Karpagaraj K

Senior WordPress Developer with 5+ years of hands-on WordPress experience and 9+ years of total IT experience, specialising in WordPress, PHP, custom themes and plugins, REST APIs, MySQL, SEO, and performance optimisation. Experienced in WordPress development, CMS setup, custom functionality, API integrations, testing, deployment, and ongoing website optimisation.

Senior Developer (Full Stack) - Marketing House Of Zachariah Private Limited

(2025-08 - 2026-07)

• Led the development and delivery of 5+ WordPress and CMS-driven web platforms for UK-based clients, leveraging PHP, MySQL, React.js, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS to build scalable, high-performance applications while reducing deployment time by 25% through reusable components and streamlined release pipelines.
• Designed and developed 10+ custom WordPress plugins, CMS modules, and REST API integrations, connecting React.js front-end applications with PHP/MySQL back-end services, reducing client workflow time by 40% and accelerating feature delivery by 2–3 days per sprint.
• Improved team productivity by 30% by leading sprint planning, backlog prioritisation, code reviews, and stakeholder communication for a 3-member development team, ensuring the successful delivery of WordPress and full-stack projects.
• Optimised WordPress and CMS platforms through server-side caching, MySQL query optimisation, asset optimisation, and SEO best practices, improving application performance, increasing data synchronisation reliability by 35%, and reducing manual operational effort across 5+ client platforms.

Senior WordPress & CMS Developer - Tryangled solutions private limited

(2021-05 - 2024-12)

• Architected and delivered 10+ WordPress and CMS platforms for Singapore-based clients, managing the complete project lifecycle from requirements gathering and CMS setup to custom theme and plugin development, REST API integration, testing, and deployment, reducing project turnaround time by 25%.
• Improved website performance by 40% across 6+ client websites through server-side caching, MySQL query optimisation, lazy loading, image optimisation, and Core Web Vitals enhancements, resulting in faster load times and better SEO.
• Converted Figma and Adobe XD designs into responsive, SEO-friendly WordPress websites while developing interactive features with React.js, integrating third-party APIs, and collaborating closely with Singapore-based stakeholders to deliver projects on schedule.

PHP Developer - Aiimtech Pvt Ltd

(2015-04 - 2021-04)

• Built and delivered 15+ PHP/MySQL full-stack web applications, developing scalable back-end services, RESTful APIs, and responsive front-end interfaces, consistently achieving sub-3 second page load times and secure, production-ready deployments.
• Reduced project delivery time by 30% by creating reusable PHP components, modular architectures, and shared code libraries while establishing team-wide coding standards and development best practices.
• Modernised 5+ legacy PHP applications by refactoring code, optimising database queries, resolving critical security vulnerabilities, and reducing the production bug backlog by 70%, achieving zero downtime after release.

Master of Computer Application - MCA - Sri Ramasamy Naidu memorial College (2014)

Bachelor of Computer Application - Bsc IT - Sri Kaliswari College (2011)