Timo Körber Web-Engineering
Chief Technology Officer, PHP- & Laravel-Developer
Technical Consultant, Speaker & Clean-Coding Trainer
Timo Körber has a 23-year career in web development, during which he has been involved in numerous software projects for a wide range of companies and clients as a full-stack developer, senior PHP developer, software architect, technical consultant and CTO.
In addition to a remarkable technical understanding and solution-oriented thinking, he has a strong sense of carefulness and is always focused on optimizing processes and delivering efficient results.
He is an expert in PHP, software architecture, and clean coding, as well as a point of contact for user experience design, product optimization, and quality assurance.
As a developer & consultant for efficient software development, he supports your company in the planning, conceptualization, implementation, and optimization of your next web application.
Designing of optimized software architectures and development of backend applications with frameworks such as Laravel, Symfony, or Zend Framework
Technical analysis & evaluation of IT architectures, creation of technical concepts & software strategies, planning & conception of products
Design & implementation of efficient and clean software architectures & design patterns
Establishing sustainable development processes, coding standards, and architectural principles to ensure long-term quality and team productivity.
Project management using agile processes (SCRUM, Kanban), guidance of developer teams
Code reviews, source code optimization, creation of software tests, continuous integration
Strategic planning and continuous development of digital products – from vision and prioritization to roadmapping and execution in close collaboration with engineering and stakeholders.
Improving the cleanliness of source code for efficient and sustainable project development
From junior to senior developer in just a few days! In seminars and workshops, I convey my 23 years of web development experience to your developers and train them to become web experts. My focus is always on clean coding and building a clean codebase.
For your next developer conferences or meetups, I will prepare a talk or keynote on efficient PHP-Development, robust Software architectures and modern Tools and Web-Frameworks.
This article explores the often-overlooked potential of PHP Enums. Beyond reducing magic strings and making code more readable and consistent, Enums can be enriched with additional functionality to implement complex business logic in an elegant and maintainable way. It also demonstrates how to design your Enum architecture to improve the long-term developer experience of a project.
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In my first article for PHP Magazine, I introduce Filament - the admin panel for Laravel. Filament provides a wide range of components to develop a comprehensive dashboard in no time and offers the same elegant developer experience that Laravel is known for.
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As a guest author for the blog of Regional Management Mittelhessen, I wrote an article about my experiences as a software developer in the startup scene and the challenges of building a tech startup.
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I have had the pleasure of knowing and working with Timo for several years. Even today, we gladly rely on his technical expertise and experience for our projects. Timo is reliable, honest, and competent and always brings great and innovative ideas to the table.
Timo possesses a very good technical understanding, which allows him to grasp even the most complex specifications quickly and immediately start implementing them. He actively contributed his own thoughts to the product as well as suggestions for backend optimization, which greatly simplified later operations.
Mr. Körber has always provided reliable and highly qualified support in the further development of our damage management system. He has continuously provided valuable input and initiated process improvements on his own initiative. We look forward to working with Mr. Körber again on future development projects.
With his high level of expertise combined with his friendly manner, Timo succeeds in making complex issues understandable to a broad audience. His strong sense of responsibility and his open-mindedness within the team make him a crucial factor in the success of any project.
Timo has outstanding knowledge in all areas of web development that are essential for building successful projects. He works very precisely, and when problems arise, he always finds an appropriate solution. If you value clean code, Timo is the right person. Thank you for the excellent collaboration.
Working with Timo is a great pleasure. His friendly, open-minded nature, quick comprehension, and his motivation to push topics forward make him a real asset to any team that has the fortune to work with him. Timo works diligently, goal-oriented, and solution-focused, while always sharing his knowledge with others.
In this talk, I performed a complete code refactoring and demonstrated the enormous potential of PHP Enums – and how they can noticeably elevate the developer experience to the next level.
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The PHP framework Filament not only offers a modern user interface and an extensive range of features and components, but also enables perfect, seamless integration into any Laravel project. In this talk, I provided a compact introduction to the framework, explained the fundamental components, and showed how you can build a robust and comprehensive admin panel within just half an hour.
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In this talk, I performed a complete code refactoring and demonstrated the enormous potential of PHP Enums – and how they can noticeably elevate the developer experience to the next level.
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At the Unconference at Laracon EU 2025 in Amsterdam, I had the opportunity to present my Laravel package “One-Time Operations for Laravel” to a small group of developers.
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The PHP framework Filament not only offers a modern user interface and an extensive range of features and components, but also enables perfect, seamless integration into any Laravel project. In this talk, I provided a compact introduction to the framework, explained the fundamental components, and showed how you can build a robust and comprehensive admin panel within just half an hour.
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In my talk, I presented a handful of simple techniques to build PHP code that is cleaner, more sustainable, and more efficient.
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In my talk, I presented a handful of simple techniques to build PHP code that is cleaner, more sustainable, and more efficient.
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The team at Awesome! Software in Montabaur started a new meetup series and invited me and Lukas Rosenstock to open it together. Lukas talked about the "API-Design-First" approach in API development, and I once again covered the topic of "Technical Debt" in software development.
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Technical debt is a problem I have encountered in many of my past projects. Not only does it hinder project progress, but it also causes frustration among developers. In my talk, I discuss the different forms of technical debt and how to prevent them.
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In their "Shotcast" podcast, photographers and videographers Daniel Körber and Christian Hain discuss topics such as videography, photography, social media, and internet trends. As their interview guest, I had the opportunity to share my experiences with social media and personal branding as a freelance software developer.
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Expertlead is a community of highly qualified tech freelancers. I was invited as a guest lecturer for a webinar on "How to build your Personal Brand as a Freelancer," where I shared my experience in personal branding and social media with other freelancers in the community.
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To speed up a project and save costs, clean code is often neglected. However, this is not just suboptimal but actually has the opposite effect. In my talk at the 45th Web Monday Hannover, I explained why clean code does not slow down a project but actually pushes it forward.
"We don't have time for that!" - In the hectic daily routine of a software project, not only developers suffer, but also code quality. Poorly written, messy code is often accepted to ensure rapid project progress. In my talk, I explain why clean code does not slow down a project but actually drives it forward.
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Having been a loyal listener of the podcast for a long time, it was a great pleasure for me to sit behind the microphone myself and talk with Yannik from the Freelancer Podcast about my work, my journey, and freelancing. For almost an hour, we discussed topics such as client acquisition, hourly rate calculation, efficient work practices, and the ups and downs of being a freelancer.
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At the first "DevConfessions" meetup by Shopgate GmbH, I was invited as the only external speaker to analyze and challenge a total of seven false beliefs about clean coding in my talk.
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In a 45-minute talk, I discussed how crucial clean code is for efficient development, a productive team, and a successful project.
As a kickoff for the Agile Conference 2019, I was interviewed by the event organizer about my talk on "Clean Code."
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In my talk "15+ WTF Moments in JavaScript," I discuss the growing pains and issues that JavaScript suffers from and why the popular programming language is one of the most hated languages on the planet.
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In my talk "10x Coding - More Efficient Programming," I cover techniques, routines, hacks, and skills that will make you a better programmer.
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At the annual conference of the Swedish payment provider "Klarna," I delivered a lightning talk presenting a product to an audience of over 300 people.
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Trainer Certification
November 2020
Trainer Certification
Secure web applications -
Current attack techniques and countermeasures
February 2012
Current attack techniques and countermeasures
on the operating system, network, and service level
March 2013
Secure web applications -
Current attack techniques and countermeasures
June 2014
Zend Certified PHP Engineer
Juni 2015
"The Zend Certified PHP Engineer certification is an industry-standard that is often used as proof of a PHP developer’s competence."
