Senior Front-End / Shopify Developer with 20+ years of professional web development experience and strong hands-on expertise in Shopify, Liquid, Online Store 2.0, custom themes, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, performance optimization, tracking, A/B testing, and third-party integrations. I help eCommerce brands build clean, fast, scalable, and conversion-focused storefronts. My experience includes custom Shopify sections, JSON templates, metafields/metaobjects, PDP and PLP customization, cart-related logic, app integrations, analytics/pixels, and improving storefront performance and usability. I’m used to working remotely with international teams, collaborating with designers, product managers, marketers, QA engineers, and stakeholders. I care about clean code, maintainability, clear communication, and delivering practical solutions that support both the customer experience and business goals.

Valerii Tarasov

Senior Front-End / Shopify Developer with 20+ years of professional web development experience and strong hands-on expertise in Shopify, Liquid, Online Store 2.0, custom themes, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, performance optimization, tracking, A/B testing, and third-party integrations. I help eCommerce brands build clean, fast, scalable, and conversion-focused storefronts. My experience includes custom Shopify sections, JSON templates, metafields/metaobjects, PDP and PLP customization, cart-related logic, app integrations, analytics/pixels, and improving storefront performance and usability. I’m used to working remotely with international teams, collaborating with designers, product managers, marketers, QA engineers, and stakeholders. I care about clean code, maintainability, clear communication, and delivering practical solutions that support both the customer experience and business goals.

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Senior Front-End / Shopify Developer with 20+ years of professional web development experience and strong hands-on expertise in Shopify, Liquid, Online Store 2.0, custom themes, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, performance optimization, tracking, A/B testing, and third-party integrations.

I help eCommerce brands build clean, fast, scalable, and conversion-focused storefronts. My experience includes custom Shopify sections, JSON templates, metafields/metaobjects, PDP and PLP customization, cart-related logic, app integrations, analytics/pixels, and improving storefront performance and usability.

I’m used to working remotely with international teams, collaborating with designers, product managers, marketers, QA engineers, and stakeholders. I care about clean code, maintainability, clear communication, and delivering practical solutions that support both the customer experience and business goals.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate

Language

English
Advanced

Work Experience

Senior Front-End Engineer at Wonderment Apps
August 1, 2020 - Present
Senior Front-End Engineer focusing on Shopify theme engineering and e-commerce UI. Built a reusable front-end component library and implemented multilingual, performance-optimized storefronts. Integrated third-party platforms (Algolia, Klaviyo, ReCharge, Yotpo) and worked across US/EU time zones in an agile, async environment. Technologies include Shopify Liquid, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, and Adobe Experience Manager.
Senior WordPress Engineer at Template Monster
October 1, 2014 - April 1, 2015
Senior WordPress Engineer developing WordPress themes, templates, and site features; worked with PHP, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3. Collaborated on remote projects from Florida, USA.
Front-End Engineer / WordPress Engineer at ThemeForest (Envato)
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2011
Front-End Engineer; WordPress, Magento, Joomla, and osCommerce themes for ThemeForest marketplace; contracted as Marketplace Author; contributed HTML, CSS, JavaScript templates.
AEM Front-End Engineer at Template Monster
October 1, 2014 - April 1, 2015
Front-end engineering for Adobe Experience Manager; working with WordPress pipelines; JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Sass; template tuning; remote collaboration.
Senior WordPress Engineer at Template Monster
August 1, 2009 - October 1, 2014
WordPress-focused front-end development with PHP, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3; contributed to WordPress themes and front-end solutions.
Front-End Engineer at ThemeForest (Envato) / InVision
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2011
Contract / Marketplace Author; HTML, CSS, JavaScript; ThemeForest (Envato) platforms; InVision projects.

Education

B.S. Computer Science at Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2006
AEM Certification at Cognifide
January 1, 2017 - May 26, 2026
B.S. in Computer Science at Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2006

Qualifications

AEM Certification
January 1, 2017 - May 26, 2026
AEM Certification
January 1, 2017 - May 26, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Retail, Professional Services

Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate