Upesh Vishwakarma

📧 Email: vishwa.upesh@gmail.com (vishwa[dot]upesh[@]gmail[dot]com)

📋 Professional Summarys

11+ Years of deep technical expertise in WordPress Architecture and Full-Stack Engineering.
Senior Team Lead at BrowserStack (2019–Present), directing high-velocity squads of 8+ engineers.
Specialist in Enterprise Migrations (Rails-to-WP), AI-Driven Automation, and Infrastructure Cost Optimization.
Proven track record of achieving 100% Core Web Vitals (CWV) compliance for 5,000+ page ecosystems.

Strategic leadership and technical execution during my 7-year tenure at BrowserStack.

🤖 AI Optimization & Figma-to-MCP Pipeline — 📂 [Click to see Impact]

AI Enablement: Led Copilot adoption for 14 CMS squads, achieving a 25% lift in developer velocity.
Architectural Innovation: Developed an automated Figma-to-MCP server pipeline using Model Context Protocol.
SDD Frameworks: Implemented structured SDD to optimize AI output, reducing manual refactoring by 20%.

🌐 Enterprise Website Revamp & Engineering Automation — 📂 [Click to see Impact]

Scale: Directed a 5,000+ page architectural overhaul across WordPress and documentation platforms.
Performance: Engineered a CWV monitoring suite, resolving critical INP bottlenecks across 2,000+ pages.
Efficiency: Automated the "Guide Publishing" lifecycle, increasing output by 150% (2.5x).

📦 Infrastructure: WPEngine Staging Re-Design — 📂 [Click to see Impact]

Resource Optimization: Consolidated fragmented upload directories, recovering 30GB+ of high-cost storage.
Cost Reduction: Achieved an annual hosting cost reduction of ~$1,200.
Scalability: Engineered a framework allowing rapid deployment without increasing overhead.

🔄 Global Migration: Rails to WordPress — 📂 [Click to see Impact]

Execution: Architected the end-to-end migration of 3,200+ documentation pages in just 4 months.
Custom Tooling: Developed a Documentation Dashboard using WP Hooks/Filters for real-time tracking.
Automation: Built a GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline to sync docs via the WordPress REST API.

⚡ Performance: BrowserStack Speed Optimization — 📂 [Click to see Impact]

Speed Benchmarks: Achieved Desktop (1.2s - 1.8s) and Mobile (1.6s - 2.3s) load times.
Technical Refactor: Completely replaced jQuery with Vanilla JS and implemented lazy-loaded Sentry.
Advanced Tactics: Implemented dynamic First Fold CSS and internal URL prefetching.

⚙️ Engineering Operations (OKRs) — 📂 [Click to see Impact]

Environment Sync: Created Jenkins jobs for daily Production-to-Staging DB synchronization.
CI/CD Integration: Integrated GitHub pipelines with WPEngine and automated asset compilation.
Process Excellence: Established standardized protocols for WP/PHP/Plugin upgrades and real-time alerts.
Migration: Successfully migrated complete Instapage projects to WordPress, reducing plugin maintenance overhead.

2019 - PRESENT | Senior Team Lead (Full Stack / WordPress Architect) at BrowserStack

Directing a high-velocity squad of 8+ Engineers, serving as the primary Technical Authority for a global WordPress ecosystem supporting 14+ Marketing and Growth functions.
Leading quarterly OKR planning and engineering roadmaps, achieving a 25% lift in productivity through AI-driven development (WP Agents) and automated workflows.
Created CI/CD Deploy Pipelines and alerting around systems.
Standardized high-performance engineering practices, ensuring 100% compliance with Core Web Vitals (CWV) and WCAG Accessibility standards across 5,000+ pages.
Supports new hires in their journey to learn and acquire knowledge.

2017 - 2019 | Senior WordPress Developer at Mediserve Solutions PVT LTD

Architected and developed responsive, dynamic websites using scratch-built WordPress themes and plugins for enterprise clients.
Managed end-to-end deployment cycles and implemented performance optimization strategies for high-traffic sites.

2015 - 2017 | Senior Web Developer at Kush Info System PVT LTD

Led the transition of legacy web interfaces to modern, responsive frameworks, improving user engagement metrics by 15%.
Developed custom backend solutions and integrated third-party APIs to streamline business operations for regional clients.

2013 - 2014 | Web Developer at ALFA Overseas INDIA Technologies

Initiated my professional career by building and maintaining robust web applications using the LAMP stack.
Collaborated with design teams to translate UI/UX wireframes into functional, cross-browser-compatible frontend code.

Marketplaces (Contributor): Suggested architectural solutions for global scaling.
My Social Tags (Author): Individually developed plugin for rich metadata social graph integration.