Full Stack Developer with 11+ years of experience building and supporting WordPress-based websites, SaaS applications, internal business systems, APIs, and cloud-hosted services. I specialize in PHP 8+, WordPress themes/plugins, modern JavaScript/React, Node.js, REST integrations, and secure, performance-focused implementations. I’ve delivered production features end-to-end—from integrating CRM and marketing workflows (email/SMS/GA4) to designing reliable APIs with validation and authorization, improving speed and reliability, and handling deployments, incident response, and Level 2 support across staging and production environments.

Nestor Ponte

Full Stack Developer with 11+ years of experience building and supporting WordPress-based websites, SaaS applications, internal business systems, APIs, and cloud-hosted services. I specialize in PHP 8+, WordPress themes/plugins, modern JavaScript/React, Node.js, REST integrations, and secure, performance-focused implementations. I’ve delivered production features end-to-end—from integrating CRM and marketing workflows (email/SMS/GA4) to designing reliable APIs with validation and authorization, improving speed and reliability, and handling deployments, incident response, and Level 2 support across staging and production environments.

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Full Stack Developer with 11+ years of experience building and supporting WordPress-based websites, SaaS applications, internal business systems, APIs, and cloud-hosted services. I specialize in PHP 8+, WordPress themes/plugins, modern JavaScript/React, Node.js, REST integrations, and secure, performance-focused implementations.

I’ve delivered production features end-to-end—from integrating CRM and marketing workflows (email/SMS/GA4) to designing reliable APIs with validation and authorization, improving speed and reliability, and handling deployments, incident response, and Level 2 support across staging and production environments.

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Senior Full Stack Engineer at Automattic
July 1, 2024 - June 1, 2026
Developed and maintained customer-facing features across the WordPress.com, WooCommerce, and Jetpack ecosystem using PHP, JavaScript, React, and REST APIs. Built and customized WordPress themes, blocks, plugins, and WooCommerce extensions with reusable, responsive, accessible, and secure implementations. Improved site speed and reliability via asset optimization, caching, database tuning, background-job reviews, and structured troubleshooting across staging and production. Integrated payments, email, analytics, and marketing services through resilient webhooks and REST APIs, supporting consent-aware GA4 and Google Tag Manager. Investigated production defects spanning plugins, hosting, DNS, SSL, and third-party integrations, documenting findings and coordinating fixes across product, support, and infrastructure teams. Contributed to code reviews, release planning, automated testing, CI/CD, security updates, and operational documentation for distributed teams supporting high-traffic web
Senior Full Stack Engineer at Amazon
January 1, 2021 - June 1, 2024
Delivered React and TypeScript interfaces along with Node.js and Python services for commerce and operational workflows, including records, task assignment, status tracking, search, and reporting with role-based access. Designed REST APIs and relational data models with validation, authentication/authorization, migrations, indexes, and query optimization for reliable business processes. Built dashboards and workflow automation connecting business users with order, inventory, notification, and customer-service data across distributed systems. Integrated Google APIs, email delivery, messaging, payment-related services, and third-party platforms using idempotent webhook processing, retries, audit logging, and monitoring. Deployed and supported services on AWS using Lambda, EC2, S3, and CloudWatch; contributed to Docker environments, CI/CD pipelines, incident response, and recovery procedures. Partnered with operations, product, QA, and support to diagnose defects, plan releases, document
Full Stack Engineer at Twilio
January 1, 2018 - December 1, 2020
Built full-stack features and administration tools for programmable messaging, voice, and email communications using JavaScript, React, Node.js, and REST APIs. Developed dashboards for message status, delivery events, usage, and support workflows to improve internal visibility into customer communications and operational issues. Implemented secure webhook and callback handlers for SMS, voice, and SendGrid-related integrations with signature validation, retries, rate limiting, and structured error handling. Created reusable API integrations and workflow automation for notifications, customer records, and reporting while maintaining clear technical documentation and test coverage. Supported production incidents by tracing distributed requests, reviewing logs, correcting application issues, and strengthening alerts and runbooks.
Full Stack Developer at Exist Software Labs
August 1, 2014 - December 1, 2017
Developed responsive web applications, content-managed websites, and internal business systems for enterprise clients. Implemented PHP and JavaScript features, reusable UI components, REST endpoints, authentication, and MySQL-backed workflows for customer portals and administrative tools. Customized WordPress themes and plugins, created landing pages, resolved compatibility issues, and applied performance, accessibility, SEO, and security improvements. Integrated payment, email, Google, and messaging services; built reporting views and workflow automation to reduce manual work for client operations teams. Handled deployments, migrations, Linux hosting configuration, DNS and SSL updates, backups, and cron jobs; performed defect triage and Level 2 support across staging and production environments.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science at New York University
September 8, 2010 - May 21, 2014

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