Madlaine Madison Richter

Skills

 PHP My first & major programming language. Wrote my first lines when I was around 10

 Automated testing & static analysis Experienced with PHPUnit and tools like PhpStan & Rector

 JavaScript Slightly intermediate understanding of the language, but not of the (recent) ecosystem

 Symfony Worked around a year on symfony-projects

 Laravel Worked with a company-internal laravel-derivate for 5+ year; 2 years as co-maintainer

 Transactional Mail I was THE mail-person at my allmyhomes. From templating-engines over dns-management and delivery to tracking

 Docker Not a pro, but I use it daily

 C# / .NET Rarely used myself (only for writing Scripts for Computer-Games); learned it in trade school

 Relational Databases (SQL) While recently more used to ORM-Tools that abstract the SQL away, I can design and use raw SQL-DBs as well

Languages

Expectations

• An open and respectful attitude towards queer and neurodivergent individuals
• An annual salary of €65,000 to €80,000 (or more, if possible ;)
• 30 to 32 vacation days per year
• 32 hours per week, ideally 6 hours per day + 2 flexible hours per week
• A high percentage of remote work (60-100%, preferably more than 80%)
• Flexible working hours, with core working time starting no earlier than 9 AM (remote) or 10 AM (on-site)
• A Unix-based work computer (Mac or preferably Linux)

About Me

It was inevitable that I would end up in software development. I've always "been good with technology". I took my first HTML course when I was 9 or 10. I didn't want to repeat the navigation on every page, so I took my first lines of PHP shortly afterwards. I've been fascinated by software development ever since.

I currently specialize in backend development, with PHP being my main focus. I am passionate about developing internal tools and frameworks that make my colleagues' work easier.

As a nonbinary neurodivergent software developer from Berlin, I am looking for a respectful and inclusive work environment. Diversity and acceptance must be integral parts of the company culture, and I want to work in a team that lives these values.

I understand complex systems and processes and optimize them so that they work intuitively and effectively for both end users and my colleagues. I work best autonomously, approaching challenges at my own pace.

My early experiences with PHP have shaped my career, but I'm open to exploring other languages in a professional setting.

I love writing abstractions and tools that my colleagues use. I have (co-)implemented the following in my professional career:

• various framework iterations of a Laravel derivative with a focus on domain-driven design and microservice architecture
• various cross-context services, e.g. for authentication, or for creating, sending and GDPR-compliant tracking of responsive emails
• various micro-libraries (e.g. for consistent text formatting and data querying)
• Various convention libraries (rulesets & custom rules for various code sniffers, static analysis tools, etc.)
• various libraries to support automated tests (faker, mocking, test server, mailcatcher, crawler, etc...)
• various libraries for the use of internal, central services (mail, auth)
• various libraries for data migration (from simple SQL scripts to the replay of years of EventStore events via new APIs)
• Various CI templates and container templates for use in tests and deployments
• various tools for the programmatic generation of code

I excel in areas others tend to avoid. For instance, I was the mail person at allmyhomes for years. Many experienced developers steer clear of that topic, but I didn't let that stop me. I was deeply connected to this topic at my time there. Any mention of the word "spam" in any Slack channel immediately triggered a notification.

In my personal life, I experience phases of intense interest in coding that often stem from playing games. This is what I do in my free time when I code:

• Automated simple block functions and procedures in Space Engineers (C#).
• I've created surface-to-orbit and Hohmann-transfer autopilot scripts in Kerbal Space Program 1's kOs Mod (kerboscript).
• Screeps “It's an open-source game for programmers, wherein the core mechanic is programming your units' AI” (JavaScript)

I find creative solutions to complex problems, even if they're not traditional. I consider many potential use cases and foresee many legal or technical issues. My neurodiverse perspective allows me to see things differently and recognize details others may miss. (I admit I sometimes overlook details others see immediately but that doesn't happen often.)

If you want to find out more, feel free to contact me via my LinkedIn.
Tip: Start your Message with "Hi Maddy," - it shows we either already had contact or you read more from me than the result of a search mask ;)