Martin Steen Nielsen, full-stack with 15+ years of PHP and Tech Lead background. EasyWebSystems has been running since 2013 alongside employed roles. That means a developer who has seen the consequences of his own decisions over years, not just sprints.
The person who writes the proposal is the one who writes the code, and the one who answers your email two years from now.
I'm a pragmatic generalist. I've been the sole developer on a high-traffic Danish price comparison platform (EDBPriser, acquired by PriceRunner and later Klarna), backend lead on an internal billing system (Waitly), and most recently Tech Lead for a small team (Goodwings).
I move across DevOps, infrastructure, backend, frontend, and integrations as the work requires. Practical approach to technology, focused on solutions that hold up in real life, including when it requires getting up to speed in new areas.
EasyWebSystems has been running since 2013, a SaaS background where decisions have time to show their consequences over years. That shapes how I build new things: to last after I'm gone. I work AI-natively with Claude Code daily, which gives me the pace of a team and the control of a solo developer.
Tech Lead on a Laravel backend with separate React frontend. Coordinated 3 full-time and 1 part-time developer, task, time, and resource ownership; 1:1s and team coordination. Hands-on backend work alongside the leadership role. Position ended due to company closure in April 2026.
Senior backend on the core platform. Owned the internal billing system: calculated invoices for individual associations and integrated with e-conomic for automatic invoice generation and dispatch. Daily backend development, refactoring, and integrations.
Sole developer responsible for EDBPriser end-to-end: backend, frontend, DevOps, infrastructure, third-party integrations, and on-call. When PriceRunner acquired EDBPriser, I integrated their pricing API into the EDBPriser frontend, being the only person who knew both stacks.
Workflow automation in C# / Nintex / SharePoint. Built a complete vacation approval flow and a meeting catering ordering flow with manager approval, canteen confirmation, and correct cost allocation in Navision.
Backend development on Synsdata, the market-leading SaaS for Danish vehicle inspection halls, and various other PHP solutions. ~4.5 years of PHP development across business domains.
Own SaaS business operated in parallel with employed roles for 12+ years. Built and maintained multiple smaller SaaS products end-to-end, Laravel, Docker, MySQL, API integrations, cloud infrastructure. Long-term iteration on production systems where the consequences of decisions show up over years.
Selected EasyWebSystems clients: Botilbuddet Kareten (external IT staff + later website), Kofoedsminde (intranet for Region Sjælland's secured institution; system since replaced), Ådalens Juletræer (small Danish business).
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Honest comparison of Danish agency, freelance senior, and in-house options for Laravel projects in 2026. Real rates, when each fits, and the legal details no one tells you upfront.
Vibe-coding, Cursor, Claude Code — and what happens when an idea is no longer safely parked in your notes app. A reflection on prototyping speed, strict prompting, and the 99.7% of ideas that don't survive contact with reality.
Every time I join a new team, I promise myself I'll talk more this time. Still waiting for that to happen. Notes on calibration, what listening-first actually buys you, and why the terminal is the one place I never have to small-talk.