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Chris Gibson
I write code and manage teams, projects and stakeholders.
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Founding Contractor · 2026
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Primary specialism
Software Development
Location / working location
Dundee
Current availability
Available now
Confirmed 26 Aug 2026
Profile status
Active contractor profile
Professional profile
Senior PHP/Laravel developer, technical consultant and fractional CTO with extensive experience delivering, rescuing and improving complex web applications. I work hands-on across development, architecture, technical leadership and supplier oversight, helping organisations turn unclear requirements and difficult technical problems into practical solutions. Comfortable joining established teams or taking ownership of projects independently, including legacy systems and troubled deliveries. Available for UK day-rate contract and consultancy engagements, with a preference for remote working and occasional travel.
Core skills
Software development
PHP
JavaScript
digital project management
What I’m looking for next
Target roles: Software Engineer · Technical Lead · CTO
Contract preferences
Working preferenceRemote · Hybrid
Will workUnited Kingdom
IR35 preferenceOutside IR35 · Inside IR35
Contract lengthAny contract length
Contracting experience20 years
Available from1 Sep 2026
Relevant work experience
2026 – Technical Consultant, University of Edinburgh – Rebuilt a legacy PHP/CodeIgniter platform in Laravel, including new APIs, Vue.js and Tailwind frontends. 2025 – Technical Advisor, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) – Conducted a technical audit of the software development function and implemented MFA/SSO within its main Laravel application. 2025 – Technical Product Director, Connectd – Led redevelopment of a SaaS platform, recruited an internal engineering team and delivered PHP/Laravel and Vue.js applications. 2024–25 – Senior PHP Developer, LexisNexis – Worked across multiple PHP/Laravel platforms and Vue.js interfaces, including API simulation and application observability. 2023 – Senior PHP Developer, Ifor Williams Trailers – Modernised a legacy PHP platform and developed Laravel integrations with Shopify, MSSQL and MySQL. 2022 – Software Development Coach, Registers of Scotland – Trained and mentored 20 in-house developers and worked with engineering teams to improve development and Agile practices. 2019–22 – Founder CTO, Connectd – Designed and launched its original Laravel SaaS platform. 2018–21 – CTO, In Touch Networks – Scaled the engineering team from 5 to 18, led a major platform rebuild and reduced AWS costs by 70%. 2017–26 – Senior PHP Developer, Argos – Designed and developed a Laravel customer-support platform now used by 20,000+ visitors per day.
Experience & credentials
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Sector experience
Public Sector · Government · Academic · Retail · SME · Charity/not-for-profit
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