Senior WordPress & Full-Stack Engineering Lead

Sushma S. Biradar

Technical Lead & Full-Stack Engineer

Pune, Maharashtra, IN +91-837******* ******.*********@*****.*** sushmabiradar.in linkedin.com/in/sushma-biradar- 2508b5102

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Results-driven Senior Fullstack Developer with 11+ years of deep expertise in PHP, Wordpress plugin/theme architecture, WooCommerce, and REST API integration. Proven ability to lead distributed development teams, ship at scale, and build robust open-source-first systems. Experienced in integrating complex third-party APIs (Amadeus, TBO, BedBank, Stripe, PayPal, Zoho) and applying PSR coding standards. Passionate about the open web, user data ownership, and building products that help anyone publish and sell.

CORE COMPETENCIES

WordPress & Architecture WordPress, Custom Plugin & Theme Development, Multisite, OOP, PSR, WPCS, WP-CLI, Gutenberg, White-label Solutions, API

Backend & Databases PHP, Laravel, Node.js, MySQL, Oracle, SQL, NoSQL, Amazon DynamoDB, Java Payment gateway

Intégrations

Custom Payment Gateway, Stripe, PayPal, TravelPay, Bank Transfer REST API Integration Explorer, Amadeus, BedBank, TBO, SiteConnect, Zoho, Slack Frontend JavaScript (ES6), TypeScript, jQuery, HTML5, CSS3,Tailwind CSS, JSON, XML, React DevOps & Tooling Git, GitHub, JIRA, CI/CD, Docker, Core Web Vitals, SSL, PHPUnit Architecture & Leadership System Architecture, Agile, Sprint Planning, Effort Estimation, Code Reviews, Team Leadership

AI-Assisted Development ChatGPT, Claude, GitHub Copilot Course Completed Project Management 101, Yuva AI for All, WordPress - Development, Build, Test, and Deployment

WORK EXPERIENCE

Hideaway Holidays Nov 2018 – June 2026 (7.5 yrs)

Senior Fullstack Developer Head of Development

● Architected and led development of a unified travel booking platform integrating Amadeus (flights), BedBank (hotels), SiteConnect, Explorer, and TBO APIs into a single WordPress/WooCommerce engine, supporting multiple white-label B2B clients.

● Built custom WooCommerce payment gateway integrations for Stripe, PayPal, and TravelPay, including full webhook validation and PCI-compliant checkout flows.

● Integrated Zoho CRM and Slack APIs for real-time lead creation and funnel monitoring, eliminating manual sales reporting across the team.

● Applied Google Search Console analysis to resolve Core Web Vitals issues, improving LCP scores across client sites. Neosoft Technologies Dec 2016 – Nov 2018 (2 yrs)

Software Developer

● Built a feature-rich WordPress travel platform from scratch: custom user roles, package creation workflows, and an end-to-end online holiday booking system.

● Designed and implemented software systems from initial brief through to deployment, following test-driven practices and code review standards.

● Deployed updates and security patches with minimal downtime, maintaining system integrity. WisdmLabs Jul 2015 – Dec 2016 (1.5 yrs)

Software Engineer

● Delivered service-based WordPress projects end-to-end: requirements gathering, analysis, effort & estimation (ENE), and backend implementation.

● Monitored production system performance post-deployment, resolving issues promptly to maintain operational SLAs.

● Served as subject-matter expert for effort estimation on 45+ service projects and 8 WordPress products.

● Runner-up in the internal MVC architecture program, demonstrating ability to apply structured design patterns to WordPress codebases.

WisdmLabs Jan 2015 – Jun 2015 (6 mos)

Software Development Intern

● Built a WooCommerce add-on enabling independent merchants to list and sell products within a single aggregated store (marketplace pattern), using the WooCommerce REST API.

● Developed WordPress plugins and custom themes; created HTML/CSS/JavaScript UI modules and attended structured training on coding best practices.

ACHIEVEMENTS

● Employee of the Year 2025 — Hideaway Holidays

● Employee of the Month, October 2025 — Hideaway Holidays

● Achievement Excellence Award 2024 — Hideaway Holidays

● The Growth Driver Award 2023 — Hideaway Holidays EDUCATION

Master of Computer Applications (MCA) — Sinhgad Institute, Pune University · 2015 · 69.42% Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) — Magar Mahavidyalaya, Pune University · 2013 · 70.51% LEADERSHIP & COLLABORATION

● Led technical delivery across multiple teams.

● Mentored developers and established development standards.

● Worked directly with business stakeholders and clients.

● Conducted project estimation and technical planning. RECENT PROJECTS

Hideaway Holidays Travel Platform (http://hideawayholidays.com.au/) Large-scale travel booking platform integrating multiple travel providers, payment gateways, dynamic pricing systems, and booking workflows. Responsible for architecture, development, deployment, and optimization. Bula Flights (https://www.bulaflights.com/)

Flight booking platform integrating Amadeus APIs: search, compare, book, and hold the flight. Performance-focused user experiences.

ADDITIONAL

Languages: English · Hindi · Marathi

Coding Standards: WordPress · PSR ·World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Work Style: AI First Approach · Distributed / async-first · JIRA · Git

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