Askary Abbas
Software Engineer - WordPress at Fact Finders Pro
@askaryabbas Boston, MA, USA joined Jun 2016
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Software Engineer - WordPress
Feb 2026 –
Present
Fact Finders Pro
- Developed and maintained full-stack web applications, contributing to WordPress platform, React frontend
development, Python backend services, REST API integrations, and Web platform enhancements while
improving performance, security, SEO, and user experience. Collaborated in Agile teams using Git, AWS, Docker,
and CI/CD pipelines to deliver scalable features, optimize deployments, and support reliable cloud-based
application infrastructure.
- Leveraged AI-assisted development tools to accelerate feature development, code reviews, debugging,
documentation, and test generation while maintaining production-quality engineering standards.
development, Python backend services, REST API integrations, and Web platform enhancements while
improving performance, security, SEO, and user experience. Collaborated in Agile teams using Git, AWS, Docker,
and CI/CD pipelines to deliver scalable features, optimize deployments, and support reliable cloud-based
application infrastructure.
- Leveraged AI-assisted development tools to accelerate feature development, code reviews, debugging,
documentation, and test generation while maintaining production-quality engineering standards.
Job History
WordPress Engineer
Jul 2022 – Sep 2023
Multidots Solutions Private Limited · Full-time
- Led enterprise WordPress VIP development under platform constraints, ensuring compliance with WordPress
VIP coding, security, and performance standards.
- Delivered multiple enterprise-level WordPress VIP projects with complete ownership of end-to-end front-end and
back-end development cycles meeting strict platform standards.
- Engineered custom Gutenberg blocks using React and JavaScript, translating Figma designs into scalable,
reusable components that improved development efficiency by 35%.
- Launched 10+ production websites from scratch while achieving WordPress VIP performance benchmarks
through optimized MySQL queries, Nginx configuration, and caching strategies.
- Integrated third-party REST APIs and interactive features that enhanced user engagement metrics, resulting in
40% improvement in conversion rates across client platforms.
- Optimized infrastructure performance using Object Caching and Cache APIs, reducing page load times by 40%
and significantly improving Core Web Vitals scores site-wide.
- Contributed to WordPress core development initiatives and conducted technical training sessions that elevated
team expertise in coding standards and best practices.
VIP coding, security, and performance standards.
- Delivered multiple enterprise-level WordPress VIP projects with complete ownership of end-to-end front-end and
back-end development cycles meeting strict platform standards.
- Engineered custom Gutenberg blocks using React and JavaScript, translating Figma designs into scalable,
reusable components that improved development efficiency by 35%.
- Launched 10+ production websites from scratch while achieving WordPress VIP performance benchmarks
through optimized MySQL queries, Nginx configuration, and caching strategies.
- Integrated third-party REST APIs and interactive features that enhanced user engagement metrics, resulting in
40% improvement in conversion rates across client platforms.
- Optimized infrastructure performance using Object Caching and Cache APIs, reducing page load times by 40%
and significantly improving Core Web Vitals scores site-wide.
- Contributed to WordPress core development initiatives and conducted technical training sessions that elevated
team expertise in coding standards and best practices.
Full-Stack Developer
Feb 2018 – Jun 2022
Passion University · Contract
- Led end-to-end WordPress development across multiple educational platforms, implementing custom Learning
Management System solutions with advanced caching that improved system response times significantly.
- Architected and managed AWS infrastructure to support high-traffic WordPress LMS platforms with secure
content delivery and optimized caching.
- Improved SEO health and system performance by conducting comprehensive audits, resolving critical technical
issues, and removing spam URLs that threatened search rankings.
- Optimized platform integrations for long-term scalability, implementing robust database structures and API
connections that reduced maintenance overhead by 30% annually.
- Developed custom themes and plugins from scratch that enhanced user experience, resulting in 35%
improvement in student retention rates across educational platforms.
Management System solutions with advanced caching that improved system response times significantly.
- Architected and managed AWS infrastructure to support high-traffic WordPress LMS platforms with secure
content delivery and optimized caching.
- Improved SEO health and system performance by conducting comprehensive audits, resolving critical technical
issues, and removing spam URLs that threatened search rankings.
- Optimized platform integrations for long-term scalability, implementing robust database structures and API
connections that reduced maintenance overhead by 30% annually.
- Developed custom themes and plugins from scratch that enhanced user experience, resulting in 35%
improvement in student retention rates across educational platforms.
WordPress Developer
Jul 2016 – Jan 2018
Wbcom Designs Private Limited · Full-time
- Managed WordPress single-site and multisite development environments, building and customizing themes and
20+ plugins from scratch across e-commerce and LMS platforms.
- Developed social networking platform features that increased user engagement and retention by 35%, while
reducing ongoing maintenance overhead by 30% through modular architecture.
- Mentored junior developers on WordPress best practices, clean coding standards, and efficient debugging
techniques that accelerated team productivity and code quality significantly.
20+ plugins from scratch across e-commerce and LMS platforms.
- Developed social networking platform features that increased user engagement and retention by 35%, while
reducing ongoing maintenance overhead by 30% through modular architecture.
- Mentored junior developers on WordPress best practices, clean coding standards, and efficient debugging
techniques that accelerated team productivity and code quality significantly.
Software Developer
Aug 2015 – Jun 2016
VLogic Labs · Full-time
- Completed intensive training program in PHP and Java (Core and Advanced) with hands-on development
projects including Android application development and database integration.
- Gained practical experience implementing and maintaining CMS platforms including WordPress, Joomla, and
Drupal, covering installation, configuration, troubleshooting, and custom plugin development.
projects including Android application development and database integration.
- Gained practical experience implementing and maintaining CMS platforms including WordPress, Joomla, and
Drupal, covering installation, configuration, troubleshooting, and custom plugin development.
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Contributions
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April 2023
Apr 18
Tue · 08:20
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Wrote a comment on the post Developments and Customizations for Training and Learn Website, on the site Make WordPress Training:
I would love to contribute to Gutenberg block development! It's exciting, and I'm eager to…
I would love to contribute to Gutenberg block development! It's exciting, and I'm eager to…
November 2022
Nov 09
Wed · 05:58
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Wrote a new post, Training Team Meeting Recap for November 1, 2022, on the site Make WordPress Training:
Slack Log for Team Meeting (APAC on Tuesday, November 1st, 07:00 UTC) Slack Log for Office Hour (AMER/EMEA…
Slack Log for Team Meeting (APAC on Tuesday, November 1st, 07:00 UTC) Slack Log for Office Hour (AMER/EMEA…
February 2022
Feb 25
Fri · 13:23
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Feb 25
Fri · 12:40
Core
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Created ticket #55258 on Core Trac:
No child pages indication after sorting the pages in the admin page list
No child pages indication after sorting the pages in the admin page list
December 2021
Dec 14
Tue · 14:42
Core
med
Created ticket #54621 on Core Trac:
Unsaved comment warning without any changes made when click on ...
Unsaved comment warning without any changes made when click on ...
May 2020
May 04
Mon · 18:13
Core
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September 2018
Sep 04
Tue · 11:07
Forums
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April 2018
Apr 09
Mon · 11:04
Forums
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Created a topic, Plugin Not Working, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, Thanks for the great Instagram slider plugin. Thi…
Hi, Thanks for the great Instagram slider plugin. Thi…
February 2017
Feb 19
Sun · 14:35
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Committed [1599098] to Plugins SVN:
September 2016
Sep 17
Sat · 16:28
Plugins
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Committed [1497486] to Plugins SVN:
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