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Yuriy Lukyanenko

5+ years building high-performance WordPress solutions — custom plugins, WooCommerce stores, headless architectures. Leading teams of 8–12 developers, establishing coding standards and shipping products on time.

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About Me

Building the web with WordPress for 5 years

I started out as an independent WordPress developer and went on to lead cross-functional teams that built complex digital products — from e-commerce platforms that generate real revenue to enterprise content management systems.

My expertise spans the full WordPress ecosystem: custom plugin development, WooCommerce extensions, Gutenberg blocks, REST API integrations, and headless WordPress setups with React/Next.js frontends.

As a Team Lead, I focus on clean architecture, code quality, mentoring junior developers, and translating business requirements into technical solutions that actually go live.

Years Experience

Projects Delivered

Team Members Led

0★

Client Rating

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Based in Kharkiv, Ukraine

Remote-friendly · UTC+3 · English B2+ · Ukrainian / Russian native

Technical Expertise

Skills & Technologies

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WordPress Core

WordPress / WooCommerce98%

Custom Plugin Development95%

Gutenberg Blocks (React)70%

WP REST API / GraphQL80%

ACF, Elementor, Divi95%

Multisite / Multilingual85%

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Backend & Infrastructure

PHP 8.x90%

MySQL / MariaDB87%

Docker / Docker Compose85%

CI/CD (GitHub Actions)65%

Nginx / Apache70%

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Frontend

JavaScript / TypeScript88%

React / Next.js82%

Tailwind CSS / SCSS90%

Vue.js30%

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Leadership & Workflow

Code Review & Mentoring92%

Jira / Notion88%

Technical Documentation85%

Also familiar with

RedisElasticsearchNode.jsComposerVitewebpackStripe APITwilioMailchimp APIGoogle Ads API

Career Path

Work Experience

Team Lead WordPress / Laravel

Admiral Studios

May 2024 — Present

Full-time · Kharkiv

→Expanded team leadership to cover Laravel projects alongside WordPress, owning the full backend stack
→Designing scalable application architecture for both monolithic WordPress and Laravel-based SaaS products
→Conducting technical interviews, onboarding new developers, and growing team capacity
→Driving cross-stack code quality: unified review process, shared standards, automated linting & testing
→Collaborating with product managers and clients to break down requirements into technical roadmaps

WordPressLaravelPHP 8WooCommerceReactNext.jsDockerMySQL

Team Lead WordPress

Admiral Studios

Aug 2023 — May 2024

Full-time · Kharkiv

→Promoted to Team Lead, taking ownership of sprint planning, task delegation and developer performance
→Led delivery of 10+ client WordPress projects simultaneously, keeping timelines and quality on track
→Introduced Git branching strategy and PR review culture that reduced merge conflicts and regressions
→Built reusable ACF + Gutenberg block libraries used across multiple projects, cutting dev time by ~30%

WordPressWooCommercePHP 8ACFElementorGutenbergJavaScriptDockerSCSS

WordPress Developer

Admiral Studios

Aug 2022 — Aug 2023

Full-time · Kharkiv

→Developed custom WordPress themes and plugins from scratch based on Figma designs
→Built and extended WooCommerce stores with custom checkout flows, payment gateways and product logic
→Integrated third-party APIs (CRMs, payment systems, analytics) into WordPress projects
→Optimised site performance: caching, query tuning, image pipelines — achieving consistent 90+ PageSpeed scores

WordPressWooCommercePHP 8ACFElementorJavaScriptREST APIMySQLSCSS

Frontend Developer

WEB-MACHINE

Sep 2021 — Aug 2022

Full-time · Kharkiv

→Built websites on WordPress, OpenCart and ModX based on provided design layouts
→Maintained and improved existing client projects: bug fixes, new features, performance tweaks
→Developed pixel-perfect responsive interfaces from Figma and PSD designs

WordPressOpenCartModXJavaScriptjQueryHTML5CSS3

Frontend Developer

Aweb

Aug 2020 — Sep 2021

Full-time · Kharkiv

→Created and maintained client websites on WordPress, OpenCart, Bitrix and ModX
→Developed custom themes and landing pages according to client layouts
→Supported and improved existing projects across the agency portfolio

WordPressOpenCartBitrixModXJavaScriptCSS3HTML5

Education

Academic Background

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Bachelor's Degree

Automation & Computer-Integrated Technologies

2016 — 2022

National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute" — one of Ukraine's leading technical universities, founded in 1885.

Algorithms & Data StructuresComputer NetworksSoftware EngineeringDatabasesSystem Programming

Portfolio

Featured Projects

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Enterprise WooCommerce Marketplace

Multi-vendor B2B marketplace for industrial equipment. Custom vendor dashboard, tiered pricing engine, ERP sync via REST API, and automated invoicing. Handles 10K+ SKUs.

10K+ SKUs$2M+ GMV/yr99.9% uptime

WooCommercePHP 8Vue.jsREST APIRedisMySQL

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Headless WordPress News Platform

High-traffic news portal with headless WordPress CMS + Next.js frontend. ISR for 50K+ articles, full-text search with Elasticsearch, custom editorial workflow plugin.

500K visits/mo98 Lighthouse< 1s TTFB

WordPressNext.jsTypeScriptElasticsearchGraphQLVercel

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Healthcare Booking System

HIPAA-aware appointment booking platform built on WordPress. Custom doctor/clinic directory, availability calendar, Stripe billing, and HL7 FHIR data export.

200+ clinics50K bookings/moHIPAA compliant

WordPressPHPReactStripeMySQLDocker

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WP Subscription Plugin (SaaS)

Open-source WordPress plugin for recurring payments. Supports Stripe, PayPal, Braintree. 3K+ active installs, full test coverage with PHPUnit, auto-renew logic.

3K+ installs4.8★ ratingMIT license

PHP 8WordPressStripe APIPHPUnitComposerGitHub Actions

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LMS Platform

LearnDash-based LMS for corporate training. Custom certificate generator, SCORM import, progress reporting dashboard, SSO with company LDAP.

5K users200+ coursesSSO enabled

WordPressLearnDashPHPChart.jsLDAPSCORM

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WP Performance Audit Tool

Internal CLI tool that audits WordPress installs: detects slow queries, bloated plugins, insecure code patterns, and generates actionable reports in HTML/JSON.

Used on 80+ sites3× faster deliveryCLI tool

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Get in Touch

Let's Work Together

Open to full-time positions, contract work, and consulting. Usually reply within 24h.

gamenwp@gmail.com

@lukyanenkoY

Location

Ukraine (Remote)

Availability

Full-time / Contract