Senior WordPress & Full-Stack Engineering Lead

Sushma S. Biradar

Senior WordPress & Full-Stack Engineer · Head of Development

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

Results-driven WordPress engineer with 11+ years of deep expertise in PHP, 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-2 coding standards. Passionate about the open web, user data ownership, and building products that help anyone publish and sell. KEY HIGHLIGHTS

• Deep expertise in WordPress, WooCommerce, PHP, MySQL, JavaScript

• Extensive experience with travel APIs, payment gateways, and integrations

• Led development teams and architecture decisions

• Strong focus on performance optimization and Core Web Vitals CORE COMPETENCIES

WordPress Core & Plugin

Architecture

WordPress Core, Custom Plugin Development, OOP, PSR-2, WPCS, WP-CLI, Gutenberg

Backend & Databases PHP 8, MySQL, Oracle, Apache, Laravel, Node.js WooCommerce &

Extensions

Custom Payment Gateways, Stripe, PayPal, TravelPay REST API & Third-Party

Integrations

REST API, Amadeus, BedBank, TBO, SiteConnect, Zoho, Slack Frontend JavaScript (ES6), TypeScript, jQuery, HTML5, CSS3, JSON, XML, React DevOps & Tooling Git, GitHub, JIRA, CI/CD, Docker, Core Web Vitals, SSL Architecture & Leadership

WordPress Multisite, White-label Solutions, System Architecture, Agile, Sprint Planning, Effort Estimation, Code Reviews, Team Leadership, PHPUnit AI-Assisted Development ChatGPT, Claude, GitHub Copilot 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-2 Work Style Distributed / async-first ·

JIRA · Git

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