Seven years of shipping software.
Across WordPress, Laravel, ecommerce, and React — a long-form view of what I've built, the problems I've owned, and the kind of work I want to do next.
Where I've worked.
A timeline of teams, products, and the hard problems I helped solve.
Senior Software Engineer
Owning core SureCart engineering as it scaled from 1K → 100K+ active installs. Built and shipped: payment-gateway integrations (Stripe, PayPal, Mollie, Razorpay), subscription billing, 100+ Gutenberg blocks, headless storefront APIs. Drove test coverage from 30% → 90% with PHPUnit + Jest, cut critical-path response times ~40% through query + cache work, and mentored 3 engineers on plugin architecture and code review.
Software Engineer
Built core Symfony microservices for Paysera Payments and shipped the WooCommerce / Shopify / Magento gateway plugins used by 10K+ EU merchants — sustained 99.9% uptime through PSD2 / SCA rollout. Owned the WooCommerce plugin end-to-end: spec → ship → maintain, including merchant onboarding flows and reconciliation tooling.
WordPress Plugin Engineer
Architected modules across Dokan Multivendor (100K+ stores), WP ERP (open-source ERP), and WP Project Manager. Led a security-hardening pass that closed ~70% of known plugin vulnerabilities; wrote the onboarding doc and pairing path that ramped 6+ junior engineers.
Full-Stack Engineer
Laravel APIs and React Native apps for an HR / POS / ERP suite (iApp, iBOS, Akij City POS) used internally by 50K+ employees across the group. Designed the JWT auth + role/permission layer that the product still runs on.
What I work with.
A working list — sharper at the top, broader at the bottom.
01Languages
02Frontend
03Backend
04WordPress
05Architecture
06AI / LLM
07Testing
08Database
09DevOps
10SEO
11Mobile
12Payments
Working in the AI era.
LLM-backed surfaces I've shipped, MCP servers I've built, and the AI-augmented workflow I work in every day.
AI Agent block-editor assistant
Designed an AI Agent-powered assistant for Gutenberg that helps content creators brainstorm, outline, and draft posts without leaving the editor. The assistant uses structured prompts and a custom React UI to guide users through the writing process, reducing friction and keeping them focused on content creation.
MCP server for plugin docs
Built an open-source Model Context Protocol server that exposes WordPress plugin docs + code search to Claude Code, so AI agents can answer "how do I extend X" questions without scraping the web.
RAG over WooCommerce store content
Embedded product catalog + support tickets into pgvector and wired a small RAG agent to answer pre-sale questions on storefronts. Reduced first-response time from 4h to under 90s on the pilot store.
Claude Code as my pair programmer
Daily AI-augmented workflow: spec-first prompts, structured plans, eval-driven prompt tuning, and disciplined token-cost reviews. I write less code by hand and ship higher-confidence diffs.
Selected deep-dives.
A few problems I've carried end-to-end — the kind of work that doesn't fit on a CV bullet.
Open source I've contributed to.
Projects I've founded, maintained, or shipped meaningful work into — used by developers around the web.
- Lara DashboardFounded — TALL-stack CMS for Laravel teams (385★).
- WP ERPCore contributor — open-source ERP for WordPress (690★).
- Dokan MultivendorCore contributor — multivendor marketplace for WooCommerce (284★).
- WP React KitOpen source WordPress + React plugin starter.
- React-Redux Advanced CRUDModule-based React + Redux + JWT CRUD reference (15★).
- Laravel Advanced APILaravel 11.x API architecture — JWT, repository + interface pattern, Swagger, PHPUnit (115★).
- Vue 3 Advance CRUDVue 3 + Vuex + Vue Router + Bootstrap-Vue CRUD SPA reference (85★).
- ERP API (.NET Core).NET Core ERP backend — CQRS + Mediator + repository patterns, Swagger (24★).
- DevsEnvFounded — tutorial blog for web developers.
Writing, teaching, Q&A.
Where I show up beyond this site — long-form articles, tutorials, and answering questions for the developer community.
- ChannelYouTube — Laravel, WordPress, React, AI tutorials@Maniruzzaman · 13K+ subscribersOngoing
- ArticlesDEV Community — articles on WordPress, Laravel & React@maniruzzamanakash · 16 postsOngoing
- ArticlesMedium — long-form notes on engineering & AI@maniruzzamanakashOngoing
- Q&AStack Overflow — answering on PHP, WordPress, Laravel & Reactmaniruzzaman-akashOngoing
Mentoring & code review.
How I help engineers around me grow — and what reviewing software at scale has taught me.
Onboarded 10+ engineers at Akij Group Ltd, weDevs Ltd.
Designed the plugin-architecture onboarding path for new hires, including documentation, pairing sessions, and code reviews. Helped junior developers ramp up on Laravel and React through structured mentorship.
Code-review philosophy
I review for boundaries first (does this respect the plugin's public contract?), correctness second, style last. I expect tests to lock in behavior before refactors land.
Open-source review
Reviewed and merged 100+ PRs on Lara Dashboard, WP React Kit, and contributor PRs across WP ERP / Dokan during my weDevs years and currently at Brainstorm Force.
Roles I'm open to.
A short, honest read on the kind of full-time engineering role I'm looking for next — so recruiters and hiring managers can decide in five seconds whether we're a fit.
- Looking for
- Senior or staff engineering roles where I can own plugin / platform architecture at a product company — WordPress, Laravel, ecommerce, developer tools, AI-native SaaS, or distributed systems.
- Working style
- Remote-first, async-by-default, EU/US/CA overlap from Dhaka (GMT+6). Comfortable with relocation for the right team.
- Strongest in
- Long-lived plugin / platform codebases with real users — owning the product end-to-end, raising the test bar, mentoring the next layer of engineers, and reasoning about backwards compatibility before shipping.
- Less interested in
- Pure-services consulting, agency-style short engagements, or roles where ecommerce / WordPress is treated as a side concern rather than the product.