Ahamed Arshad
Senior Software Engineer at News UK
Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
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Top SchoolAhamed Arshad is a Senior Software Engineer with a decade of hands-on experience building full-stack web applications and over eight years specializing in WordPress theme and plugin customization. He has delivered 30+ websites, often writing custom plugins, WooCommerce extensions, and integrations that prioritize speed, SEO, and polished UX. His background spans Laravel, Yii2, vanilla PHP, modern front-end frameworks (AngularJS, Vue.js), and desktop/mobile apps in Java and C#, giving him strong cross-platform versatility. At companies like 10up, rtCamp, and Awesome Motive he shipped high-impact features—such as an Elementor integration for Easy Digital Downloads—and improved performance by refactoring core queries and modules. As a freelancer on Upwork since 2016, he pairs client-focused iteration with rigorous testing and support experience handling tier-3 escalations. Based in Colombo, he combines product-minded development with a pragmatic focus on maintainability and measurable performance gains.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor's degree Computer Software Engineering at International College of Business & Technologyhigh school basics, high school basics at Zahira College colombo
Github Skills (67)
woocommerce10
wordpress10
user-manager10
php10
wordpress-plugin10
timepicker9
jquery9
datetimepicker9
datepicker9
jquery-plugin9
ecommerce9
blocks9
google-app-engine9
podcast9
selectbox9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
achchu93/aa-users-list
Jan 2023 - Apr 2025
Contributions:14 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 2 months
achchu93/klaviyowp
Feb 2020 - Dec 2022
Klaviyo integration for Elementor
Contributions:9 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 10 months
crosswordelementordialogue-systemsklaviyo
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