Yousaf Qamar
@yousafqamar
Full-stack developer at Smarty Symbols building hands-on WordPress products, APIs, and e-commerce systems.
PakistanWhat I'm looking for
At Smarty Symbols, I’ve stayed hands-on with custom templates, theme customization, add-ons, and a lightweight catalog for 35K+ products. As the systems and team have matured, my role has become more advisory, and I’m looking to return to full-time hands-on development.
At AlignPX, I built and maintained WooCommerce plugins for Eniture Technologies, including real-time carrier rate calculations, checkout customization, and shipping logic. Some of that work remains live in production and on the WordPress plugin marketplace.
In my self-employed work, I build technical systems for WordPress, WooCommerce, e-commerce, and automation, including membership add-ons, Elementor widgets, Gutenberg blocks, and a Gravity Forms theme solution. I use Claude Code and other AI tools for development and planning, and review and test everything before it ships.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Smarty Symbols is a company that provides visual support resources for educators and therapists
The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Smarty Symbols is responsible for overseeing the company’s technological development and ensuring that it aligns with the company’s goals and objectives
The CTO is also responsible for managing the company’s technology team, developing and implementing technology
Personally architect and build the technical systems behind client delivery, WordPress, WooCommerce, and e-commerce work, plus automation. Built a custom addons for Membership plugins, Elementor widgets, gutenburg blocks, and Gravity Forms theme solution, developed APIs using python/php and wp rest architecture.
Full Stack Developer | Principle Software Engineer
Jan 2014 - Jul 2021 (7 years 6 months)
● Solved complex development problems.
● Developed Wordpress plugins & completed partially developed themes in PHP.
Recommended architectural improvements, design solutions and integration solutions.
Diagnosed and troubleshooted OS based processing problems and applied solutions to increase company efficiency.
Implemented company policies, technical procedures and standards for preserving the integrity and security of data, reports and access.
Designed strategic plan for component development practices to su
Worked closely with customers to efficiently resolve issues.
Wrote and implemented scripts to enhance user experience and integrated scripts with the CMS.
Modified existing software to correct errors, adapt to new hardware and improve performance.
Wrote E-commerce, data import, export and image manipulation applications in Codeigniter, Opencart, Wordpress and code PHP architecture.
Software Engineer
MicrocomIT
Jan 2013 - Jan 2013 (0 months)
Coded 10+ websites using PHP, Codeigniter, Wordpress HTML/CSS, Js.
Debugged and modified software components.
Oversaw major new enhancements to existing software systems.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
PAF-Karachi Institute of Economics & Technology
Master of Science - MS, Computer Software Engineering
2013 -
StudySection
Wordpress Development (Advanced)
Aug 2021
Stanford University
Cryptography I
Jan 2018
MongoDB
M101P: MongoDB for Developers
Sep 2018
Stanford University
Cryptography
Jan 2018
MongoDB
M201: MongoDB Performance
Aug 2018
MongoDB
M310: MongoDB Security
Aug 2018
Virtual University of Pakistan
Master of Computer Science (MCS), Computer Science
2011 - 2013
School of Aeronautical Engineering
Diploma of Aeronautical Engineering, Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology
2006 - 2009
Diploma in Aeronautical Engineering is a diploma level engineering course in aeronautics. In aeronautical engineering, candidates are given knowledge about manufacturing and maintenance of the various parts and tools of air flight-capable machines. This course deals with design, manufacturing, service, and testing of aircraft. Candidates also learn the techniques of operating an aircraft and rocke
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