Available for projects & consulting

Senior Full Stack
Web Developer
Ardee Nathan Raranga

I build high-performance e-commerce platforms and SaaS products that scale. 13+ years of shipping production systems with Magento, WordPress, Shopify, PHP, Python and AWS — from custom modules and APIs to full cloud infrastructure.

Ardee Nathan Raranga — Senior Full Stack Web Developer
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// about me

Engineering leader with a
builder's mindset

I'm a seasoned Senior Full Stack Developer with over 13 years of experience specializing in e-commerce and SaaS development. My core expertise spans Magento 1 & 2, WordPress, and Shopify — building custom modules, themes, and integrations — backed by deep backend skills in PHP, Python, and MySQL.

As former Director and Head of Engineering at Growth-Rocket, I led development teams as technical lead and first line of support, architected new projects, and personally resolved complex AWS infrastructure challenges across EC2, RDS, Varnish, and Elasticsearch.

My passion is solving hard problems: custom shipping and payment logic, page-speed optimization with Redis and Varnish, seamless platform upgrades, and third-party integrations via GraphQL and REST APIs.

  • Full-cycle delivery — architecture, estimation, development, deployment and maintenance
  • Performance engineering — caching layers, query optimization, CDN and infrastructure tuning
  • Team leadership — mentoring developers, code review, and standards enforcement
  • Clean, testable, reusable code following industry best practices
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Me, as code

Because sometimes PHP says it better than a bio.

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Work Experience

Over a decade of shipping production e-commerce systems — from hands-on module development to leading entire engineering departments.

Magento / Shopify Freelancer

Jul 2024 — Present
Independent Consultant

Partnering directly with e-commerce brands and agencies as an independent consultant. Delivering end-to-end Magento 2 and Shopify projects — custom module and app development, theme builds, platform migrations, third-party integrations via GraphQL and REST APIs, and performance audits that cut page-load times and boost conversion. Building custom web applications and internal tools with Laravel, and Python scripts for data migrations, catalog automation and reporting. Also architecting and managing AWS hosting (EC2, RDS, caching layers) to keep client stores fast and stable under peak traffic.

Magento 2ShopifyLaravelPythonAWSMigrationsPerformance AuditsConsulting

Director / Head of Engineering / Senior Magento Developer

Oct 2017 — Jul 2024
Growth-Rocket · 6 yrs 10 mos

Technical lead and first line of support for the development team. Architected and estimated new Magento projects, designed custom extensions with best practices, maintained high-performance codebases, and resolved AWS infrastructure issues across EC2, RDS, Varnish and Elasticsearch. Collaborated closely with account managers to keep technical delivery smooth and on schedule.

Magento 2AWSTeam LeadershipArchitecturePerformance

Magento Developer

May 2016 — Sep 2017
OutsourcedPH · 1 yr 5 mos

Developed custom Magento modules and converted PSD designs into fully responsive themes. Integrated third-party services via Magento APIs, managed large-scale inventory, attribute and category imports, and delivered frontend and backend enhancements to improve platform performance.

MagentoAPI IntegrationThemingData Imports

Magento Developer

Mar 2016 — Oct 2016
Vi Commerce · 8 mos

Delivered full-cycle Magento Enterprise projects from architecture to maintenance. Built custom extensions and personalized features for My Account, Checkout, Sales and the Admin Panel. Focused heavily on refactoring and company-wide coding standards while communicating directly with international clients.

Magento EnterpriseCheckoutRefactoringClient Communication

Web / Magento Developer

May 2015 — Feb 2016
Asia Pacific Digital · 10 mos

Scoped and developed client sites on Magento Enterprise. Built stand-alone payment and shipping modules, implemented custom layouts, skins and themes from PSD, managed SVN release workflows, and provided end-to-end support for e-commerce transactions from order to settlement.

Magento EnterprisePayment ModulesShipping ModulesSVN

Mid to Senior PHP Developer

Aug 2012 — Apr 2015
Sci5 Development Inc. · 2 yrs 9 mos

Crafted industry-standard PHP solutions and served as technical lead and first line of support for team developers. Designed custom Magento extensions, wrote clean, testable, reusable code, tackled complex performance challenges and handled AWS fixes across EC2, RDS, Varnish and Elastic.

PHPMagentoAWSTechnical Lead

PHP Developer

Mar 2012 — Dec 2013
Codelean · 1 yr 10 mos

Maintained websites on Joomla and WordPress, developed custom Joomla plugins to client requirements, and provided technical support across JavaScript, HTML and CSS to keep sites responsive, visually polished and fully functional.

WordPressJoomlaPlugin DevelopmentJavaScript
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Services & Expertise

End-to-end development across the full stack — from storefront to server, I cover every layer of a modern web platform.

Magento Development

Scalable Magento 1 & 2 solutions — custom modules, payment & shipping methods, GraphQL/REST APIs, upgrades, and deep performance optimization with Redis and Varnish.

WordPress Development

Custom themes, plugin development, WooCommerce builds, headless setups, and performance tuning for fast, maintainable WordPress sites.

Shopify Development

Conversion-focused Shopify and Shopify Plus stores — custom Liquid themes, private apps, and third-party integrations built to drive growth.

SaaS Development

Full-stack SaaS products with PHP and Python — multi-tenant architectures, subscription billing, admin dashboards, and API-first design.

AWS & Cloud Infrastructure

EC2, RDS, Varnish and Elasticsearch — provisioning, scaling, caching strategy, and troubleshooting production infrastructure under load.

API & Systems Integration

GraphQL and REST API design, ERP/CRM/payment gateway integrations, data migrations, and Python automation connecting your entire stack.

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Skills & Technologies

A battle-tested toolkit built over 13+ years of production work.

E-commerce Platforms

Magento 1 & 295%
WordPress / WooCommerce95%
Shopify / Shopify Plus85%

Backend Development

PHP / Laravel92%
Python82%
MySQL / Database Design88%

Frontend Development

HTML5 / CSS395%
JavaScript / jQuery90%
Responsive / UI Implementation92%

Cloud & DevOps

AWS (EC2 · RDS · Elastic)82%
Caching (Redis · Varnish)90%
APIs (GraphQL · REST)90%
GitDockerComposerElasticsearchNginxApacheLinuxCI/CDSEOGoogle AnalyticsStripePayPalSASSBootstrapTailwind
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Ready to bring your
project to life?

Whether you need a tailored e-commerce platform, a SaaS product, custom plugins and APIs, or cloud infrastructure that scales — I deliver high-quality code, user-centric design, and solutions focused on your business goals.

📞 +63 999 763 0811 🌏 Remote — worldwide ⚡ Typically replies within 24h