Paras Sood
Verified Expert in Engineering
PHP Performance Developer
With several years of hands-on Magento experience and four Magento 2 certifications, Paras is an expert developer with the proven ability to build efficient, scalable apps/modules in Magento and diagnose performance issues. He's worked on complex integrations with third-party systems such as CRMs, ERPs, gift cards, stores, and more. Paras is an exemplary communicator and problem solver. Paras has now over 900 billed hours on Toptal!
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
Git, PhpStorm, Ubuntu, Docker, MacOS
The most amazing...
...project I've done was replacing Magento's pricing, stock, and customer account engine with real-time calls to other services over a RESTFul API.
Work Experience
eCommerce Developer
Sitesquad
- Worked on the performance enhancement of Magento 2 websites.
- Conducted upgrades, debugged hard-to-find problems, and helped clients elevate their bottom line by following best practices.
- Analyzed issues in a high-traffic environment and deployed fixes to ensure no blockers were introduced.
Magento Developer
Imprint Plus
- Worked on Magento's B2B suite with many customizations both on the front-end and the server side.
- Used Jira as a reporting tool and maintained the website on the Magento Cloud.
- Oversaw several key feature launches along with day-to-day maintenance and bug fixing.
Senior Magento Consultant
Smartbox Group
- Consulted on the potential business uses of Magento.
- Implemented integrations with the Salesforce CRM.
- Ensured the quality of customer data (consisting of over 9 million customer records in the database from across ten countries in Europe, spread over ten years).
- Worked on the platform and API team on complex ERP integrations with MS AX and Navision.
- Conducted code reviews for other developers on the team.
- Helped other developers to learn Magento.
Senior Software Developer
Monsoon Consulting
- Worked on Magento 1 and Magento 2 projects for the only Magento partner in Ireland.
- Developed complex journeys like click-and-collect and so on.
- Conducted code reviews for the team.
- Helped mentor junior developers.
- Built integrations with ERPs and other third-party integrations.
- Developed custom B2B and checkout functionalities.
Senior Software Developer
Lenskart
- Mentored a team of young Magento developers.
- Debugged checkout and performance issues.
Experience
B2B Magento Commerce API integration
Development and Bug Fixing for a Magento Partner Agency
My communication was prompt and the project management team was provided regular updates on progress, bottlenecks, and issues which if resolved would make delivery faster.
Woodies.ie
https://www.woodies.ie/Custom B2B Functionality
Magento Facebook Chatbot for Customer Service and Queries
Skills
Languages
PHP 7, CSS3, PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, HTML5
Frameworks
Knockout (Knockout.js), PHPUnit
Libraries/APIs
jQuery, React, Avalara Tax API, UPS API, FedEx API
Tools
Blackfire, PhpStorm, Xdebug, Jira, Git, NGINX
Platforms
Magento Enterprise, Magento 2, Magento 1, New Relic, Docker, Linux, MacOS, Ubuntu, Magento, Amazon, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Other
PHP Performance, eCommerce APIs, Software Development, Profiling, BrainTree, APIs
Paradigms
Agile, Kanban, Scrum
Storage
MySQL, Redis
Education
Master's Degree in Computer Science
Trinity College Dublin - Dublin, Ireland
Bachelor of Technology Degree in Computer Science
National Institute of Technology | Warangal - Andhra Pradesh, India
Certifications
Magento 2 Certified Front-end Developer
Magento
Magento 2 Solution Specialist
Magento
Magento 2 Professional Developer
Magento
Magento 2 Associate Developer
Magento
Magento 1 Front-end Developer
Magento
Magento 1 Solution Specialist
Magento
Magento 1 Developer Plus
Magento
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