Karol Liszniewski
Junior / Mid PHP Web Developer
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About
PHP web developer with commercial experience building, fixing and maintaining real client websites across WordPress, WooCommerce, Laravel, Joomla and Magento 2.
Strongest in practical PHP/CMS work: custom themes, landing pages, e-commerce, MySQL/PostgreSQL-backed applications, deployment, migrations and inherited codebases. Looking for a remote or hybrid junior/mid web developer role focused on PHP, WordPress, Laravel and CMS development, with room to support frontend and deployment work where needed. Comfortable working independently, learning unfamiliar codebases, using AI-assisted workflows carefully, and maintaining work that real businesses depend on.
Experience
Freelance Web Developer at Self-employed (2025-04 – Present)
- Build and maintain client websites across WordPress, WooCommerce, Laravel, Joomla and Magento.
- Develop custom WordPress themes, landing pages, contact funnels and e-commerce features for small UK businesses.
- Pick up inherited and AI-assisted PHP codebases, tidy them, fix bugs and get them into a maintainable state.
- Handle hosting, deployment and migration across Linux VPS, cPanel, Cloudways, SiteGround, Firebase and Google Cloud.
- Work directly with clients on practical business outcomes such as enquiries, quote requests, product sales and site reliability.
Magento & PHP Developer at Aware Digital (2024-09 – 2025-02)
- Worked on Magento 2 backend tasks and live client store maintenance as part of an agency team.
- Supported PHP-based e-commerce work, bug fixing and store updates.
- Built experience working with commercial codebases, client requirements and existing development workflows.
E-commerce & Self-Taught Web Development at Self-employed (2024)
Around 9.5 years self-employed in e-commerce before moving into web development full time. Built strong practical understanding of online selling, customers, product pages, checkout flows and small business needs. Completed several years of focused web development study through real projects, documentation, online learning and shipping work.
