The problem

The Champions LMS ecosystem spans the main portal with the LMS and hub properties, serving learners and course teams from one product family. It began as a CodeCanyon based application built with PHP, Laravel and Blade, which proved the product but needed stronger structure for production use, clearer backend services, and smoother work with the Angular frontend.

My role

Senior Back End Developer from March 2025 to the present, working across backend services, RESTful APIs, production debugging, and reliability improvements, in close collaboration with frontend colleagues on Angular screens and data contracts.

Architecture

• CodeCanyon to structured backend: stabilized the inherited PHP and Laravel Blade base, clarified routing, business logic, and database access through MVC conventions and MySQL.
• Node.js services: built backend services with Node.js and Express.js exposing RESTful APIs for the LMS, hub, and main portal, with MySQL as the primary store.
• Frontend collaboration: defined API contracts and data shapes jointly with the Angular team, keeping server responses predictable for course, user, and content flows.
• Reliability: focused on production debugging, error handling, Digital Authentication flows, and steady performance for everyday learning operations.

Technologies

PHP, Laravel, MySQL, JavaScript, Node.js, Express.js, REST APIs, Angular, MVC, LMS.

Outcome

The platform moved from a single CodeCanyon Blade base to a clearer split between Laravel backed content flows and Node.js Express REST services, with steadier production behavior and a cleaner handoff to Angular screens. The engagement marks a full PHP and Laravel to Node.js and Express transition, ongoing since March 2025.