Valentin Boyko
Verified Expert in Engineering
WordPress Developer
Tashkent, Tashkent Province, Uzbekistan
Toptal member since April 16, 2020
Valentin is a highly skilled full-stack developer with 15+ years of experience in WordPress development. He's known for his attention to detail and efficient work ethic, which enable him to exceed client expectations. As a Toptal talent, he consistently delivers exceptional results that drive client success. Valentin is passionate about staying up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies and constantly seeks new challenges to push his skills to the next level.
Portfolio
Experience
- WordPress - 17 years
- PHP - 17 years
- WordPress Themes - 10 years
- WordPress Plugins - 10 years
- Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) - 6 years
- WooCommerce - 6 years
- WordPress REST API - 5 years
- Vue - 3 years
Preferred Environment
NPM, Figma, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, GitLab, Slack, Webpack, PhpStorm, Docker, Tailwind CSS
The most amazing...
...products that I've contributed to the development were WordPress themes built at the company, StylemixThemes; these reached the top of Theme Forest's rankings.
Work Experience
Full-stack Developer
Freelance
- Developed dozens of sites, mainly WordPress, with vastly different requirements and complexities for clients all over the world. Some sites included building eCommerce solutions based on WooCommerce.
- Built a progressive web app (PWA) with WordPress on the back end and Vue on the front end.
- Developed an FTP client with Electron and Vue for internal company use.
- Redesigned the website of a subsidiary of a large Swedish company according to the rebranding process.
- Developed a custom loan calculator for a Swedish bank, based on an Excel document that was provided.
- Built a web stock-management system based on WooCommerce for many sales points of a large store.
- Developed a website for a logistics company, including CRM integration and a delivery cost calculator with around 15 options to choose from. The company is working with several marketplaces.
- Created a web application for a Ukrainian company to check International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers for phone registrations.
- Constructed the back end and front end of an MVP for a music streaming service. The back end was built on Laravel and WordPress, and the front end on Vue.
Full-stack Developer
StylemixThemes
- Developed WordPress themes from scratch from various design types, including those created with Photoshop, Adobe XD, Zeplin, Avocode, Figma, and more. These themes have been sold on the Theme Forest platform.
- Customized WordPress sites according to the clients' needs.
- Developed WordPress plug-ins for company purposes.
- Built a single-page application with a WordPress REST API on the back end and Vue.js on the front end.
WordPress Developer
Freelance
- Developed dozens of sites, mainly using WordPress, with many different requirements and complexities for clients all over the world. Some projects included building eCommerce solutions based on WooCommerce.
- Worked with different frameworks and CMSs, including WordPress, Laravel, and Joomla.
- Developed a custom subscription management system on top of WooCommerce Subscriptions.
Experience
Telenor Connexion
https://www.telenorconnexion.com/I worked with a Telenor Group site called Telenor Connexion. This site focuses on IoT and related fields. My work included implementing the design updates in accordance with the new company rules.
Caveon | Test Security Solutions and Software
https://www.caveon.com/Froda Loan Calculator
http://froda.se/I developed a loan calculator on the front page. It was built from a client's Excel application. I also implemented some Excel financial functions in JavaScript like PMT and IPMT. It was also built with SCSS, native JavaScript, and HTML.
Full-stack Development Work at Open Homes
https://www.open-homes.com/Good To Great Schools Australia
https://www.goodtogreatschools.org.au/I led the migration to a Next.js front end, using WordPress strictly as a headless CMS and LMS data source via REST/GraphQL APIs. This allowed for a highly customized, app-like user interface that remains lightning-fast even under heavy traffic. To solve the challenge of user fragmentation, I integrated Auth0, providing teachers and administrators with a secure, unified login experience. By implementing rigorous CI/CD workflows, I empowered the team to ship features faster and with greater confidence, ensuring that the platform’s uptime remained high for the thousands of students relying on it.
Backyard Design
https://backyarddesignusa.com/I was brought in to transform their digital infrastructure into a "headless-first" production powerhouse. I redesigned the order management flow to handle intricate product variations and built custom integrations with Google Sheets and Drive. This turned a manual file-handling process into an automated pipeline, where customer designs are instantly synced to the production team’s cloud folders. To future-proof their operations, I developed a standalone Print Product Management System using Symfony for the heavy backend logic and Next.js for a lightning-fast admin dashboard. This decoupled system communicates with WordPress via a custom-built REST API, allowing the staff to manage thousands of custom prints without ever slowing down the customer’s shopping experience.
Skills
Libraries/APIs
WooCommerce API, WordPress API, REST APIs, React, Vue, jQuery, Sage, WordPress REST API, Salesforce API, Stripe, Stripe API, Web3.js, Node.js, Amazon API, Stripe Connect, Typeform.io, Telegram Messenger API, Vuex
Tools
Avocode, Figma, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), Slider Revolution, WPBakery, Composer, Gutenberg Editor, NPM, Git, GitHub, Google Analytics, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Wix, Claude Code, PhpStorm, Gulp, Webpack, Slack, Skype, Microsoft Teams, GitLab, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Zeplin, Sketch, Grunt, Vue CLI, Microsoft Excel, GitLab CI/CD, Ansible
Languages
HTML, Sass, CSS, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, SCSS, PHP
Frameworks
Bootstrap, Next.js, Laravel, Tailwind CSS, Yarn, Angular, Vuetify, CodeIgniter, Symfony
Paradigms
REST, Responsive Web Design (RWD), DevOps, RESTful Development, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Scrum, UX Design, UI Design
Platforms
WordPress, WooCommerce, Docker, WordPress Theme Design, Salesforce, Azure, Webflow, KeystoneJS, MacOS, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Storage
WP Engine, MySQL, Databases, PostgreSQL, Amazon S3 (AWS S3)
Industry Expertise
Web Design
Other
Elementor, CSS Grid, CSS3 Animation, PSD to WordPress, Custom Themes, eCommerce, Payment APIs, Online Payments, APIs, WordPress Plugins, SVG, WordPress Themes, WordPress Optimization, WordPress Design, Gravity Forms, Architecture, Webhooks, API Integration, Avada, Integration, Back-end, WooCommerce Subscriptions 2, Front-end, SSH, Web UX, HTML UI, Custom Post Types, Animation, QR Codes, Content Management Systems (CMS), Client Portals, User Experience (UX), Learning Management Systems (LMS), Prototyping, Web Development, PDF, Pixel Perfect, Google SEO, Websites, Web UI, Full-stack, Technical Leadership, WordPress Multinetwork, WordPress Multisite, CMS, User Interface (UI), SEO Tools, GoDaddy, Shopify Design, Shopify Customizations, Cloudflare, Stripe Subscriptions, Design, RSS Feeds, Strapi, WordPress Rescue, Linux Administration, CI/CD Pipelines
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