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I am a seasoned Magento 2 / PHP developer with 16 years of experience in the e-commerce space. My career highlights include working at made.com, Theo Paphitis Retail Group, and Selection Corporate Clothing Ltd. I focus on website performance, writing clean and optimised code, and always follow best practices and foundational principles of software design. I use PHP, Nginx, Apache, MySQL, and Docker as key pillars in every website I build. Additionally, I am proficient with front-end technologies such as React, Knockout.js, Symfony, shell-scripting in Linux and Mac, HTML/CSS, and Javascript.
Throughout my career, I have led IT teams, managed projects, and supported junior developers transitioning into Magento 2 roles. I have also engineered bespoke development environments and infrastructures, focusing on performance enhancements and optimised deployment processes. My dedication to clean code and system stability continuously drives me to improve e-commerce platforms and provide robust solutions for businesses.
Language
Lithuanian
Fluent
English
Fluent
Russian
Fluent
Work Experience
Magento developer at Selection Corporate Clothing Limited
June 30, 2025 - July 25, 2025Implemented a custom Docker development environment for Magento 2, troubleshot existing websites and custom Magento extensions, managed project reporting structures on Jira and Confluence, led IT team project meetings, planned and estimated work for a new Magento 2 website build, and supported junior developers transitioning to Magento 2 roles.
Lead Magento developer at Moto spektras, UAB
October 31, 2024 - July 25, 2025Worked on new builds of Magento 2 e-commerce websites including creating custom development environments and bespoke production infrastructure on DigitalOcean. Used Docker, PHP, Symfony, Composer, MySQL, MariaDB, Nginx, Apache, and Varnish in custom development images. Troubleshot Magento 2 extensions, wrote custom code, and implemented automated build and deployment scripts.
Senior Magento developer at Theo Paphitis Retail Group (TPRG)
May 31, 2017 - July 25, 2025Improved stability, page speed, and usability of Magento sites. Rewrote code to Magento best practices. Troubleshot MySQL performance issues, debugged PHP using Xdebug, developed custom Docker-based development environments, front-end work with React and KnockoutJS, built bespoke checkout modules and AJAX minibasket with custom UI/UX.
Senior Magento developer at allbeauty.com
December 31, 2015 - July 25, 2025Back-end development of new e-commerce website using Magento Enterprise Edition in Agile Scrum team. Implemented bespoke checkout modules, platform customizations, and third-party integrations with ERP and marketing service providers.
Senior Magento developer at alexandalexa.com
August 31, 2014 - July 25, 2025Prepared website for high-load Christmas sales including full-page cache management and Memcache optimization. Improved Magento indexer, debugged payment gateway order failures, performed test-driven development for multi-language, multi-currency Magento site, and developed unified local development environments using Vagrant and Puppet.
Magento contract developer at Made.com
October 31, 2013 - July 25, 2025Back-end development including custom tax functionality, Magento tax module fixes, ERP integration enhancements, custom stock management implementation, roll-out of new country websites, and core Magento functionality extension and bug fixing.
Magento contract developer at Spring Studios
January 31, 2013 - July 25, 2025Built custom online fashion shop with custom Magento module development, CMS creation, front and back-end customizations, admin area customization, third party email marketing integration, and automated product image import module development.
Senior PHP Developer at Stylistpick.com
August 31, 2012 - July 25, 2025Developed custom Magento modules, rolled out international sites, integrated third-party services, created custom product import/export functionality, and customized both front-end and core Magento functionality.
Founder, OsCommerce and Magento developer at Stylefantasia Ltd.
December 31, 2011 - July 25, 2025Founded and ran the business focusing on creation and maintenance of osCommerce and Magento websites.
Head of TCM Product Development at SEB Bankas
December 31, 2008 - July 25, 2025Owned and developed treasury risk management systems and financial instrument processing. Led project managers and developers on banking system projects.
Magento developer at Selection Corporate Clothing Limited
June 30, 2025 - July 25, 2025Implemented a custom Docker development environment for Magento 2, troubleshooted existing website and Magento extensions, led IT team project management meetings, planned and estimated work for new Magento 2 builds and performance improvements, and supported junior developers transitioning to Magento 2 roles.
Lead Magento developer at Moto spektras, UAB
October 31, 2024 - July 25, 2025Worked on new Magento 2 e-commerce website builds, created custom development environments, built bespoke production infrastructure on DigitalOcean, used Docker, PHP, Symfony, Composer, MySQL, MariaDB, Nginx, Apache, Varnish in development image builds, troubleshooted Magento extensions, and implemented automated build and deployment processes.
Senior Magento developer at Theo Paphitis Retail Group
May 31, 2017 - July 25, 2025Improved Magento stability, page speed, and usability. Rewrote code abiding by Magento best practices, troubleshooted MySQL lock-wait timeouts and full-page cache issues, debugged PHP code with PhpStorm and Xdebug, worked on Docker-based environments, front-end development with React and KnockoutJS, and built custom checkout modules with AJAX minibasket functionality.
Senior Magento developer at allbeauty.com
December 31, 2015 - July 25, 2025Back-end development for a new e-commerce website using Magento Enterprise Edition. Worked in Agile Scrum team, implemented bespoke checkout modules, various customizations, and integrated third-party ERP and marketing services.
Senior Magento developer at alexandalexa.com
August 31, 2014 - July 25, 2025Prepared website for high loads with Full Page Cache and Memcache optimizations, improved Magento indexer to avoid MySQL table locks, debugged payment gateway order failures, practiced test-driven development, and developed unified local development environments with Nginx, php-fpm, and MySQL using Vagrant and Puppet.
Magento contract developer at Made.com
October 31, 2013 - July 25, 2025Back-end development including custom tax functionalities, Magento tax module fixes and customizations, ERP integration enhancements, stock management, new country website roll-outs, and extension and bug fixing of core Magento functionality.
Magento contract developer at Spring Studios
January 31, 2013 - July 25, 2025Custom build of online fashion shop with custom Magento modules, CMS creation, editorial content management, extensions of core Magento, admin customizations, third-party email marketing integrations, and automatic product image import module development.
Senior PHP Developer at Theo Paphitis Retail Group
August 31, 2012 - July 25, 2025Developed Stylistpick.com Magento internet shop, custom module development, rollout of international websites, third-party service integrations, custom product import/export, and front-end and core Magento functionality customization.
Founder, OsCommerce and Magento developer at Stylefantasia Ltd.
December 31, 2011 - July 25, 2025Founded and ran the business creating and maintaining osCommerce and Magento websites.
Head of TCM Product Development at SEB Bankas
December 31, 2008 - July 25, 2025Led system ownership and development of treasury risk management systems, financial instruments processing, and led project managers and developers on banking system projects.
Magento developer at Selection Corporate Clothing Limited
June 30, 2025 - August 5, 2025Troubleshot business websites and custom Magento extensions, implemented a custom Docker PHP/Nginx/MySQL development environment for Magento 2, set up project management and reporting structures using Jira and Confluence, led IT team project management meetings, planned and estimated work for Magento 2 website upgrades, PageSpeed improvements, and PHP performance enhancements, and supported junior web developers transitioning to Magento 2 roles.
Lead Magento developer at Moto spektras, UAB
October 31, 2024 - August 5, 2025Worked on a new build of Magento 2 e-commerce website, created a custom development environment, built bespoke production infrastructure on DigitalOcean, used Docker, PHP, Symfony, Composer, MySQL, MariaDB, Nginx, Apache, and Varnish, troubleshot Magento 2 extensions and wrote custom code, and implemented automated build and deployment process scripts.
Senior Magento developer at Theo Paphitis Retail Group
May 31, 2017 - August 5, 2025Focused on stability, page speed, and usability improvements in Magento, rewrote code to align with Magento best practices, troubleshot MySQL lock-wait timeouts and slow query executions, debugged PHP code using PhpStorm and Xdebug, worked on Docker-based custom development environments, developed front-end features using React and KnockoutJS, built a bespoke checkout module with custom UI/UX flow, and implemented an AJAX minibasket.
Senior Magento developer at allbeauty.com
December 31, 2015 - August 5, 2025Back-end development of a new Magento Enterprise Edition e-commerce website in an Agile Scrum team, implemented bespoke checkout modules, customized various platform aspects, and integrated third-party ERP systems and marketing service providers.
Senior Magento developer at alexandalexa.com
August 31, 2014 - August 5, 2025Prepared website for high loads during Christmas sales via smart Full Page Cache management, optimized Memcache usage, improved Magento indexer to reduce MySQL table locks, debugged payment gateway issues, developed features for multi-language and multi-currency support using test-driven development, and created unified local development environments with Nginx, php-fpm, and MySQL using Vagrant and Puppet.
Magento contract developer at Made.com
October 31, 2013 - August 5, 2025Performed back-end development including custom tax functionality, Magento tax module fixes, ERP integration enhancements, custom stock management, new country website rollouts, and extension and bug fixes to core Magento functionality.
Magento contract developer at Spring Studios
January 31, 2013 - August 5, 2025Custom build of an online fashion shop with custom Magento module development, creation of a custom CMS for editorial content and media assets, front and back-end customizations, extension of core Magento functionality, admin area customization, integration with third-party email marketing providers, and automatic products image import module development.
Senior PHP Developer at Stylefantasia Ltd.
August 31, 2012 - August 5, 2025Developed the Stylistpick.com internet shop using Magento framework: custom modules, international website rollouts, third-party integrations, custom product import/export functions, and Magento front-end and core customizations.
Founder, OsCommerce and Magento developer at Moto spektras, UAB
December 31, 2011 - August 5, 2025Founded and ran a business focused on creating and maintaining osCommerce and Magento websites, specialized in motorcycle performance parts and sporting goods e-commerce.
Head of TCM Product Development at SEB Bankas
December 31, 2008 - August 5, 2025Owned and developed treasury risk management systems, developed financial instruments processing, and led project managers and developers in banking system projects.
Magento developer at Selection Corporate Clothing Limited
June 30, 2025 - August 5, 2025Troubleshooting the company's 3 websites and custom Magento extensions. Implemented a custom Docker PHP/Nginx/MySQL development environment for Magento 2. Set up project management and reporting structures using Jira and Confluence. Led IT team project management meetings. Planned and estimated work for Magento 2.4.8 website upgrade and PageSpeed and PHP performance improvements. Supported a junior web developer transitioning into Magento 2 development.
Lead Magento developer at Moto spektras, UAB
October 31, 2024 - August 5, 2025Led development on a new Magento 2 e-commerce website build. Created a custom development environment and bespoke production infrastructure on DigitalOcean using Docker, PHP, Symfony, Composer, MySQL, MariaDB, Nginx, Apache, and Varnish. Troubleshot Magento 2 extensions and wrote custom code. Implemented automated build and deployment scripts.
Senior Magento developer at Theo Paphitis Retail Group
May 31, 2017 - August 5, 2025Improved stability, page speed, and usability of Magento sites. Rewrote code to align with Magento development best practices. Troubleshot MySQL lock-wait timeouts and slow queries, full-page cache issues, and debugged PHP with Xdebug. Developed custom Docker-based development environment. Worked on front-end with React and KnockoutJS. Built bespoke checkout module with custom UI/UX and implemented an AJAX minibasket.
Senior Magento developer at allbeauty.com
December 31, 2015 - August 5, 2025Back-end development of new e-commerce website build using Magento Enterprise Edition. Worked in an Agile Scrum team. Implemented bespoke checkout module, platform customizations, and third-party integrations with ERP and marketing service providers.
Senior Magento developer at alexandalexa.com
August 31, 2014 - August 5, 2025Prepared site for Christmas high loads by implementing smart Full Page Cache management and optimizing Memcache usage. Improved Magento indexer to avoid MySQL locks during peak times. Debugged payment gateway order failures. Engaged in test-driven development for backend features and multi-language, multi-currency support. Developed unified local environments using Nginx, php-fpm, MySQL with Vagrant and Puppet.
Magento contract developer at Made.com
October 31, 2013 - August 5, 2025Performed back-end development including custom tax functionality, Magento tax module fixes and customizations, ERP integration enhancements, custom stock management, new country website roll-outs, and extension bug fixing.
Magento contract developer at Spring Studios
January 31, 2013 - August 5, 2025Built custom online fashion shop (huntergather.com) with custom Magento modules, editorial CMS system for photos and videos, front and back-end customizations, admin area improvements, integration with email marketing providers, and automatic product image import module development.
Senior PHP Developer at Stylefantasia Ltd.
August 31, 2012 - August 5, 2025Developed Stylistpick.com using Magento framework with custom modules, international website rollouts, third-party service integration, and product import/export functionalities. Customized Magento front-end and core features.
Founder, OsCommerce and Magento developer at Moto spektras, UAB
December 31, 2011 - August 5, 2025Founded and managed business creating and maintaining osCommerce and Magento websites focused on motorcycle performance parts and sporting goods.
Head of TCM Product Development at SEB Bankas
December 31, 2008 - August 5, 2025System ownership and development for treasury risk management system. Developed financial instruments processing. Led project managers and developers in banking system projects.
Magento developer at Selection Corporate Clothing Limited
June 30, 2025 - August 5, 2025Troubleshot three company websites running custom Magento extensions, built a custom Docker PHP/Nginx/MySQL development environment for Magento 2, established project management and reporting structures using Jira and Confluence, led IT team project management meetings, planned and estimated Magento 2 website upgrade and PageSpeed improvements, and supported a junior web developer transitioning into a Magento 2 developer role.
Lead Magento developer at Moto spektras, UAB
October 31, 2024 - August 5, 2025Led the development of a new Magento 2 e-commerce website, created custom development environments, built production infrastructure on DigitalOcean using Docker, PHP, Symfony, Composer, MySQL, MariaDB, Nginx, Apache, and Varnish, troubleshot Magento 2 extensions, wrote custom code, and implemented automated build and deployment process scripts.
Senior Magento developer at Theo Paphitis Retail Group
May 31, 2017 - August 5, 2025Improved Magento stability, page speed, and usability by rewriting code to meet best practices, troubleshooting MySQL lock-wait timeouts and slow queries, debugging PHP with PhpStorm and Xdebug, developing a custom Docker-based development environment, front-end development with React and KnockoutJS, building a bespoke checkout module with custom UI/UX, and implementing an AJAX minibasket using KnockoutJS and React.
Senior Magento developer at allbeauty.com
December 31, 2015 - August 5, 2025Back-end development of a new Magento Enterprise Edition e-commerce website, working within an Agile Scrum team, implementing a bespoke checkout module, custom platform customizations, and integration with ERP systems and marketing service providers.
Senior Magento developer at alexandalexa.com
August 31, 2014 - August 5, 2025Prepared the website for high loads during Christmas sales by implementing smart Full Page Cache management, optimizing Memcache usage, improving Magento indexers to prevent MySQL table locks, debugging payment gateway order failures, conducting test-driven development for new back-end features, and developing unified local development environments with Nginx, php-fpm, and MySQL using Vagrant and Puppet.
Magento contract developer at Made.com
October 31, 2013 - August 5, 2025Back-end development for made.com, including implementation of custom tax functionality, Magento tax module fixes and customizations, ERP integration enhancements, custom stock management implementations, new country website roll-outs, and extension and bug fixes to core Magento functionality.
Magento contract developer at Spring Studios
January 31, 2013 - August 5, 2025Custom development of huntergather.com online fashion shop with custom Magento module development, CMS creation for editorial content and media assets, front and back-end customization, core Magento functionality extension, admin area customization, integration with third-party email marketing services, and development of automatic product image import module.
Senior PHP Developer at Stylefantasia Ltd.
August 31, 2012 - August 5, 2025Developed the stylistpick.com internet shop using Magento, including custom module creation, international website roll-outs, third-party service integration, custom product import/export functionality, and core Magento front-end and functionality customization.
Founder, OsCommerce and Magento developer at Moto spektras, UAB
December 31, 2011 - August 5, 2025Founded and managed the business, creating and maintaining osCommerce and Magento websites specializing in motorcycle performance parts and sporting goods.
Head of TCM Product Development at SEB Bankas
December 31, 2008 - August 5, 2025System ownership and development of treasury risk management systems and financial instruments processing; led project managers and developers on banking system projects.
Education
Bachelor's degree at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2004Bachelor's degree at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Faculty of Fundamental Sciences
January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2004Bachelor's degree in IT engineering at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Faculty of Fundamental Sciences
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2004Bachelor's degree in IT engineering at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Faculty of Fundamental Sciences
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2004Bachelor's degree in IT engineering at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Faculty of Fundamental Sciences
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2004Qualifications
Magento 1 Certified Developer
January 11, 2030 - August 5, 2025Magento 1 Certified Developer
January 11, 2030 - August 5, 2025Magento 1 Certified developer
January 11, 2030 - August 5, 2025Industry Experience
Retail, Software & Internet, Financial Services, Consumer Goods, Professional Services, Manufacturing
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