Email: [email protected]
Phone: (+880) 1773 912255
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/akhterarif
GitHub: github.com/akhterarif

I'm a results-driven Software Engineer with over 9 years of experience in full-stack web development specializing in PHP, JavaScript, and WordPress. I have a passion for building performance-focused, modular, and user-friendly software.

Whether it’s crafting a custom plugin, optimizing a web application for speed, or leading a distributed engineering team—my goal is to ship clean, scalable, and maintainable code that delivers real-world impact.

weLabs Ltd (wedevs.com) – Bangladesh
July 2024 – Present

• Architected and led development of a modular project management plugin for WordPress.
• Built advanced vendor workflow features for Dokan Multivendor.
• Published Speed-Mate – a beginner-friendly performance optimization plugin (caching, minification, cleanup).
• Mentored junior engineers and conducted code reviews to uphold best practices.

Strativ AB – Sweden
May 2020 – June 2024

• Engineered scalable systems and APIs using Django, Laravel, and PostgreSQL.
• Led the development of a medical journal platform with 500K+ users.
• Built custom ERP modules using Odoo.
• Pushed performance and test automation across the stack.

IDARE LLC – Dhaka
Feb 2019 – Mar 2020

• Developed FEA backend services using Django, Celery, and RabbitMQ.
• Built real-time features using Django Channels.
• Co-authored research on cloud computation in oil-field development.

Digicon Telecommunications Ltd.
May 2018 – Jan 2019

• Developed ERP modules (Accounting, CRM, Payroll) in Odoo.
• Integrated payment systems and automated reporting pipelines.

Binate Solutions Ltd.
Mar 2017 – Apr 2018

• Built REST APIs for a job platform using Django + PostgreSQL.

rx71 Ltd. – Dhaka
Nov 2015 – Feb 2017

• Developed hospital management features in Laravel.
• Implemented modules like Payroll and Lab Reporting.

• Languages: PHP, JavaScript (Vanilla, jQuery), Python
• Frameworks & Platforms: WordPress, Laravel, Django, Odoo
• WordPress Mastery: Plugin Dev, REST API, WooCommerce, WPML, Gutenberg
• Performance Optimization: Caching, Lazy Loading, Minification, Intersection Observer
• Testing & Code Quality: PHPUnit, PHPCS, CI/CD, Code Reviews
• DevOps & Infra: Docker, Nginx, Apache, AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda), Linux
• Collaboration & Tools: Git, GitHub, GitLab, Agile, Slack, Trello

B.Sc. in Computer Science & Engineering
University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
2010 – 2015

• 🏆 Champion, National Hackathon – Government of Bangladesh (2014)

• Comfortable working across time zones (UTC+4 to UTC–4)
• Advocate of remote-first culture and async collaboration
• Contributor to open-source and active in developer communities

• Speed-Mate: View on WordPress.org
  A user-friendly WordPress performance plugin with features like caching, lazy loading, and DB cleanup.

• WP Todo App (Optimistic UI): A React-based WordPress Admin plugin with REST integration.

📫 Feel free to reach out via email or LinkedIn for collaboration, consulting, or plugin development opportunities.