Senior Full-Stack Engineer | WordPress Ecosystem Architect | Web Scraping Specialist | Open Source Contributor
I'm a Senior Software Engineer with 12+ years of experience building scalable web platforms, high-performance systems, and developer tools. My work spans from architecting WordPress ecosystems serving millions of users to building sophisticated web scraping infrastructure processing 5,000+ requests per minute.
Current Focus:
- ποΈ Architecting high-performance WordPress solutions
- π·οΈ Building advanced web scraping & automation systems
- π Security research and penetration testing
- π Open source contribution and developer tooling
Impact Highlights:
- π¦ Published 14+ open-source packages on Packagist
- π° Led technology for $4M humanitarian NFT initiative (Meta-Museum)
- π Built production systems handling 5,000+ req/min
- π Active volunteer with Cyber Police of Ukraine (OSINT & security research)
PHP ββββββββββββ 11 years (Expert)
TypeScript ββββββββββββ 8 years (Advanced)
JavaScript ββββββββββββ 8 years (Advanced)
Go ββββββββββββ 3 years (Intermediate)
Python ββββββββββββ 2 years (Learning)
Lua ββββββββββββ 1 year (Learning)
Backend & Frameworks:
WordPress (12y Expert) β’ PHP 8.2+ β’ Node.js β’ Next.js β’ React β’ Symfony β’ Laravel β’ Bun.sh
Databases & Caching:
MySQL β’ Redis β’ Memcached β’ SQLite β’ Prisma β’ GraphQL
DevOps & Infrastructure:
Docker β’ Alpine Linux β’ S6 Init β’ GitLab CI/CD β’ GitHub Actions β’ Ansible β’ Linux/Ubuntu (10y)
Frontend:
HTML5/CSS3 β’ SASS/SCSS β’ Tailwind CSS (4y) β’ Bootstrap β’ TypeScript β’ React.js β’ Next.js β’ Webpack β’ Gulp
Security & Testing:
Burp Suite β’ sqlmap β’ nmap β’ Penetration Testing β’ OSINT tools β’ PHPStan β’ Psalm β’ PHPUnit
Specialized:
Web Scraping (Puppeteer, Playwright, Effect-TS, Colly) β’ Performance Optimization β’ API Design β’ Headless CMS
I maintain a comprehensive suite of WordPress optimization packages published on Packagist:
- wp-performance - Complete performance optimization toolkit
- wp-nav-menu-cache - Navigation menu caching with smart invalidation
- wp-object-cache - Advanced object caching implementation
- wp-migration - Database migration framework (ambitious WordPress fork)
- autoload-interface - Modern PHP autoloading patterns
Technical Approach:
- Modern PHP 8.2+ with strict typing
- Comprehensive quality tooling (PHPStan Level 9, Psalm, PHPCS)
- Test-driven development
- Semantic versioning
- Extensive documentation
View all packages: Check my composer.json files - packages starting with jazzman/ are my own ecosystem.
π·οΈ hero-scraper
Advanced web scraping framework for bypassing anti-bot protection
Features:
- Headless browser automation with Puppeteer/Playwright
- Anti-detection techniques (fingerprint spoofing, behavior randomization)
- Distributed architecture for high-volume scraping
- Tor network integration with custom Privoxy configuration
- IMAP protocol integration for email automation
- IP rotation and proxy management
Tech Stack: TypeScript, Effect-TS (functional programming), Node.js
Branch to check: feature/effect-ts - Migration to Effect-TS for better type safety and composability
Use Case: Cryptocurrency faucet automation (Freebitcoin, AdBTC, Cointiply) with complex security bypass requirements
Production-grade concurrent scraper built in Go
Achievements:
- 5,000+ requests/minute throughput
- Advanced concurrency patterns with goroutines
- GORM for efficient data management
- Volunteer project for Cyber Police
Tech Stack: Go, Colly, GORM, concurrent processing
Lead Developer | Technology Leadership for Humanitarian Impact
Impact: Architected auction platform raising $4M for Ukrainian humanitarian aid
Projects:
- metahistory-new - Main platform (in development)
- image-performance - Image optimization pipeline
- imgix-downloader - Asset management tooling
Tech Stack: Next.js, React, TypeScript, NFT infrastructure
Partnership: Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine
Responsibilities:
- System architecture and technical leadership
- NFT auction platform development
- Performance optimization for high-traffic events
- Team coordination and deployment management
π³ server
Production-ready Docker setup with Alpine Linux + S6
Features:
- Optimized Alpine Linux base images
- S6 overlay for proper process management
- Security-hardened configurations
- Production-tested across multiple companies
Use Cases: PHP project containerization, development environments, production deployments
Recent Roles:
- Playtika (2024-Present) - Senior WordPress Developer (Contract)
- Temy (2022-2024) - Senior Full-Stack Developer (Contract)
- Sombra (2023-2024) - Senior Full-Stack Developer (Part-Time)
- IT Monks Agency (2022) - Senior Full-Stack Developer (Remote, Poland)
Key Achievements:
- Architected headless WordPress + Next.js solutions with GraphQL
- Optimized application performance through strategic caching and code improvements
- Built custom Docker development and production environments
- Led security audits and penetration testing initiatives
- Mentored junior developers and conducted team performance reviews
Cyber Police of Ukraine (Apr 2022 - Present)
- Developed specialized OSINT tools for criminal identification
- Built systems processing 5,000+ requests/minute for investigation
- Reverse-engineered APIs using Burp Suite for security research
- Created automated information gathering and analysis pipelines
Skills Applied: OSINT, Burp Suite, API reverse engineering, Go programming, web scraping at scale
- π¦ Rust for systems programming
- π Python for ML/AI applications
- π Lua for Neovim plugin development
- π Advanced Effect-TS patterns
- Cryptocurrency faucet automation systems
- Advanced anti-detection techniques for web scraping
- Tor network integration for anonymous data collection
- Headless browser fingerprint bypassing
- Headless WordPress with Next.js/GraphQL
- Microservices for high-volume data processing
- Docker-based development environments
- Modern PHP 8.2+ package ecosystem
I'm interested in collaborating on:
- π WordPress ecosystem improvements and modern architecture
- π·οΈ Web scraping frameworks and anti-detection research
- π Security research and penetration testing tools
- οΏ½οΏ½ High-performance PHP applications
- π³ DevOps and containerization solutions
- πΊπ¦ Humanitarian technology projects
"Be the change that you want to see in the world."
I believe in:
- π Continuous learning and knowledge sharing
- π Open source contribution and community building
- π― Writing code that solves real problems
- π Security-first development practices
- π± Sustainable and maintainable solutions
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Last updated: January 2025