Tsikot Marketplace
Main automotive marketplace (Laravel 4.2→10 upgrade)
About This Project
Modernized a legacy automotive marketplace by upgrading Laravel from 4.2 to 10, and bringing WordPress and vBulletin components up to date after years of stagnation. Containerized three core applications using Docker, streamlining deployment workflows and improving system maintainability. Implemented CI/CD via Bitbucket Pipelines and enforced code quality through PHPStan static analysis. Led product direction by analyzing behavioral data and conducting user interviews.
My Contributions
CTO and Co-founder
tsikot.com Inc.
Led revival and modernization of legacy automotive marketplace
- •Revived a platform abandoned since 2017, doubling traffic post-relaunch with hundreds of new user signups and thousands of active listings
- •Modernized by upgrading Laravel from 4.2 to 10
- •Containerized using Docker, streamlining deployment workflows and improving system maintainability
- •Implemented CI/CD via Bitbucket Pipelines and enforced code quality through PHPStan static analysis integration
- •Restructured a dated monolith into clearer service boundaries, improving maintainability and scalability
- •Designed and executed a comprehensive backup strategy covering code, databases, and server images
- •Enhanced customer listing workflows by integrating competitive insights and real-time data scraping
- •Managed AWS-based infrastructure, optimizing instance sizing and system behavior to handle traffic rebound after relaunch
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Project Details
Tech Stack
Led major Laravel upgrade from 4.2 to 10, restructured monolith into service boundaries, and built new features
Modernized legacy codebase with Laravel 10 upgrade, implemented service boundaries for improved maintainability
Administered production and staging databases, managed schema migrations, and designed comprehensive backup strategy
Containerized three core applications, created consistent development environments across the team
Implemented CI/CD pipeline from scratch with automated testing and deployment automation
Managed AWS infrastructure, optimized instance sizing for traffic rebound after relaunch
Integrated static analysis into CI for code quality enforcement and bug prevention
Built E2E browser tests and implemented data scraping for competitive insights
Tracked user behavior and traffic data to inform product direction decisions
Set up email marketing integrations for user re-engagement
Configured CDN and security for the relaunched platform
Maintained and updated Bootstrap-based frontend styling
Maintained legacy jQuery interactions during modernization