Magento Developer in Birmingham, United Kingdom

Optimized a large Magento 2 store so that it would pass a Core Web Vitals audit and achieve a good Google PageSpeed score. I implemented the following to achieve the goal:
• Compressed fonts.
• Minified and preloaded assets.
• Preconnected origins.
• Created critical CSS to eliminate render-blocking assets.
• Deferred and delayed third-party scripts, such as live chat, tracking, and analytics services.
• Eliminated theme layout shifts during page load.
• Connected image compression service and configured CDN.
• Configured varnish to minimize TTFB and set the leverage browser cache.

Before implementing all of this on a real-world store, I had to do a lot of R&D because there are very limited resources that describe how to apply these techniques for Magento.

Migrated a Magento 1 site to a new Magento 2 build that was integrated within WordPress with 20+ store views for different countries. As one of three developers, I focused mainly on the front end, implementing the design for the category page, product page, some CMS widgets, and flexible content elements for WordPress. I also migrated a few modules from the legacy Magento 1 build.

Technologies: Magento 1 and 2, WordPress, PHP, MySQL, Less, CSS, HTML5, JavaScript

Redesigned an eCommerce website:
• Installed a third-party theme.
• Created a child theme with hundreds of design amends for mobile, tablet, and desktop across all site pages, including CMS, category, product, basket, and checkout pages.
• Implemented responsive image collages.
• Resolved a third-party theme to address cross-browser compatibility issues.

Technologies: Magento 2, PHP, MySQL, LESS, CSS, HTML, JavaScript

Customized a third-party theme and plugins to achieve the design requirements. I implemented a custom brands page that automatically generates brands and sorts them in A-Z order, grabbing data from the vendor field.

Technologies: Shopify, Liquid, Sass, CSS, HTML5, JavaScript

Completely redesigned the original Magento 2 site, using a third-party theme and hundreds of design changes throughout the site to give it a unique style and features.

Technologies: Magento, PHP, MySQL, WordPress, HTML, CSS, JavaScript

The site had a poorly implemented legacy extension for privilege cards, which was developed by the previous agency. The client couldn't afford a complete rebuild of this extension, but any minor changes in the logic and UI of this extension caused complex issues and bugs. Therefore, the client wanted to raise the quality of testing before any live deployment.

I designed and implemented a range of automated Selenium unit tests that used BrowserStack to emulate real user interactions with their Magento 2 site. I also created a single-page dashboard to track the execution and results of the tests. Organized as suites, their purpose was to check key user journeys: adding a product to cart, checkout, login and registration, and applying discount codes and privilege cards.

Fully configured data migration config files (table and field mapping and integrity conflicts resolution) for the migration of a huge 8GB database of all previous customers, orders, and product information to the new Magento 2 site.

Technologies: Magento 1, Magento 2, PHP, SQL, XML

Improved the B2B legacy site by implementing a multilangual site structure within a rare CMS platform, improving translations, and training the staff to manage the content on all pages.

Technologies: HostCMS, HTML, CSS, PHP, XML