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Slava Vasenin

@slavavasenin

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I build and lead WordPress products, scalable web platforms, DevOps pipelines, and AI-assisted engineering workflows.

Latvia

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to build and lead scalable web products, improve engineering workflows with DevOps and AI tooling, and help teams deliver reliable WordPress and web platforms.

I've built WordPress products at WPML, Awesome Motive, XWP, and Visual Composer, from multilingual translation workflows to reusable UI systems and enterprise site migrations.

At WPML, I delivered 90+ tickets for the 5.0 release cycle, led Taxonomy Translation backend and dashboard work, improved translation sync and database performance, and integrated AI agents into ticket delivery and end-to-end testing.

As a lead engineer and CTO, I've created React-based editors, Laravel services, CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes infrastructure, and shared component libraries while helping teams improve onboarding, planning, and delivery.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Senior Software Engineer

OnTheGoSystems

Jan 2025 - Jan 2026 (1 year)

Core developer on WPML, the leading multilingual plugin for WordPress, delivering 90+ tickets across the WPML 5.0 release cycle. Led backend and dashboard work for Taxonomy Translation, designed translator workflows, and built AI-assisted delivery tooling.

PHP WordPress React Redux Redux Saga Jest PHPUnit XLIFF REST MySQL Gitlab CI PHPCS PHPStan DDEV Docker Python Chrome DevTools Protocol Claude Code Claude APIs Codex LLM routing

Thrive Themes Team Lead

Awesome Motive

Jan 2024 - Jan 2025 (1 year)

Provided support for 13 family products, revamped existing projects, and led development of foundational components and a shared UI library. Reduced bug resolution time by automating CI/CD and cut onboarding ramp-up from 1 month to under 2 weeks.

PHP WordPress Laravel React TypeScript NodeJS ExpressJS Webpack Rspack Backbone.Js Storybook Chromatic Pnpm Nx (Monorepo)Gutenberg Buddy.Works GitHub Actions PHPCS ESLint Jest PHPUnit Web Vitals GitHub Co Pilot Cursor

Lead Engineer

XWP

Jan 2021 - Jan 2024 (3 years)

Migrated 5+ websites to WordPress for high-profile clients including Forbes, NerdWallet, and Vice. Gained hands-on experience with the VIP WordPress platform and integrated third-party payment systems.

WordPress Gutenberg React Next.js PHPCS ESLint PHPUnit Elasticsearch Web Vitals UI UX

Lead Engineer, CTO

TechMill

Jan 2013 - Jan 2021 (8 years)

Architect and first developer of Visual Composer, a drag-and-drop visual editor for WordPress. Developed the React-based content editor, integrated Agile methodologies, and implemented DevOps best practices.

React NodeJS Webpack VC Cake PHP Laravel Lumen WordPress Composer Docker Kubernetes GitHub Actions Gitlab AWS Google Cloud Platform CircleCi PHPUnit Jest Cypress

Development Lead

WPBakery

Jan 2012 - Jan 2013 (1 year)

First developer to improve the codebase of WPBakery, a leading drag-and-drop content editor for WordPress. Developed the first true drag-and-drop editor with backend and frontend editor, supporting 1.5 million sites.

Backbone.Js Bootstrap jQuery PHP Laravel WordPress AWS Gulp Grunt Bower JsCS PHPUnit

Software Engineer

Pozitel

Jan 2011 - Jan 2012 (1 year)

Worked on a modern VoIP web service with the cheapest rates for calls, based on Ruby on Rails. Developed a testing pipeline with automated deployment and a mobile application for Android.

jQuery Ruby on Rails Elasticsearch Android SDK

Lead Software Engineer

Scada

Jan 2008 - Jan 2011 (3 years)

Worked at a design studio creating design and web products for various companies. Developed a self-written PHP MVC framework and gained experience in customer communication and understanding designer ideas.

PHP MVC Ruby on Rails

Lead Software Engineer

Digimobi

Jan 2006 - Jan 2008 (2 years)

Worked on a music marketplace with 10,000 music records. Focused on caching and optimization of code and database, UI design, and built own affiliate service tools with Ruby on Rails.

PHP Ruby on Rails Caching Database Optimization UI Design

Web Developer

Mozus

Jan 2004 - Jan 2006 (2 years)

Supported and developed sports-related websites, with a lot of work on bugs and media content using PHP. Gained experience in debugging code and working with media content.

PHP Debugging Media and Content