Hi, I’m Bishal Sainju, a Senior WordPress Engineer with 6+ years of experience building enterprise-scale WordPress platforms, multisite architectures, and custom Gutenberg blocks for government, non-profit, and enterprise organizations. I’ve delivered secure, scalable solutions and established a track record of high performance and reliability, with a focus on React-based headless architectures and DevOps automation. Hi, I’m passionate about leading large WordPress networks, crafting custom plugins, and shaping cloud infrastructure that handles millions of monthly users. I’ve implemented CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, integrated with SalesForce and Zapier, and collaborated across AWS, GCP, Pantheon, and Cloudflare to ensure WCAG-compliant, secure platforms with 99.9%+ uptime.

Bishal Sainju

Hi, I’m Bishal Sainju, a Senior WordPress Engineer with 6+ years of experience building enterprise-scale WordPress platforms, multisite architectures, and custom Gutenberg blocks for government, non-profit, and enterprise organizations. I’ve delivered secure, scalable solutions and established a track record of high performance and reliability, with a focus on React-based headless architectures and DevOps automation. Hi, I’m passionate about leading large WordPress networks, crafting custom plugins, and shaping cloud infrastructure that handles millions of monthly users. I’ve implemented CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, integrated with SalesForce and Zapier, and collaborated across AWS, GCP, Pantheon, and Cloudflare to ensure WCAG-compliant, secure platforms with 99.9%+ uptime.

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Hi, I’m Bishal Sainju, a Senior WordPress Engineer with 6+ years of experience building enterprise-scale WordPress platforms, multisite architectures, and custom Gutenberg blocks for government, non-profit, and enterprise organizations. I’ve delivered secure, scalable solutions and established a track record of high performance and reliability, with a focus on React-based headless architectures and DevOps automation.

Hi, I’m passionate about leading large WordPress networks, crafting custom plugins, and shaping cloud infrastructure that handles millions of monthly users. I’ve implemented CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, integrated with SalesForce and Zapier, and collaborated across AWS, GCP, Pantheon, and Cloudflare to ensure WCAG-compliant, secure platforms with 99.9%+ uptime.

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Language

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Work Experience

Senior WordPress / Craft CMS Engineer at Material
January 1, 2021 - March 1, 2026
Led WordPress and Craft CMS development for 80+ top-tier clients, including government and non-profit accounts. Built enterprise-scale WordPress multisite networks, custom Gutenberg blocks, and plugin architectures. Delivered secure, scalable platforms with 99.9%+ uptime; implemented DevOps automation and cloud infrastructure; integrated with Sales, Analytics, and external APIs; optimized performance with Redis caching, Nginx, CloudFront, and CloudFlare; managed domain migrations and SSL deployments; ensured WCAG accessibility and security compliance.
Software Engineer at ToggleCorp Solutions Private Limited
December 1, 2016 - July 1, 2018
Developed custom WordPress themes and plugins using PHP, ACF, and Elementor; built e-commerce sites with WooCommerce and Shopify integrations; managed deployments on WP Engine, Pantheon, AWS; improved performance, security, and reliability; implemented SSO and SEO preservation; led server migrations and data optimization.
Graduate Research Assistant at Utah State University
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2020
Analyzed latent satisfaction aspects in Fortune 50 companies' employee reviews from Indeed using Latent Dirichlet Allocation and STM. Used NLTK, spaCy, Gensim for NLP; built data visualizations with D3, React, HTML/CSS; authored a topic-modeling web interface.
Senior Software Engineer at Material
January 1, 2021 - March 1, 2026
Led WordPress/Craft CMS development for 80+ top-tier clients, including government and enterprise organizations; engineered advanced Gutenberg-style blocks using React and the native Block API; developed custom plugins and features with Salesforce, Zapier, analytics integrations, and external APIs. Designed and maintained large-scale WordPress multisite networks, built SCORM-compliant e-learning platforms with LearnDash and Elementor, and implemented DevOps automation with CI/CD pipelines. Optimized performance using Redis object caching, Nginx caching, and CDN delivery via AWS CloudFront and Cloudflare; established secure infrastructure with AWS WAF, Cloudflare DDoS protection, Sucuri, and SSL/TLS.
Software Engineer at Togglecor Solutions Private Limited
December 1, 2016 - July 1, 2018
Developed custom WordPress themes and plugins using PHP, ACF, and Elementor to enable flexible content management. Built e-commerce sites integrating WooCommerce and Shopify for seamless customer experiences. Managed deployments and hosting across WP Engine, Pantheon, AWS, and Google Cloud. Improved site performance, security, and reliability through Nginx, Cloudflare, CloudFront, SSL, and server optimizations. Implemented SSO and performed site migrations with SEO preservation and ongoing maintenance.
Senior WordPress Engineer at Materiell
January 1, 2021 - March 31, 2026
Led WordPress/Craft CMS development for 80+ top-tier clients, built large-scale multisite networks, designed headless content architecture using React + Gutenberg, implemented DevOps automation, and deployed cloud infrastructure to support millions of monthly users with 99.9%+ uptime. Delivered WCAG-compliant platforms and integrated with analytics platforms and external APIs; managed domain migrations and security hardening.

Education

Master of Science in Computer Science at Utah State University
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2020
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer at Tribhuvan University
November 1, 2012 - November 1, 2016
Master of Science in Computer Science at Utah State University, Logan, UT
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2020
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering at Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
November 1, 2012 - November 1, 2016
Master of Science in Computer Science at Utah State University
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2020
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science at Tribhuvan University
November 1, 2012 - November 1, 2016

Qualifications

Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect
January 11, 2030 - March 8, 2026
Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect
January 11, 2030 - March 21, 2026
Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect
January 11, 2030 - March 21, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Government, Non-Profit Organization, Education, Media & Entertainment