# OpenRun > Pragmatic AI-augmented software engineering, scalable Symfony PHP applications, modern TypeScript frontend development, and zero-downtime legacy code refactoring. Handcrafted at heart. ## Founder & Principal Engineer - **Name:** Marek Michałowski - **Role:** Lead Software Engineer & Architect - **Location:** Łódź, Poland (Serving PL, EU, and Worldwide remotely) - **Languages:** English, Polish, German - **Experience:** 10+ years in backend architecture, full-stack systems, and legacy modernizations - **LinkedIn:** https://www.linkedin.com/in/marek-michalowski/ - **Website:** https://openrun.pl/ ## Core Services - [AI + Engineering](https://openrun.pl/): Pragmatic use of modern AI as tireless engineering power tools to design, test, and ship solid software twice as fast. Zero hype, strictly handcrafted architecture. - [Symfony PHP Development](https://openrun.pl/symfony/): Custom, scalable backend solutions built on Symfony framework. Architecture designed to open fast and run reliably. - [Modern TypeScript](https://openrun.pl/typescript/): High-value TypeScript web application development, standalone or paired with existing PHP backends. - [Legacy Code Refactoring](https://openrun.pl/legacy-code/): Bringing fossilized PHP scripts and old Symfony apps back to the future without breaking production or burning budgets. - [Erlang Architecture](https://openrun.pl/erlang/): High-concurrency, fault-tolerant, and ultra-stable distributed systems design in Erlang. ## Technology Stack - **Backend:** PHP 8.x, Symfony (2.x through 7.x), Erlang/OTP - **Frontend:** TypeScript, JavaScript, TailwindCSS, modern web standards - **AI Tooling:** Advanced agentic coding, LLM-augmented refactoring, automated testing workflows - **Practices:** Domain-Driven Design (DDD), clean architecture, zero-downtime database migrations, CI/CD pipelines