Requirements first
Before estimating, I make sure I understand what the site has to do for the business: who updates it, what it connects to, and what counts as success. I'll challenge a brief when a simpler approach would serve it better.
Hi, I’m Hemant. I build web platforms that businesses can rely on.
I’m a senior software engineer in Dehradun, India, with 11+ years of building and running commercial websites: PHP and WordPress platforms, e-commerce stores, and modern React and Next.js frontends. I turn business requirements into software that is reliable to run and simple for teams to update.
Hemant Adhikari
Senior Software Engineer, EZContacts
- Dehradun, India · works remotely worldwide
- Building for the web since 2014
- Clients in India, the UAE, the UK and the US
- Open to freelance projects and full-time roles
PHPLaravelCodeIgniterCakePHPWordPressWooCommerceMySQLReactNext.jsNode.jsShopifyREST APIsAI coding agents
11+Years of experience
50+Client projects delivered
15Free developer tools built
24In-depth tutorials written
“Good software is the kind a business stops thinking about: it just keeps working, and the team can change it without fear.”
My story
I started in 2014 as a frontend developer at Gudik Technologies in Dehradun, building features for mobile and desktop in HTML, CSS and JavaScript. While studying for my Master’s degree I worked as a freelance web developer for clients in the United States, building and maintaining WordPress sites end to end.
At Sudo Technologies I worked as a WordPress developer, turning designs into custom themes and plugins. From 2020 I was a Senior Software Engineer at A1 Brains Infotech, customising WordPress internals, building reusable code libraries and leading client projects from estimate to launch.
Since 2024 I’ve been a Senior Software Engineer at EZContacts, a US online eyewear retailer. I improve the storefront’s UI, build enhancements to existing features and resolve the issues assigned to me through Jira, from reproducing a bug to shipping the fix through review and QA, across the PHP e-commerce platform and the company’s React/Next.js product. Alongside that I build with Laravel, React, Next.js and Node.js, and I write the tutorials and tools on this site. I work in an AI-augmented way: AI coding agents and well-structured prompts help me prototype and ship faster, while every change still goes through my own review and testing.
The journey so far
From frontend developer to senior engineer. The resume has the full details.
- 2014 – 2017
Frontend Developer
Gudik Technologies
- 2017 – 2018
Freelance Web Developer
Self-employed (US clients)
- 2018 – 2020
WordPress Developer
Sudo Technologies LLC
- 2020 – 2024
Senior Software Engineer
A1 Brains Infotech
- 2024 – Present
Senior Software Engineer
EZContacts
How I work
The habits clients and teams can expect from me on every project.
Maintainable by default
Coding standards, readable code and content models editors understand. A site shouldn't depend on one developer for every change, including me.
Clear communication
Regular updates on a staging site, written specifications and honest notice when something affects the timeline. I work directly with clients, PMs, designers and QA, and can lead a project from estimate to launch.
Fast and findable
Performance, accessibility and technical SEO are part of the build, not an afterthought: clean markup, sensible caching and pages that pass Core Web Vitals.
Secure and careful
Sanitised input, escaped output, least-privilege access, backups before changes and staging before production. I respect NDAs and client confidentiality.
AI-assisted, human-reviewed
I use AI coding agents and careful prompting to prototype, build, test and document faster, then review and test every change myself. You get the speed without giving up quality or security.
Skills and tools
See them in use in the 9 case studies, the free tools and the learning paths.
Languages
- PHP
- JavaScript (ES2023)
- TypeScript
- SQL
- HTML5
- CSS3 / Sass
PHP frameworks and CMS
- Laravel
- CodeIgniter
- CakePHP
- WordPress (core, themes, plugins, Gutenberg blocks)
- WooCommerce
- Shopify (Liquid, Online Store 2.0)
- Headless CMS (WordPress REST API)
- Avada, Divi, WPBakery, Elementor
Frontend
- React.js
- Next.js (App Router)
- Redux
- Tailwind CSS
- Bootstrap
- jQuery
- Responsive and accessible UI (WCAG)
Backend and APIs
- Node.js
- Express.js
- REST API design
- Webhooks
- Payment and shipping integrations
- AJAX and JSON
- Postman
Databases and caching
- MySQL / MariaDB
- Query optimisation and indexing
- Redis
- MongoDB (basics)
AI-assisted development
- AI coding agents (agentic workflows)
- Claude Code
- Prompt and context engineering
- AI-assisted code review, refactoring and testing
- Rapid prototyping
- Verifying AI-generated code
DevOps and tools
- Git, GitHub and Bitbucket
- Jira (ticket-based workflow)
- Linux servers and Nginx / Apache
- cPanel and managed hosting
- Docker (basics)
- Composer and npm
- Vercel
- Chrome DevTools
- Figma and Photoshop
Quality and practices
- Code reviews
- Unit and integration testing (PHPUnit, Jest)
- Technical SEO
- Core Web Vitals
- Security best practices (OWASP)
- Agile / Scrum
Have a project or a role in mind?
Tell me what you’re building. I’ll reply personally with questions or a plan.