Sainath Kotha, Developer in Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Sainath Kotha

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Software Developer

Location
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Toptal Member Since
August 5, 2016

Sai is an entrepreneur programmer focused on web and app development. He has extensive experience in complex application development and loves to build applications that are complicated under the hood and indispensable to clients or their customers.

Shopify ThemeShopify DesignShopify CustomizationsAjaxAppsPHPMySQLObject-oriented Programming (OOP)JavaScriptWindowsCSSjQueryShopify PlusShopify APIFacebook API

Portfolio

NextGenLabs
Amazon Web Services (AWS), AngularJS, TypeScript, CSS, HTML, Liquid, JavaScript...
Doaide
MySQL, PHP, Android
Drkart
CSS, HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, MySQL, PHP

Experience

PHP - 11 yearsJavaScript - 11 yearsREST - 10 yearsShopify API - 7 yearsShopify Plus - 7 yearsShopify - 7 yearsBigCommerce API - 5 yearsBigCommerce - 3 years

Availability

Full-time

Preferred Environment

Aptana, Git, Android Studio, Visual Studio Code (VS Code)

The most amazing...

...product I've coded is my own CMS, Quikc. It has been used to build more than 50 projects and will soon be open-sourced.

Work Experience

Project Manager

2017 - PRESENT
NextGenLabs
  • Developed a Shopify app to add custom fields to Shopfiy resources like products, variants, articles, and orders. This app helps shop owners to convert their shop into a CMS.
  • Developed a product comparison Shopify app which helps customers choose the best product.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), AngularJS, TypeScript, CSS, HTML, Liquid, JavaScript, jQuery, Angular, MySQL, PHP, Shopify

Application Developer

2015 - 2017
Doaide
  • Created a next-generation Todo application for the Android platform.
  • Utilized a REST API to support different platforms.
  • Developed a seamless synchronization between the server and various devices.
  • Implemented a versioning system to support multiple versions of the app at a time.
  • Created different views to make access user-friendly for different levels of users.
Technologies: MySQL, PHP, Android

Full-stack Developer

2015 - 2017
Drkart
  • Created an eCommerce platform for medical equipment.
  • Developed different user roles like associates and users.
  • Added payment gateways like PayPal and PayU.
  • Built in-context editing to edit content from the admin panel using Quikr.
  • Implemented advanced reporting features.
Technologies: CSS, HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, MySQL, PHP

Full-stack Developer

2015 - 2017
Knifeman Direct
  • Helped build a platform where users can purchase and rent knives.
  • Made it responsive across all platforms.
  • Created a single-page booking system to book repairs.
  • Implemented different access levels for users, admin, and subs.
  • Added a payment API for PayPal.
Technologies: CSS, HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, MySQL, PHP, Magento

Full-stack Developer

2015 - 2015
Zulushop
  • Created an app that will synchronize the products (more than 70k) and orders between multiple stores and platforms (like Amazon, eBay, and Sears).
  • Implemented a Sears API.
  • Created seamless synchronization with other servers and APIs.
  • Implemented new extensions.
  • Built Cron scripts to auto-execute the required tasks.
Technologies: CSS, HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, MySQL, PHP, Magento

Full-stack Developer

2014 - 2015
VIbloo
  • Created a platform for tutors to post their experience as videos.
  • Built a video converter to different formats using FFmpeg.
  • Implemented a REST API.
  • Utilized Amazon APIs like EC2, S3, SQS, SNS, and more.
  • Wrote Cron scripts to automate some implementations.
Technologies: FFmpeg, Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS), Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Amazon S3 (AWS S3), CSS, HTML, JavaScript, MySQL, PHP

Full-stack Developer

2012 - 2014
Oncology Tube
  • Helped create an online video portal for oncology-related activities.
  • Implemented playlists.
  • Created an API to support video-playing in another server using embed options.
  • Added a conversion mechanism to convert videos to different formats using FFmpeg.
  • Implemented synchronization and APIs.
Technologies: CSS, HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, MySQL, PHP

Web Developer

2012 - 2012
Comedy Lab
  • Contributed to the development of an online comedy video sharing platform.
  • Implemented conversion mechanisms.
  • Created a playlist system.
  • Implemented a JW Player.
  • Added an events system.
Technologies: CSS, HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, MySQL, PHP

Lifedna

Developed an eCommerce platform that automatically picks the products for the users according to their questionnaire and DNA. Technologies used include Laravel, Shopify, PHP, MySQL, jQuery, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

Lisavontang

Created an eCommerce platform that allows customers to customize their jackets. Technologies used include Shopify, PHP, MySQL, jQuery, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

Metafields Master App for Shopify

Created a Shopify app to add custom fields to Shopify resources like products, variants, or articles. With this app, you can create as many fields as you like. Technologies used include Shopify, PHP, MySQL, jQuery, Angular, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

Product Comparison App for Shopify

Developed a Shopify app for product comparisons, that helps customers to compare similar products and choose the best one (e.g., mobile phones). Technologies used include Shopify, PHP, MySQL, Angular 4, TypeScript, jQuery, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

My Mobile Sharpening Guy

Created an online tool that allows users to rent knives in the UK. Technologies used include Magento, PHP, MySQL, jQuery, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

Tool Technic System

Created an online tool to manage and process the repairs to Fein and Festool products. Technologies used include PHP, MySQL, jQuery, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

Sparxx Auto

An eCommerce site built for automobile parts. It has a database of over 100 thousand products. The best thing we have built in this site is a complex search where the user has the option to go through different variants to select the parts they want.

Technologies used include osCommerce, PhP, MySQL, Ajax, jQuery, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

Product Customizer and Back-end Image Creation

https://www.cheerily.co/
An eCommerce platform to sell custom baby clothing.

Technologies used include Shopify, PHP, MySQL, jQuery, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

Monkey Merch App

A Shopify app that helps store owners to add and sort their products into collections.

Technologies used include Shopify, Shopify API, PHP, MySQL, jQuery, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

Custom Checkout for Bigcommerce

Implemented custom payment methods that are not supported by the Bigcommerce platform. The custom payment methods include
EMI payment method, cryptocurrency, eCheck for Bigcommerce. This also includes dynamic pricing depending on the payment method selected.

Loyalty Program App

Developed a loyalty program custom application for Bigcommerce where the customers will be awarded different loyalty points based on the purchases they make. Customers can use the reward points to purchase gift items.

Languages

SCSS, Liquid Template, HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, TypeScript, SQL, C++, C

Frameworks

AngularJS, CodeIgniter, Angular, Laravel 5, Laravel, Symfony, CakePHP, Bootstrap

Libraries/APIs

Liquid, Shopify API, PayPal API, jQuery, PayU API, Facebook API, BigCommerce API, React, jQuery UI, FFmpeg, YouTube API, Authorize.net, Google AdWords, Google API, Amazon API, Node.js

Tools

Shopify Plus, Android Studio, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS), Google Cloud Messaging, Aptana, Git, Angular CLI

Paradigms

REST, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Agile Software Development, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Test-driven Development (TDD), Model View Controller (MVC), Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Platforms

Shopify, osCommerce, Magento, Android, Windows, BigCommerce, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Drupal, Linux, Visual Studio Code (VS Code)

Storage

MySQL, JSON, Amazon S3 (AWS S3)

Other

Shopify Theme, Shopify Design, Shopify Customizations, Apps, Ajax, BigCommerce Stencil Design, Custom Shopify Apps, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Search Engine Marketing (SEM), Digital Marketing

2006 - 2014

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering

K L University - Guntur, India

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