I am a senior software engineer with over a decade of experience in building robust applications and enhancing user experiences. My journey began with a strong foundation in UI/UX design, and today, I specialize in developing high-performance web applications using modern frameworks and tools. I am passionate about delivering solutions that balance functionality and aesthetics, while continuously learning and adapting to new technologies.…

Aleksandr Samokhin

I am a senior software engineer with over a decade of experience in building robust applications and enhancing user experiences. My journey began with a strong foundation in UI/UX design, and today, I specialize in developing high-performance web applications using modern frameworks and tools. I am passionate about delivering solutions that balance functionality and aesthetics, while continuously learning and adapting to new technologies.…

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I am a senior software engineer with over a decade of experience in building robust applications and enhancing user experiences. My journey began with a strong foundation in UI/UX design, and today, I specialize in developing high-performance web applications using modern frameworks and tools. I am passionate about delivering solutions that balance functionality and aesthetics, while continuously learning and adapting to new technologies.

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Skills

Experience Level

WordPress
Expert
PHP
Expert
Laravel
Expert
JavaScript
Expert
Github
Expert
MySQL
Expert

Work Experience

WordPress Engineer at AdmissionSight
January 1, 2025 - Present
Improved Core Web Vitals performance by 89%, reducing Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) from 21.7s to 2.4s on a high-traffic WordPress site. Localized a WordPress site into five languages, resulting in a 35%+ boost in organic traffic. Collaborated with designers and SEO specialists to optimize user experience, refining Google Tag (gtag.js) integration for improved tracking consistency.
Lead Developer at DeoThemes
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2025
Developed and maintained a portfolio of 24 WordPress themes and 5 plugins. Managed SaaS infrastructure, server optimization, and customer support operations. Created an FSE theme, Ona, with over 4,000+ active installs that was featured on WP Tavern. Achieved 28% year-over-year revenue growth, generating over 11,200 sales across multiple channels.
WordPress Developer at Envato
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2015
Achieved Elite Author status with $250,000+ in lifetime sales. Maintained exceptional product quality with a 4.77-star average rating. Maintained WordPress plugins with a complex structure and third-party API integrations. Assisted clients via the customer’s support system.

Education

Bachelor's Degree at Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service
January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2007

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment
    paper Strakture

    A SaaS platform that brings AI-powered design to WordPress. Users install a WordPress plugin that connects to a Laravel backend, where they can generate production-ready block patterns from natural language prompts — complete with WooCommerce support and a starter site library.

    Tech Stack

    • WordPress Plugin: Custom plugin integrating with the FSE editor, theme.json design tokens, block pattern injection, WooCommerce-aware templates
    • Laravel Backend: API layer handling authentication, subscription management, prompt orchestration, and pattern delivery
    • AI Engine: Claude API with a custom prompt pipeline and server-side block validation — built a reliable ruleset that produces valid WordPress block markup from natural language input
    • CI/CD: GitHub Actions, PHPCS with WordPress Coding Standards, automated build/deploy on tagged releases
    • Infrastructure: Nginx, PHP-FPM, Cloudflare (DNS + SSL + CDN), Certbot, DigitalOcean VPS

    What Made It Interesting

    The core challenge was the validation layer between Claude’s output and WordPress’s strict block grammar. Blocks have dozens of implicit rules about nesting, attributes, and CSS that aren’t documented anywhere. I reverse-engineered those rules through hundreds of test cases to make generation reliable.

    Designed, built, and shipped solo — from product concept to production infrastructure.