Paras Sood, Developer in Dublin, Ireland
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Paras Sood

Verified Expert  in Engineering

PHP Performance Developer

Dublin, Ireland

Toptal member since September 12, 2019

Expertise
PHPMagentojQueryDockerMySQLJiraAgile DevelopmentSoftware Development
Bio

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

Sitesquad
Magento, Avalara Tax API, Amazon, BrainTree, UPS API, FedEx API, Redis, NGINX...
Imprint Plus
Magento 2, Magento, PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, MySQL
Smartbox Group
HTML, CSS, Knockout (Knockout.js), PHP

Experience

  • Magento 1 - 8 years
  • PHP Performance - 7 years
  • eCommerce APIs - 5 years
  • PHPUnit - 4 years
  • Magento 2 - 2 years
  • PHP 7 - 2 years
  • React - 2 years

Availability

Full-time

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

2020 - 2023
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.
Technologies: Magento, Avalara Tax API, Amazon, BrainTree, UPS API, FedEx API, Redis, NGINX, New Relic, Jira, Magento 2, Magento 1, JavaScript, APIs, MySQL, PHP 7, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Magento Developer

2020 - 2022
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.
Technologies: Magento 2, Magento, PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, MySQL

Senior Magento Consultant

2017 - 2019
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.
Technologies: HTML, CSS, Knockout (Knockout.js), PHP

Senior Software Developer

2015 - 2017
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.
Technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Magento

Senior Software Developer

2013 - 2015
Lenskart
  • Mentored a team of young Magento developers.
  • Debugged checkout and performance issues.
Technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Magento

B2B Magento Commerce API integration

I replaced Magento's pricing and stock engine with real-time API-based data pulled from an ERP system. I made the integration scalable and performant with the use of relevant technologies like Redis-based in-memory caching and so on.

Development and Bug Fixing for a Magento Partner Agency

I worked on a number of features and bug fixes on a Magento Commerce project 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/
I architected and implemented a complete click-and-collect journey with the Google Maps API integration to suggest the closest stores with availability to customers.

Custom B2B Functionality

For PallasFoods, I created a custom checkout for bulk purchases.

Magento Facebook Chatbot for Customer Service and Queries

During the Smartbox annual Hackathon, I led the team that created a Facebook chatbot to help customers with their voucher-related queries. Smartbox sells gift vouchers that can then be redeemed for experience gifts by the person who has been gifted the voucher. The chatbot was intended to bring down operational costs for customer service.
2014 - 2016

Master's Degree in Computer Science

Trinity College Dublin - Dublin, Ireland

2007 - 2011

Bachelor of Technology Degree in Computer Science

National Institute of Technology | Warangal - Andhra Pradesh, India

NOVEMBER 2019 - PRESENT

Magento 2 Certified Front-end Developer

Magento

NOVEMBER 2019 - PRESENT

Magento 2 Solution Specialist

Magento

JULY 2019 - PRESENT

Magento 2 Professional Developer

Magento

JUNE 2019 - PRESENT

Magento 2 Associate Developer

Magento

OCTOBER 2016 - PRESENT

Magento 1 Front-end Developer

Magento

MAY 2015 - PRESENT

Magento 1 Solution Specialist

Magento

MARCH 2015 - PRESENT

Magento 1 Developer Plus

Magento

Libraries/APIs

jQuery, React, Avalara Tax API, UPS API, FedEx API

Tools

Blackfire, PhpStorm, Xdebug, Jira, Git, NGINX

Languages

PHP 7, CSS3, PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, HTML5

Frameworks

Knockout (Knockout.js), PHPUnit

Platforms

Magento Enterprise, Magento 2, Magento 1, New Relic, Docker, Linux, MacOS, Ubuntu, Magento, Amazon, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Paradigms

Agile, Kanban, Scrum

Storage

MySQL, Redis

Other

PHP Performance, eCommerce APIs, Software Development, Profiling, BrainTree, APIs

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