Anatoliy Dovgun

Experience

• CitrusDev WordPress Full stack Engineer Full-time Sep 2025 – Present Remote

  Marketplace and app-level features for international clients, including a services marketplace with bookings.

  Responsibilities

  • Build marketplace features and app-level functionality.
  • Develop booking logic for services.
  • Support end-to-end operations through CRM integration.

  Technical solutions

  • Implemented complex booking logic.
  • Integrated WordPress with Zoho CRM.
  • Built React-based UI parts and Gutenberg blocks.

  Stack PHP, JavaScript, React, Gutenberg, Zoho CRM

• Wetelo, Inc. Full Stack Developer Partnership Mar 2017 – Present Remote

  International software development company. Lead full-stack WordPress development for Wetelo projects: custom builds, integrations and headless setups.

  Responsibilities

  • Lead WordPress development on client projects.
  • Take part in architecture discussions.
  • Deliver integrations with external services and CRM (HubSpot).

  Technical solutions

  • Built custom WordPress plugins for client business logic.
  • Implemented headless setups where the project needed them.
  • Integrated identity verification (SumSub) for a venture group website.

  Stack PHP, WordPress, Gutenberg, Tailwind, REST API, HubSpot, Headless

• 4WP.dev Founder, Full Stack Developer Entrepreneur 2017 – Present On-site, Lutsk, Ukraine

  Grew out of Dovgun.com in 2017. Own studio and open-source ecosystem of WordPress plugins, plus an educational platform on WordPress architecture and engineering practices.

  Responsibilities

  • Lead client projects from requirements to release.
  • Maintain the 4WP plugin ecosystem (10+ plugins on WordPress.org, dozens on GitHub).
  • Write learning materials and case studies on OOP, SOLID, DDD and WordPress hooks.

  Technical solutions

  • Designed a modular plugin architecture with shared services between plugins (4wp-bundle).
  • Built 4WP-Booking as a domain-driven booking platform with pluggable calendar providers.
  • Built 4WP Headless App: React front end on WordPress, AI-ready tooling.
  • Started MCP / Abilities API integration across 4WP plugins (AI workflow automation).

  Stack Architecture, WordPress, Gutenberg, FSE, React, REST API, MCP, Composer, GitHub Actions

• OSKI Solutions Full Stack Engineer Full-time Jan 2025 – Aug 2025 Israel, Remote

  High-load content platform and newsletter for a large community: articles, video, podcasts, guest contributions and curated book lists.

  Responsibilities

  • Develop features on a high-traffic WordPress platform.
  • Keep the content build system and architecture maintainable.
  • Improve performance of existing systems.

  Technical solutions

  • Built search and filtering for content discovery (Elasticsearch).
  • Worked with the caching layer to keep the site fast under heavy traffic.
  • Extended the content system with ACF and Gutenberg blocks.

  Stack PHP, WordPress, Gutenberg, ACF, Docker, Composer, Elasticsearch, caching

• Uprisun Tech UA Full Stack Engineer Full-time Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 Remote, USA

  Platform for installers and companies deploying renewable energy solutions.

  Responsibilities

  • Build the installers portal with recommended equipment flows.
  • Deliver an LMS for staff training.
  • Integrate the site with the back-office system.

  Technical solutions

  • Built a credit calculator for installation financing.
  • Built an interactive US states map with analytics dashboards.
  • Developed custom Gutenberg blocks and Zoho integrations.

  Stack WordPress, Gutenberg, WooCommerce, React, LMS, External API, Zoho

• Xicay Full Stack WordPress Developer Full-time May 2021 – Jan 2025 Remote, USA

  Full-stack WordPress development for a distributed product team: corporate sites, paid content platforms, stores.

  Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain custom themes and Gutenberg blocks.
  • Implement WooCommerce features.
  • Own performance improvements and cross-browser QA.

  Technical solutions

  • Built a paid content platform with memberships, subscriptions and payment gateways.
  • Delivered React-based UI components.
  • Integrated sites with existing APIs; job-board integration for a corporate site.

  Stack PHP, WordPress, ACF, Gutenberg, React, WooCommerce, REST API

• Voolar Creative WordPress Developer Per project Jan 2022 – Mar 2024 Estonia, Remote

  Creative agency: booking systems, event registration and multilingual corporate sites.

  Responsibilities

  • Lead development on agency projects (team lead on two of them).
  • Coordinate front-end and back-end developers.
  • Support and finish projects built on ACF.

  Technical solutions

  • Built an apartment booking system integrated with Bidrento CRM (availability, tenants, rental agreements, two payment systems).
  • Built an event registration system with custom WPBakery add-ons.
  • Integrated leads export to Google Sheets and Smaily email marketing.

  Stack PHP, WordPress, ACF Pro, WPBakery, WPML, CF7, REST API

• WPin123.com WordPress Developer Full-time Apr 2019 – Jun 2023 Israel, Remote

  Long-term remote client work: business websites, online stores, marketplaces and niche solutions.

  Responsibilities

  • Develop custom client solutions.
  • Support and extend existing projects and online stores.
  • Coordinate releases with stakeholders.

  Technical solutions

  • Built WooCommerce stores with custom product grouping, brand pages and CPT search.
  • Integrated databases with applications (Firebase).
  • Improved performance and UX with iterative updates.

  Stack PHP, WordPress, Gutenberg, WooCommerce, MySQL, jQuery, Elementor, WPBakery, ACF Pro, Firebase

• Eddy LMS Back-end WordPress Developer Project Mar 2020 – Oct 2020 Ukraine, Remote

  LMS for universities and schools.

  Responsibilities

  • Develop back-end modules on WordPress Multisite.

  Technical solutions

  • Built the lessons schedule module.
  • Built the journal of evaluations module.

  Stack WordPress Multisite, PHP, AJAX, jQuery, Postman

• EOI.co.il Full Stack WordPress Developer Full-time Jan 2018 – Mar 2020 Israel, Remote

  Projects from corporate sites to travel and real estate portals, plus online marketplaces with CRM integrations.

  Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end delivery of client projects.

  Technical solutions

  • Built marketplaces with CRM integration (Salesforce).
  • Built travel and real estate portals.

  Stack PHP, WordPress, WooCommerce, REST API, Salesforce, Postman

• 8Guild WordPress Developer Freelance Apr 2018 – Jan 2019 Remote

  Maintained a portfolio of six premium WordPress themes on ThemeForest, including award-winning themes built on WPBakery with pre-installed demo content.

  Responsibilities

  • Maintained six premium themes and shipped regular micro-releases.
  • Added new features: icon sets, templates, content blocks.
  • Handled customer support through the ticket system.

  Technical solutions

  • Extended WPBakery-based themes with new elements and page templates.
  • Maintained one-click demo imports for each theme.
  • Worked in a Docker-based development environment with Git (Bitbucket) automated release flow.

  Stack WPCS, WordPress, WPBakery, Theme development, Docker, Git, Bitbucket

• WebTeam.studio CEO Own studio 2016 – 2017

  A small web studio (4–7 people) that built websites and web solutions for business, from the first conversation with the Client to launch.

  Responsibilities

  • Talked to Clients directly: understood the request, proposed a solution, agreed scope and price.
  • Led the team as a servant leader: Scrum, full freedom and trust inside the team.
  • Assembled a team with every role a Client project needs: designer, front-end and back-end developers.
  • Stepped into development myself to finish and polish projects.

  Technical solutions

  • Set up an Agile / Scrum process: short sprints, visible progress for the Client at every step.
  • One team, one point of contact: the Client talked to the person who also knew the code.

  Stack WordPress, PHP, Scrum, Team leadership, Client communication

• WebKomanda Head of Web Development Full-time Feb 2012 – Dec 2016 Ukraine

  A web production company that delivered design, development and promotion as a white-label partner for advertising agencies: the agencies released our work under their own brand. Several offices, more than 20 people, dozens of projects shipped every month.

  Responsibilities

  • Led the development department across several offices.
  • Built the business process end to end: from hiring and setting up workplaces to quality control and delivery to the Client.
  • Took requests from agencies, turned them into specifications and planned the work.
  • Distributed tasks, handled escalations, mentored developers, designers and content specialists.

  Technical solutions

  • Set up a production flow that delivered dozens of projects a month on time and under the agencies' brands.
  • Standardised how design, development and promotion worked together, so every project followed the same steps from brief to release.
  • Delivered WordPress sites, marketplaces and custom web solutions, with SEO and content optimisation included.

  Stack WordPress, PHP, SEO, Delivery management, Team leadership

• Dovgun.com Freelancer Freelance May 2009 – Feb 2013

  Freelance period: diverse projects built in partnership with design agencies, including online radio stations, real estate platforms and sports projects.

  Responsibilities

  • Took development projects from design agencies and delivered them to their Clients.
  • Turned agency designs into working websites and web platforms.
  • Supported and extended projects after launch.

  Technical solutions

  • Built online radio station websites.
  • Built real estate platforms with property listings.
  • Built sports project websites.
  • Developed custom PHP solutions on Zend Framework and CodeIgniter.

  Stack PHP, Zend Framework, CodeIgniter, MySQL, HTML, CSS

• WestInternetGroup PHP Developer Full-time Jun 2007 – Sep 2008 Ukraine

  My first web studio: portals, classifieds, business directories and a paid photo stock.

  Responsibilities

  • Worked as a junior and front-end developer.
  • Supported and launched projects, worked directly with Clients.

  Stack PHP, Zend Framework, Smarty, HTML, CSS, JavaScript

• Kreditprombank Senior Network Engineer Full-time 2006 – Jun 2007 Lutsk, Ukraine

  Network and infrastructure for a bank: branch networking, ATM and POS terminal uptime.

  Responsibilities

  • Maintained Cisco routers and the branch network.
  • Kept ATMs and POS terminals online, including GSM modules for network connectivity.
  • Handled hands-on office IT support, down to refilling printer cartridges 😉
  • Learned to work within the hierarchy and processes of a large financial institution.

  Stack Cisco, Routing, ATM / POS networks, GSM modules

• SoftWest Group Junior PHP Developer Full-time 2004 – 2006 Lutsk, Ukraine

  First job in IT and first projects in web development: an internal corporate portal for supermarket managers.

  Responsibilities

  • Built my first website: an internal corporate portal for supermarket managers.
  • Developed pages and features with PHP, HTML, jQuery and Smarty.
  • Presented the portal to dozens of supermarket directors.
  • Learned the full web development cycle, from the first page to a working product in real use.

  Stack PHP, HTML, jQuery, Smarty