Bhavesh Darji

Senior Magento Developer with 12+ years of software development experience and 7+ years specializing in Magento 1, Magento 2, and Adobe Commerce. Expertise in custom module development, third-party integrations, Magento migrations, performance optimization, Hyvä themes, GraphQL, and scalable eCommerce solutions. Successfully delivered enterprise eCommerce projects and led cross-functional teams throughout the complete software development lifecycle.

Senior Software Developer at Abbacus Technologies (2021-08 – Present)

• Architect, develop, and maintain high-traffic, enterprise-level Magento 1 and Magento 2 eCommerce solutions.
• Lead complex platform migrations and custom module developments, ensuring robust, scalable application architecture.
• Spearhead performance optimization initiatives, successfully auditing codebase and database schemas to improve page load times and conversion metrics.
• Manage end-to-end delivery cycles—from initial requirement analysis and system design to secure deployment and ongoing support.
• Enforce best practices for application security, scalability, and maintainability across team repositories.
• Integrate third-party services, payment gateways, ERP, and marketing automation platforms through REST, SOAP, and GraphQL APIs.
• Successfully migrated 6 e-commerce sites from Magento 1 to Magento 2.
• Reduced page load times by 35% through performance optimization techniques.

Sr. PHP & Magento Developer at KGN Technologies (2019-02 – 2021-08)

• Designed, customized, and optimized complex online stores and web applications using Magento 2, PHP, and WordPress.
• Engineered secure third-party integrations, including customized payment gateways, shipping APIs, and ERP systems to enhance user experience.
• Collaborated closely with stakeholders to translate business goals into highly functional, high-performance web solutions.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement long-term solutions to improve platform stability and reliability.
• Support CI/CD processes, release management, and deployment automation to streamline development workflows and reduce delivery risks.
• Developed a custom module that streamlined order processing and reduced manual workload.
• Played a key role in a major site redesign that improved user engagement and retention.

PHP Developer at Peerbits (2018-01 – 2019-02)

• Specialized in backend development and scalable web applications utilizing Laravel and Yii2 frameworks.
• Designed and structured robust RESTapi integrations and efficient database schemas for complex web applications.
• Focused on delivering clean, well-documented code that improved software reliability and minimized technical debt.
• Developed a fully-featured e-commerce platform, including user authentication, product management, and payment processing.
• Led the development of an e-commerce platform using YII2, resulting in a 30% increase in sales.

Sr. PHP Developer at Stallion Archisys Ltd. (2013-10 – 2018-01)

• Developed and maintained highly scalable web applications leveraging PHP, MySQL, CodeIgniter, and custom enterprise frameworks based on Zend.
• Executed extensive database optimization and performance tuning tasks to ensure maximum system uptime under peak loads.
• Built and supported various secure RESTful APIs to facilitate seamless data exchange between internal systems and external clients.
• Led the development of a service based application using CodeIgniter.
• Improved application performance by optimizing backend processes.

Master of Computer Applications in Computer Applications – S. V. Institute of Computer Studies (2014)

Bachelor of Computer Application in Computer Application – Acharya Motibhai Patel Institute of Computer Studies (2010)