Martin Lechêne

Senior PHP & Laravel developer — Belgium

Profile

Senior PHP and Laravel developer based in Belgium, also specialized in WordPress and Silverstripe CMS. I build SaaS platforms, APIs and high-performance web applications for startups and agencies (Vetzy, DOG&DEV, MyConsultation.be). Available for freelance missions and full-time opportunities in Belgium or remote EU — contact me to discuss your project.

Skills

Cursor IDE · Laravel · Livewire · MySQL / MariaDB · PHP · PHPStorm · RestAPI · VSCode · WordPress · Bitbucket · Connect any API system · Jira · QBCore · Selenium · SilverStripe · Symfony · English · Lua · Python · French

Experience

CTO & Co-founder — Proporio SRL

Jul 2026 — present

Chief Technology Officer and co-founder | AI-assisted rental portfolio management for Belgian property owners and managers: inbox triage, work organisation and one-click decisions

Technical architecture, Team management, PHP, Laravel, SaaS, AI integration, DevOps

Full Stack PHP Laravel — GitChat

Dec 2025 — present

Real-time instant messaging platform for developers with GitHub-friendly collaboration

PHP, Laravel, Communication, Collaboration, SaaS, UX

Full Stack PHP Laravel — Lodate

Sep 2025 — present

Date management and scheduling platform with reminders and clean interface navigation

PHP, Laravel, Scheduling, Productivity, UX

Full Stack PHP Laravel — Vetzy.eu

Oct 2024 — present

Veterinary SaaS platform for appointment booking between clinics and pet owners

PHP, Laravel, SaaS, Scheduling, UX, API REST

Trainer — My Sherpa

Jul 2024 — present

IT and web development trainer | Teaching PHP, Laravel and agile methodologies

Training, PHP, Laravel, Agile, Web development, Git, Docker

Full Stack PHP Laravel — StreamCrea

Jan 2024 — present

Creator streaming platform for live events, fan engagement, e-shop and paywalled content

PHP, Laravel, Streaming, SaaS, Creator platform, Web app

Full Stack Dev. PHP SilverStripe — MyConsultation.be

Jan 2024 — Mar 2025

Full stack development with SilverStripe CMS for healthcare digital interactions

PHP, SilverStripe, Full stack development, CMS, Web performance, Web security

CTO & Co-founder — Egonix Cards

Sep 2023 — present

Chief Technology Officer and co-founder | Business workflow platform with modern modules and dashboards

Team management, PHP, Laravel, Technical architecture, DevOps, Project management

Contributor — TomatoPHP

Sep 2023 — Oct 2024

TomatoPHP community contributor | Developed open source Laravel packages | Contributed to PHP projects and technical documentation

PHP, Laravel, Open source, Community contribution, Technical documentation

Full Stack PHP Laravel — PanelRP

Jan 2023 — present

Platform to create a full ecosystem for roleplay servers and connect any games

PHP, Laravel, FiveM, Roleplay, Server management, Open source

Back-end Dev. PHP/Laravel — Gocar

Jan 2023 — Jun 2023

Backend Laravel development for automotive platform | REST API and microservices architecture

PHP, Laravel, REST API, Microservices architecture, Performance, Web security

Web Developer — Canell SPRL

Jul 2022 — Oct 2022

Web development with Symfony and Angular for enterprise clients | API integration and performance optimization

Symfony, PHP, Angular, WordPress, Modern web development, API, Performance

WordPress Developer — Roll Mops Interactive

Apr 2022 — Jul 2022

WordPress development for a video game studio | Gaming platform with timers and objectives

WordPress, Gaming web development, API, Performance, SEO

Web Development Internship — BeTheWave

Jan 2022 — Feb 2022

Integration of design for an existing project. https://www.jchubert.be/

Frontend, Design, Integration

PHP Developer — Lespreventes

Jan 2020 — Mar 2020

Creation and implementation of lespreventes platform

PHP, Web development, CMS

PHP Developer — QuelProjet

Jan 2020 — Mar 2020

Creation and implementation of TalentMuslim social network with PHPSocial

PHP, Social network, Community, UX

Front-end Developer — Bankizz

Oct 2019 — Oct 2019

Creation and implementation of a one-page for the musical artist: pingubkz

jQuery, JS, CSS3, HTML5, SEO, Bootstrap, SASS

WordPress Developer — QuelProjet

Mar 2019 — May 2022

Creation and implementation of https://www.freelancefacility.com/

WordPress, PHP, SEO, Performance

Freelance Web Developer — DOG&DEV

Aug 2017 — present

Freelance web development agency | Custom web applications, architecture consulting and performance optimization

PHP, Laravel, Symfony, WordPress, Agency management, Web architecture, Performance, SEO

Education

Back-end Developer — Studi

Jan 2022 — Dec 2024

Specialized training in PHP backend development

Bachelor of Technology - BTech — Institut saint laurent

Jan 2019 — Dec 2021

Programming / Computer Developer, General

Technical — IRSA

Jan 2015 — Dec 2017

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Certifications

TOSA PHP 3W Certification —

2023

Score: 933/1000

Featured projects

Vetzy

martinlechene.com/projets/vetzy

SaaS veterinary booking platform for clinics and pet owners with scheduling, notifications and client portal. Martin Lechêne designed and built this project with clean architecture, thoughtful UX and production-ready pat...

PHP, Laravel, Livewire, TailwindCSS, SaaS

PanelRP

martinlechene.com/projets/panelrp

Open-source FiveM/QBCore server admin panel with roleplay tooling. Martin Lechêne designed and built this project with clean architecture, thoughtful UX and production-ready patterns. The stack supports scalability and m...

Laravel, Livewire, Alpine.js, TailwindCSS

Laroo

martinlechene.com/projets/laroo

Laravel ERP covering inventory, billing and CRM for growing teams. Martin Lechêne designed and built this project with clean architecture, thoughtful UX and production-ready patterns. The stack supports scalability and m...

Laravel, Livewire, PHP, TailwindCSS

TravelFirst

martinlechene.com/projets/travelfirst

Luxury travel booking platform with Stripe payments and itinerary management. Martin Lechêne designed and built this project with clean architecture, thoughtful UX and production-ready patterns. The stack supports scalab...

Laravel, Livewire, Stripe, TailwindCSS

Discobot

martinlechene.com/projets/discobot

Discord bot marketplace prototype for discovery and installation. Martin Lechêne designed and built this project with clean architecture, thoughtful UX and production-ready patterns. The stack supports scalability and me...

Laravel, Node.js, Discord.js, Stripe