Shebaz Multani
Senior WordPress Engineer
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Senior WordPress Engineer with 8+ years of experience architecting and building scalable, secure WordPress solutions across eCommerce, health-tech, insurance, and education domains. Specialized in custom Gutenberg block development, WooCommerce customization, and RESTful API integrations connecting WordPress to mobile apps and third-party services. Skilled in performance engineering, security hardening, and cloud/CDN deployment, with a track record of leading code reviews and mentoring development teams.
Leverages AI-assisted development tools and technical SEO best practices to ship maintainable, high-performing code faster.
Experience
Senior WordPress Engineer at Brainvire Infotech Inc. (2023-03 – Present)
- Lead end-to-end WordPress development for enterprise and eCommerce clients, overseeing architecture, delivery, and on-time project completion.
- Architect custom Gutenberg block libraries (WordPress + React.js) that reduce content-authoring time for non-technical editors across multiple client platforms.
- Build custom WordPress plugins delivering real-time content updates, role-based access control, and core business logic for high-traffic production sites.
- Implement object caching (Redis/Memcached) and performance tuning to improve Core Web Vitals and page-load speed across production sites.
- Apply security hardening practices, including XSS/SQL injection prevention, security headers, and backup strategies, to safeguard production sites and sensitive data.
- Integrate third-party APIs spanning health services, financial systems, wearable devices, and recommendation engines to extend platform capability.
- Mentor junior developers and lead code reviews, enforcing WordPress coding standards and improving overall team code quality.
- Deploy code-only production updates across cloud (AWS) and CDN (Cloudflare) infrastructure with zero impact to live databases, ensuring uninterrupted uptime.
Senior WordPress Developer at IT Path Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (2019-06 – 2023-03)
- Designed and developed complex WordPress back-end architecture for eCommerce, education, and enterprise client projects.
- Built WooCommerce solutions including product management, custom shop pages, and multilingual cart and checkout flows with RTL support.
- Customized and extended Gravity Forms to power user onboarding, claims management, and support-ticket workflows.
- Developed custom REST API and AJAX endpoints enabling asynchronous data handling and mobile app integrations.
- Supervised and trained multiple interns in theme development, plugin development, and API integration, accelerating onboarding time.
- Partnered directly with clients to scope requirements, resolve production issues, and deliver solutions exceeding expectations.
PHP/WordPress Developer at Keshav Infotech (2017-05 – 2019-06)
- Developed website back-ends using core PHP and MySQL, integrated with HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, JavaScript, and jQuery front ends.
- Built and customized WordPress themes and plugins to match client specifications and brand requirements.
- Created custom PHP APIs enabling third-party application integrations.
- Completed foundational training in core PHP/WordPress development and MySQL database design, laying the groundwork for advancement to senior roles.
Education
Bachelor of Computer Applications in Computer Applications – Parangat College of Computer Science / Saurashtra University (2017)
Higher Secondary Certificate in Commerce – The SunShine High School, Chotila, Gujarat, India (2014)
Secondary School Certificate – The SunShine High School, Chotila, Gujarat, India (2012)
