Slavko Tepavcevic
WordPress Gutenberg Developer
+381 63 7796918
slavko@tepavcevic.com
Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
Remote Type: B2B / Contractor
Professional Summary
Senior WordPress Developer with 22+ years of experience building custom themes, plugins, and scalable web solutions. Proven expertise in Back/Front-end technologies, with a strong focus on performance optimization and SEO best practices.
Comfortable leading projects from discovery to deployment, collaborating in remote teams, and integrating complex APIs. Passionate about clean, maintainable code, and continuous learning.
Work Experience
WordPress Gutenberg & WooCommerce Senior Developer
2010 – Current
WebServis Slavko Tepavcevic PR / IT SYNDICATE DOO • Web Development Agency
webservis.rs- Developing and Maintaining high level WordPress based websites, Web components, responsibilities Newsletters, E-mail and Templates for more than 20 local and global clients
- Understand of WordPress ecosystem: Template Hierarchy, Hooks – Actions / Filters
- Creating custom WordPress themes (Block / Classic) and plugins, Full Site Editing
- Coding using front-end (HTML, CSS, JS) and server-side (PHP, MySQL) technologies
- Testing site functionality, identifying problems or bugs and fixing errors
- Ensure website usability, SEO, web standards (W3C) and browser compatibility
- Active communication with clients in order to solve any possible problems
WordPress & WooCommerce Lead Developer
2021 – 2023
Wonderment Apps • Named One Of Inc 5000’s Fastest Growing Companies In US
wondermentapps.com- Led the development of high-traffic WordPress sites including:
stamps.com and rtacabinetstore.com, serving millions of users monthly - Spearheaded new feature development and site optimization to meet SEO and speed targets (Core Web Vitals: >90 FCP, LCP, CLS, INP, TTFB)
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams and directly with clients to define technical requirements and solutions
- Mentored junior and mid developers and coordinated code reviews, ensuring best practices across the team
- Tech stack: WordPress, PHP, MySQL, CSS, JS, Git, CI/CD pipelines
WordPress & WooCommerce Developer
2004 – 2009
Grafix doo • ACTA • Advanced Consulting & Training Agency
- Following areas: sales, trade marketing, merchandising and logistics
Skills
- WordPress Custom theme, hooks/actions/filters, Gutenberg Blocks, FSE themes
- SEO Yoast, RankMath Technical SEO audits, 301 redirect mapping
- Languages HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, XML, JSON
- API integrations REST APIs, webhooks, third-party plugin development
- Frameworks & Tools React build interactive components and integrate headless setups
- Multisite WordPress setup and management
- Performance CWV, GTM/GA4, GSC, PageSpeed insights, W3C Markup Validation
- Linux server Administration level, Debian preferred
- Web Administration cPanel, Plesk, WHM, PHPMyAdmin, Apache, NGINX, Google Cloud
- Infrastructure & Hosting SSH, FTP, DNS, shared and VPS servers, Cloudflare
- Server Security & Enc SSL Certificate installation and renewal
- Hosting platforms Kinsta, WP Engine, Cloudways, SiteGround, DigitalOcean, Hostinger
- Version Control Git-based version control, CI/CD, staging/production workflows
Seminars and Trainings
- 2012 – 2025 WordPress WordCamp and WordPress MeetUp active member
- Apr 2012 Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences – Advanced PHP (OOP) concepts
- Jun 2010 iFront – Internet Conference. Topic: Web – A Powerful Internet and PR Tool
- Dec 2008 Microsoft Dynamics Academy (NAV i CRM)
- Jun 2005 Soft Skills – Communication – Internal & External
- Sep 2005 Time Management, Communication Styles and Body Language
- Oct 2005 Conflict Management – Overcoming Objections, Resolving Conflict
- Nov 2005 Effective Sale – Persuasive Selling, Closing Techniques
- Jan 2006 Employee Training:reactions to training, learning styles, training cycle, Feedback
Education
Master of Science
1997 – 2003
University of Pristina • Faculty of Economics
ekonomski.pr.ac.rs- Major / Thesis: Information Systems / Information Security Management System