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Engineering leader with 15+ years in eCommerce. Built and scaled engineering teams from technical execution through executive ownership — nearly 5 years on Head of Engineering and CTO roles, leading a 40+ person engineering organization. Areas where I create most value: — Engineering organization design. Restructuring teams, establishing tech lead ownership, RACI/PDP/KPI frameworks, hiring across senior and mid levels. Comfortable building from first hires up to 40+, or restructuring established teams under pressure. — Multi-platform eCommerce delivery. 14 years in eCommerce engineering, primarily Magento 1 and 2. Led the company's pivot from a single-stack Magento agency to multi-platform operation across Shopify, Shopware, and WooCommerce. Strong on delivery processes, quality gates, and crisis-tested cost optimization. — AI-driven product and engineering practices. Founded an AI product practice from scratch — production AI agents covering product discovery, upsell, customer support, accessibility, and content localization. SaaS-style platform integrated with OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Mistral, DeepSeek. Internally, embedded AI tooling into engineering workflows, materially increasing team capacity without growing headcount. — Crisis management and cost discipline. Executed restructuring during 2023 market downturn — maintained delivery while substantially reducing fixed cost base. Currently exploring CTO / Head of Engineering / VP Engineering roles in companies scaling faster than they can build the team. Particularly interested in eCommerce, AI/ML products, and tech transformations. — Tech stack: — Backend: Node.js, PHP, MongoDB, MySQL, Redis, Elasticsearch — Frontend: React, Next.js, TypeScript, React Native — eCommerce: Magento 1 & 2, Shopify, Shopware, WooCommerce, headless/PWA — AI/ML: production AI agents, multi-LLM (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Mistral, DeepSeek), RAG (Qdrant + MongoDB, OpenAI embeddings), agent orchestration LLM security & reliability: prompt injection sanitization, per-tenant cost limits, output validation, audit logging, fallback chains for provider outages. AI-assisted engineering with Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot — materially increased team capacity. 📧 [email protected] 🌐 ridly.io
Building open-source developer tools for e-commerce platforms such as Magento, Shopify, Shopware, WooCommerce, Bigcommerce, Prestashop, and custom systems. First product: RIDLY Mobile SDK — free React Native SDK that turns online stores into native mobile apps.
Director of Engineering and Co-Founder. Leading 40+ person engineering organization across Magento, Shopify, Shopware, WooCommerce. • Restructured engineering org through 5 tech leads with clear ownership zones • Founded company's AI practice — shipped 5 production AI agents (bundling, upsell, support, accessibility, translation) • Led multi-platform expansion from Magento-only to Shopify, Shopware, WooCommerce • Established company-wide code review standards, QA testing protocols, security audit cycles • Executed 2023 anti-crisis restructuring — stable delivery, significantly lower fixed costs Stack: PHP/Magento, Node.js, React, AWS, AI/ML (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Mistral, DeepSeek).
Founded and led GoMage AI subsidiary as a parallel venture alongside the core CTO role. Built SaaS-style platform for eCommerce AI agents — compatible with OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Mistral, and DeepSeek. Shipped a portfolio of 5 production AI agents covering intent-based product bundling, real-time upsell/cross-sell, smart customer support, accessibility (ADA/WCAG compliance), and AI-powered multilingual content localization. Established AI as a new product category for SMB eCommerce — moving from initial add-ons for existing clients toward a standalone SaaS offering. Demonstrated revenue traction within the first year with a small core team.
Founded GoIT subsidiary as IT outstaffing and team augmentation service line for Netherlands, Belgium, and broader EU/US market. Led as parallel venture within GoMage executive scope. Built and scaled a partner network across European and US markets seeking engineering resources. Established operational processes that significantly reduced average time-to-fill for open positions. Generated stable revenue stream for parent organization.