Yevhen
From Ukraine (UTC+3)
Yevhen – Typescript, PHP, React
Yevhen is a Senior PHP/Magento full-stack engineer with a front-end focus with 20 years of experience, specializing in e-commerce architecture, legacy modernization, and performance optimization. He has led technical teams, owned production delivery, and is skilled in Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and cloud infrastructure. His client-facing communication is clear and pragmatic, though his React and modern PHP fluency are at a middle level. Best suited for backend or Magento-focused roles requiring technical ownership and direct client interaction.
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CTO & Lead Developer
Led the technical architecture and delivery of multiple enterprise e-commerce and backend-intensive web platforms. The projects focused on scalable system design, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD automation, engineering best practices, complex third-party integrations, and performance optimization while supporting high-traffic business applications.
- Led technical strategy, architecture, infrastructure, CI/CD, and engineering standards for a 28-person engineering organization serving international clients across Ukraine, the EU, the US, Canada, Australia, and the Middle East;
- Delivered 50+ Magento projects across e-commerce, marketplace, and SaaS domains, covering custom modules, backend functionality, performance optimization, and third-party integrations;
- Led architecture and delivery for large-scale commerce platforms, including a Magento-based project with 1M products, 300+ categories, 80K recurring customers, and approximately $50K in daily sales;
- Owned technical discovery, risk analysis, estimation, and solution design for international client projects;
- Built and evolved production CI/CD pipelines using Docker Compose, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and Linux-based infrastructure;
- Designed caching and performance strategies using Redis and Varnish for production Magento platforms;
- Led a broader modernization, optimization, and refactoring effort on a production Magento platform, cutting time-to-first-byte from ~30s to ~200ms and reducing hosting costs from ~$10,000 to ~$2,500 per month;
- Established engineering workflows across teams, including Jira/Kanban processes, code review practices, technical interviewing, onboarding, mentoring, and engineering standards.
Software Architect & Lead Developer
Crypto payment processing platform with off-chain virtual wallets, transaction workflows, and event-driven backend architecture, including a supporting web frontend, mobile client, and analytics data pipeline.
- Designed and built a fintech MVP for crypto payments and custody operations as the sole technical owner on a long-running part-time project;
- Built backend services in TypeScript and NestJS using Temporal-based workflow orchestration;
- Applied Domain-Driven Design, Hexagonal Architecture, and event-driven design to separate business logic, workflows, integrations, and infrastructure concerns;
- Implemented off-chain virtual wallets with idempotent, append-only transaction records;
- Built asynchronous processing and messaging flows using NATS, Kafka, and BullMQ;
- Built the complete web frontend in React and Next.js and integrated it with the platform's backend services;
- Designed the data layer around PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and ClickHouse;
- Deployed the platform on Kubernetes with GitHub Actions CI/CD;
- Built a mobile client from scratch using Kotlin Multiplatform.
Software Architect & Lead Developer
Multi-store, multi-language e-commerce platform built from scratch for 4 stores and 2 languages, supporting 130K products, 50K users, and approximately 2.5K orders per month, encompassing backend services, storefront, workflow orchestration, and observability.
- Served as the sole technical owner of a production-grade headless e-commerce platform, driving its architecture and end-to-end delivery;
- Developed backend services in TypeScript and NestJS using microservices, Domain-Driven Design (DDD), and event-driven architecture;
- Created the customer-facing storefront with React and Next.js, integrating it seamlessly with headless backend services. Architected asynchronous messaging and processing pipelines using NATS and BullMQ;
- Orchestrated complex order workflows, initially leveraging Saga and Transactional Outbox patterns before migrating to Temporal-based workflow orchestration;
- Established observability capabilities with OpenTelemetry and ClickHouse to improve monitoring and system diagnostics;
- Automated deployment and delivery pipelines using Docker Compose and GitHub Actions, streamlining the CI/CD process.
Senior Full-stack Developer
Magento 2 e-commerce platform for a nationwide retail network of 2.5K stores, supporting 200K products and 10K recurring users, covering custom storefront theming, backend functionality, a companion mobile application, ERP synchronization, and push-notification integration.
- Delivered a production Magento 2 e-commerce platform and supporting mobile application as the sole developer;
- Implemented custom Magento 2 backend functionality, modules, and storefront theming based on Figma designs;
- Built a supporting backend service in TypeScript, Node.js, and NestJS for Firebase integration and mobile application communication;
- Built a mobile application in Flutter from scratch;
- Implemented full 1C ERP integration covering catalog synchronization, user data, and checkout flow;
- Integrated Firebase for push notifications, real-time updates, and analytics.
Senior Magento Developer & Tech Lead
Magento-based e-commerce product delivery for a Swedish agency and its Northern European clients, covering custom development, CI/CD, and performance optimization for a dedicated development team.
- Led an 11-person dedicated team serving a Swedish agency and its Northern European e-commerce clients;
- Delivered approximately 30 small Magento 1 projects, template-based commerce implementations with custom modules, themes, and third-party integrations;
- Introduced Docker-based project setup and deployment workflows using Docker Compose and Jenkins;
- Reduced new project deployment to a single-command process by standardizing Docker Compose environments and Jenkins-based delivery pipelines;
- Built an internal project-templating system that allowed new Magento projects to be scaffolded from templates with preconfigured modules and interfaces.
Magento Developer
Magento 1 e-commerce store development for US clients as part of a large engineering team, covering custom modules, themes, payment and shipping integrations, and store optimization.
- Contributed to 5 Magento 1 e-commerce projects as part of a 20+ engineer team, covering module development, themes, integrations, and store optimization
- Participated in code reviews and collaborated with other engineers to maintain delivery quality
Magento Developer, Team Lead
Magento 1, Drupal, WordPress, and custom web development for international clients, progressing from hands-on development into leading a small development team, including Varnish and 1C ERP integrations.
- Built and maintained websites on Magento 1, Drupal, WordPress, and custom-built stacks, including modules, themes, storefront functionality, and third-party integrations for international clients
- Progressed into a Team Lead role, leading a 5-person development team across Magento 1, Drupal, WordPress, and custom projects, covering planning, estimation, code review, and mentoring
- Implemented Varnish caching for high-traffic e-commerce projects