# Wilson Mbuthia

Wilson Mbuthia is a remote worker on Himalayas, Senior WordPress Developer at Freelance, based in Kenya.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@wilsonmbuthia

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Senior WordPress Developer at Freelance (Independent), building custom plugins and a visitor platform processing 300+ monthly check-ins.
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| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | Kenya |
| Authorized to work in | Kenya |
| Salary expectations | 30k+ USD |
| Job categories | WordPress Developer, Product Manager |
| Skills | WordPress, Custom Plugin Development, Gutenberg Blocks, PHP, PHP OOP, REST APIs, WordPress Theme Development, CI CD, GitHub Actions, WooCommerce, MySQL, JavaScript, ES6+, TypeScript, React |
| Website | https://wilsondevops.com |
| Portfolio | https://wilsondevops.com |

## About

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At Freelance (Independent), I build custom WordPress themes, plugins, and integrations for clients across Kenya and East Africa. For Nyeri Club, I engineered a visitor management platform processing 300+ monthly check-ins, with visitor categories and SMS/email alerts.

Previously, at The Jitu / Griffin Global Tech, I developed a CI/CD plugin using GitHub webhooks and the WordPress REST API, reducing deployment time across 12 client sites from 45 minutes to under 5. At Codeable, I delivered custom themes and plugin work for international clients, reducing page load times by 40% across client sites.
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## Experience

### Senior WordPress Developer (current)

Freelance. Mar 2024 - Present

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Design and deliver complete WordPress solutions for clients across Kenya and East Africa, including custom themes, bespoke plugins, third-party integrations, and ongoing maintenance. Engineered a visitor management platform processing 300+ check-ins monthly and achieved 90+ Lighthouse scores on custom themes.
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Skills: WordPress, PHP, Gutenberg, React, REST-APIs, Tailwind, AlpineJS, GSAP, GitHub-Actions, Docker, Stripe, Africa'S-Talking-SMS, SEO, Performance-Optimization

### Software Developer

The Jitu / Griffin Global Tech. Jan 2023 - Feb 2024

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Architected WordPress solutions for e-commerce and enterprise clients, delivered custom plugins and theme systems, and led a 3-person development team. Constructed a CI/CD automation plugin that reduced deployment time by 90% and directed a team as Product Manager, raising on-time delivery from 70% to 100%.
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Skills: WordPress, PHP, GitHub-Actions, REST-APIs, CI-CD, Team-Leadership, Agile, Sentry, New-Relic, Security

### WordPress Developer

[Codeable](https://himalayas.app/companies/codeable). Jan 2022 - Dec 2023

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Delivered freelance WordPress engagements for international clients through the Codeable vetting platform, specializing in custom theme development and plugin customization. Reduced page load times by 40% and improved organic traffic by 25% through SEO strategies.
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Skills: WordPress, PHP, Figma, SEO, SQL, WP-Query, Caching, WebP, cross-browser-compatibility

## Education

### University of Nairobi

Bachelor of Computer Science, Computer Science

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Graduated with a Bachelor of Computer Science in September 2022, with coursework in data structures, algorithms, database management, software engineering, and AI fundamentals.
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### Certificate of Information Technology

Certificate of Information Technology, Information Technology

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Completed a Certificate of Information Technology.
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### WordPress VIP

WordPress VIP Go Platform Familiarity, WordPress

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Familiar with the WordPress VIP Go platform.
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### GitHub

GitHub Actions CI/CD, CI/CD

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Completed a certification in GitHub Actions CI/CD.
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## Tech stack

- GitHub Actions
- MySQL
- WooCommerce
- Drip
- Sentry
- Node.js
- Tailwind CSS
- Figma
- React
- Vue.js
- jQuery
- Webpack
- JavaScript
- PHP
- Linux
- Stripe
- New Relic
- WordPress
- TypeScript
- PHPUnit
- Git
- Docker
- Zapier
- Easy Digital Downloads
- SQL
- npm
- Composer
- Alpine.js
- Playwright
- GitHub Copilot
- ChatGPT

To contact Wilson, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire).

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