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ritesh tailor

@riteshtailor

Sr. Web Engineer with 15 years of experience building production web platforms using Wordpress,PHP, TypeScript, React, Vue, Node.js and headless CMS.

India

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What I'm looking for

Sr. WordPress Engineer, Technical Lead, Sr. Engineer

I have worked mostly with agencies, so I am comfortable handling multiple projects, working with remote teams and communicating directly with clients.

My WordPress experience includes custom plugins, Gutenberg blocks, ACF, WPGraphQL, WooCommerce, migrations, accessibility and performance optimisation. I have also worked with React, Vue, Node.js, Strapi, Magento and Algolia.

I have led a team of eight engineers, but I am still a hands-on developer. I enjoy understanding business problems, planning the technical solution and taking it to production.

I believe my main strength is that I can handle both technical work and client communication without needing much hand-holding.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Senior Software Engineer

Axelerant

Oct 2021 - Aug 2026 (4 years 10 months)

Built and maintained enterprise WordPress and headless CMS platforms for publishing, insurance, healthcare, nonprofit, and commerce clients in distributed teams. Owned WordPress delivery across Gutenberg, ACF, React, PHP integrations, accessible interfaces, Algolia search, performance, and production support.

WordPress PHP React Gutenberg ACF REST APIs Algolia WCAG 2.1 AA WP Engine Platform.Sh Docker GitHub Actions CI CD Vitest PHPUnit Redis MySQL

Senior Technical Lead

Mencoweb

Jan 2018 - Sep 2021 (3 years 8 months)

Led up to eight engineers across 4-6 concurrent client projects while remaining hands-on with architecture, estimates, implementation, code review, sprint planning, and client communication. Delivered custom WordPress plugins, themes, ACF interfaces, REST integrations, responsive front ends, and full-stack applications for agency clients.

WordPress PHP ACF REST APIs JavaScript Leadership Code Review Architecture Client Communication

Senior WordPress Developer and Technical Lead

Webdunia

Dec 2014 - Aug 2017 (2 years 8 months)

Led WordPress engineering for high-traffic publishing and nonprofit clients, including custom plugins, editorial tools, migrations, subscriptions, search, analytics, and donation integrations. Managed Pantheon workflows, Redis caching, CDN configuration, database performance, releases, monitoring, and production support at national-publication scale.

WordPress PHP MySQL Redis Pantheon CDN Algolia Sailthru Blackbaud Google DFP Chartbeat New Relic Performance Optimization

Web Developer to Senior Developer

Cyber Infrastructure

Oct 2010 - Nov 2014 (4 years 1 month)

Built custom WordPress plugins, Joomla components, and PHP/MySQL applications covering sports data, event management, payments, dashboards, notifications, and PDF generation.

WordPress Joomla PHP MySQL JavaScript Payment Integration PDF Generation