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Saad Tarhi

@saadtarhi

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I build extensible WordPress and WooCommerce products used at scale.

Morocco

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to build reliable, extensible WordPress, WooCommerce, React, or full-stack products, with meaningful ownership of architecture, debugging, testing, and developer tooling.

I contributed to WooCommerce Core at Automattic, shipping and maintaining Cart and Checkout features used by millions of stores. I also helped migrate their state architecture to @wordpress/data and built a compatibility system for payment gateways.

I'm now building WordPress plugins and React-powered tools, including a Google Drive integration with asynchronous background jobs and a Composer-based PSR-4 architecture. I've also led backend debugging for Shipper, stabilizing session persistence and sandbox reliability across deployed client apps.

Earlier, I owned frontend architecture for an inventory platform at CH Group, delivering real-time chat, Stripe payments, and data visualizations. Across WordPress, React, PHP, TypeScript, and Node.js, I focus on extensible systems, debugging, testing, and reliability.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Independent Software Engineer

Current

Self Employed

Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 7 months)

Building WordPress plugins and React-powered WP tools, plus selective full-stack work (AI SaaS) focused on debugging and reliability. Engineered a WordPress + React plugin integrating Google Drive APIs and led back-end debugging for an AI SaaS platform.

WordPress React TypeScript Express Google Drive Composer PSR 4 Vitest MSW

Senior Software Engineer

Automattic

Dec 2021 - Jan 2024 (2 years 1 month)

Core contributor to WooCommerce and Gutenberg-based plugins, working on production features used by millions of stores. Led a major state architecture refactor and designed a plugin compatibility system.

WordPress WooCommerce Gutenberg PHP React TypeScript @Wordpress Data Playwright Puppeteer CI CD

Senior Front-End Engineer

CH Group

May 2020 - Dec 2021 (1 year 7 months)

Built a React + Redux admin app for an inventory platform, owning frontend architecture and API contract. Shipped real-time chat, payments, and data visualizations, and launched a public-facing Next.js product.

React Redux Socket.IO Stripe Next.js SEO Performance Optimization

Senior Front-End Engineer

Freelancer

Feb 2019 - May 2020 (1 year 3 months)

Delivered framework-less JavaScript (ES6) apps with modular architecture, focusing on maintainability and performance. Integrated Firebase Auth/Firestore where needed.

JavaScript ES6 MVC Firebase Firestore

WordPress Developer & SEO Specialist

Groupe Confiance

Nov 2017 - Feb 2019 (1 year 3 months)

Led WordPress technical and SEO audits, executing improvements to performance, responsiveness, and accessibility. Implemented on-page and technical SEO strategies, resulting in significant increases in user sessions and keyword rankings.

WordPress PHP CSS SEO Google Analytics Performance Optimization

Independent Web Developer

Self Employed

Oct 2015 - Sep 2017 (1 year 11 months)

Developed and maintained custom WordPress websites, translating PSD mockups into responsive, semantic HTML/CSS. Shipped lightweight vanilla JavaScript enhancements and evaluated a community forum for migration paths.

WordPress HTML CSS JavaScript Responsive Design

Web Developer

Various Digital Agencies

Mar 2014 - Oct 2015 (1 year 7 months)

Built custom WordPress themes and websites for agency clients, delivering pixel-perfect PSD to responsive pages in collaboration with dev and SEO teams.

WordPress PHP HTML CSS JavaScript SEO