Azure DevOps
CI/CD & Microsoft collaboration
๐ŸŒฟ
Git
Distributed versioning โ€” standard
๐ŸฆŠ
GitLab
Git, CI/CD, DevSecOps
๐Ÿ”„
GitLab CI
CI/CD pipelines โ€” GitLab Runner
๐Ÿคต
Jenkins
Build & deployment automation
๐Ÿ”ต
BigQuery
Google Cloud data warehouse
โšก
Cloud Functions
Serverless compute โ€” GCP
๐Ÿ“ฌ
Cloud Pub/Sub
Pub/sub messaging โ€” GCP
๐Ÿ—„๏ธ
Cloud SQL
Managed database โ€” GCP
๐ŸŸฆ
Dรฉploiement Blue-Green
Pattern โ€” zero-downtime deployment
๐Ÿฆ
Dรฉploiement Canary
Pattern โ€” progressive deployment

๐Ÿ“ก APIs & Protocols

Documented RESTful and GraphQL API design, inter-service communication, real-time protocols and asynchronous processing.

๐Ÿ”—
REST
RESTful APIs โ€” web standard
๐Ÿ•ธ๏ธ
GraphQL
Flexible queries โ€” typed schema
๐Ÿ“–
Swagger / OpenAPI
REST API documentation & testing
๐Ÿ“ก
Mercure
Real-time push โ€” SSE protocol
๐Ÿ”
Vulcain
HTTP/2 server push โ€” API performance
๐Ÿ‡
RabbitMQ
Message broker โ€” async processing
๐ŸŽ›๏ธ
API Manager
API governance & gateway
๐Ÿ“‚
LDAP
Enterprise directory โ€” authentication & identity management
๐Ÿชช
API KYC
API โ€” Know Your Customer
๐Ÿ’ผ
API Portefeuille
API โ€” portfolio management
๐Ÿ’ณ
API Paiement
API โ€” payment processing
๐Ÿ”—
CORBA
Middleware โ€” inter-process communication

๐Ÿ’ฌ Communications

Real-time chat and communication tools for team collaboration โ€” from commercial SaaS to sovereign open source solutions.

๐Ÿ’œ
Discord
Real-time communication โ€” community servers
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
Tchap
Secure messaging โ€” state sovereignty
๐Ÿ’™
Teams
Microsoft collaboration โ€” chat & video
๐Ÿ”ด
Slack
Team communication โ€” many integrations
๐Ÿ’ฌ
Mattermost
Open source chat โ€” data sovereignty

๐Ÿ“Š Monitoring

Application monitoring, metrics collection and dashboards โ€” to operate production with confidence and detect anomalies early.

๐Ÿ“Š
Grafana
Metrics dashboards โ€” visualization
๐Ÿ”ฅ
Prometheus
Metrics collection โ€” alerting
๐Ÿ“ˆ
Kibana
Log visualization โ€” ELK stack
๐Ÿ”€
Logstash
Log collection & transformation
๐Ÿ”ต
Matomo
GDPR-friendly analytics โ€” open source
๐Ÿ“‰
Google Analytics
Web analytics โ€” GA4
๐ŸŽฏ
Hotjar
Heatmaps & UX recordings
๐Ÿท๏ธ
Google Tag Manager
Tag management & tracking

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Architecture

Microservices, DDD, scalability, fault tolerance, inter-service coordination. Patterns for durable, scalable and highly available systems.

๐ŸŽฏ
DDD
Domain-Driven Design โ€” business model
๐Ÿ”€
Microservices
Distributed, scalable architecture
๐Ÿงฉ
POO / OOP
Object-Oriented Programming
โš—๏ธ
ACID
Transactions โ€” data integrity
โ†”๏ธ
CQRS
Command/Query Responsibility Segregation
๐Ÿ”‘
IAM
Identity & Access Management
๐Ÿ—‚๏ธ
CMDB
IT asset management
๐Ÿ“
StartUML
UML diagrams โ€” plantuml lightweight

๐Ÿงช Tests & Quality

Automated testing strategy (unit, acceptance) to ensure code quality and prevent regressions throughout the development cycle.

๐Ÿงช
PHPUnit
PHP unit testing โ€” assertions
๐Ÿค–
RobotFramework
Automated acceptance testing

๐Ÿ“‹ Methods

Iterative and collaborative methods to deliver value continuously, adapt to change and maintain a sustainable pace.

๐Ÿ”„
Agile
Iterative method โ€” sprints
๐Ÿ“‹
Scrum
Scrum framework โ€” ceremonies

๐Ÿ”Ž SEO & Analytics

Multi-channel optimization โ€” search engines (SEO), generative AI (GEO/AEO) and analytics to measure and improve digital visibility.

๐Ÿ”
SEO / GEO / AEO
Natural search, AI & voice
โšก
AMP
Accelerated Mobile Pages
๐Ÿ“Œ
Pixel Tracking
Marketing attribution & tracking
๐Ÿ”
Bing Webmaster Tools
Webmaster tools โ€” Bing indexing

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is your specialty?

I specialize in senior PHP development (Symfony) and distributed systems architecture design. I support companies on critical projects requiring expertise in performance, scalability, and code maintainability.

Where do you work?

Based in Brittany (Rennes area), I work both on-site with local clients and remotely on projects across France. I'm comfortable working independently or as part of a team.

Ready to turn your project into reality?

Let's discuss your technical needs and how I can support you.