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Hi, I’m James Anderson. I’m a Lead Senior Web Developer with 16+ years of experience building and scaling enterprise eCommerce platforms, specializing in Magento/Adobe Commerce and Shopify. I currently lead a 4-person engineering team, drive platform migration projects, and own multi-site architecture, ERP integrations, performance optimization, and secure release management across global storefronts. Beyond delivering robust storefronts, I’m passionate about mentoring teammates, improving deployment processes, and collaborating cross-functionally with product, marketing, and operations to accelerate revenue growth and improve user experiences. I thrive on solving complex integration and performance challenges, while maintaining a strong focus on security and reliability.…Hi, I’m James Anderson. I’m a Lead Senior Web Developer with 16+ years of experience building and scaling enterprise eCommerce platforms, specializing in Magento/Adobe Commerce and Shopify. I currently lead a 4-person engineering team, drive platform migration projects, and own multi-site architecture, ERP integrations, performance optimization, and secure release management across global storefronts. Beyond delivering robust storefronts, I’m passionate about mentoring teammates, improving deployment processes, and collaborating cross-functionally with product, marketing, and operations to accelerate revenue growth and improve user experiences. I thrive on solving complex integration and performance challenges, while maintaining a strong focus on security and reliability.

James Anderson

Web Developer, Full Stack Developer, eCommerce Developer, +2

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Hi, I’m James Anderson. I’m a Lead Senior Web Developer with 16+ years of experience building and scaling enterprise eCommerce platforms, specializing in Magento/Adobe Commerce and Shopify. I currently lead a 4-person engineering team, drive platform migration projects, and own multi-site architecture, ERP integrations, performance optimization, and secure release management across global storefronts. Beyond delivering robust storefronts, I’m passionate about mentoring teammates, improving deployment processes, and collaborating cross-functionally with product, marketing, and operations to accelerate revenue growth and improve user experiences. I thrive on solving complex integration and performance challenges, while maintaining a strong focus on security and reliability.…Hi, I’m James Anderson. I’m a Lead Senior Web Developer with 16+ years of experience building and scaling enterprise eCommerce platforms, specializing in Magento/Adobe Commerce and Shopify. I currently lead a 4-person engineering team, drive platform migration projects, and own multi-site architecture, ERP integrations, performance optimization, and secure release management across global storefronts. Beyond delivering robust storefronts, I’m passionate about mentoring teammates, improving deployment processes, and collaborating cross-functionally with product, marketing, and operations to accelerate revenue growth and improve user experiences. I thrive on solving complex integration and performance challenges, while maintaining a strong focus on security and reliability.

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Hi, I’m James Anderson. I’m a Lead Senior Web Developer with 16+ years of experience building and scaling enterprise eCommerce platforms, specializing in Magento/Adobe Commerce and Shopify. I currently lead a 4-person engineering team, drive platform migration projects, and own multi-site architecture, ERP integrations, performance optimization, and secure release management across global storefronts.

Beyond delivering robust storefronts, I’m passionate about mentoring teammates, improving deployment processes, and collaborating cross-functionally with product, marketing, and operations to accelerate revenue growth and improve user experiences. I thrive on solving complex integration and performance challenges, while maintaining a strong focus on security and reliability.

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Work Experience

Lead Senior Web Developer at United Wheels Inc.

June 1, 2023 - Present

Lead platform transition from Adobe Commerce to Shopify, including architectural planning, data migration strategy, and system integration evaluation. Oversee Adobe Commerce development across global storefronts (U.S., Canada, UK, EU) and support 20+ eCommerce websites. Transition from agency-led development to in-house model, reducing external costs. Lead a 4-person development team, owning delivery, code quality, and architectural decisions. Collaborate with ERP teams to design and maintain API-based JD Edwards EnterpriseOne integrations for product, inventory, and order data. Direct weekly production deployments focusing on back-end services and front-end experience, improve checkout stability, and optimize site performance. Define deployment standards, rollback strategies, and post-release validation across 20+ storefronts. Maintain platform security through patching and vulnerability mitigation.

Software Engineer at Alliance Consumer Group

January 1, 2022 - April 1, 2023

Upgraded Adobe Commerce, resolving extension conflicts and reducing legacy technical debt. Improved site performance by 30% through cache and indexing optimization. Integrated Salesforce Marketing Cloud for automated customer segmentation and journey automation. Reduced ticket turnaround time by ~50%. Stabilized an Adobe Commerce Cloud instance and ensured 99.999% uptime. Maintained server-side security and proactive vulnerability management. Led the transition from agency-led development to an in-house model.

Web Developer at Sporty’s Pilot Shop

June 1, 2017 - January 1, 2022

Led architecture and execution of legacy Magento to Adobe Commerce migration, including data migration and extension compatibility remediation. Reduced maintenance workload by 60% through architectural refactoring. Improved site performance by 45% through optimization and module rewrites. Managed relationship with Adobe Commerce Representatives. Took ownership of 10 WordPress-based blogs, ensuring they were patched, updated, secure, and performant.

Lead Web Developer at eCatalog Services

July 1, 2014 - June 1, 2017

Managed and mentored a team of 3 developers. Led daily stand-ups, project management, and client communication. Directed migration of 30+ clients to Shopify following Amazon Webstores shutdown, including store setup, theme implementation, and data migration. Onboarded clients to Shopify, set up stores, themes, design, and products. Participated in client meetings, estimating deadlines and deliverables.

Web Developer at A.M. Leonard

September 1, 2010 - July 1, 2014

Lead and sole developer responsible for the entire eCommerce platform. Implemented integration between Kalio Commerce and Sage X3 ERP. Created HTML email campaigns from Photoshop designs and ensured compatibility with Email On Acid. Developed accounting and warehousing applications within Sage X3 ERP. Integrated Visual Basic.NET applications into Sage X3 for warehousing functions, including data capture from scanners. Assisted in IT network tasks and migration to Active Directory; provided internal IT support and asset tracking.