Senior Web Developer · Hamburg

Ahmad Iqbal Hafizi

I am a senior full-stack developer specialising in TYPO3, Magento 2 and React / Next.js. I build custom business applications, e-commerce platforms and modern frontends, carry out major CMS upgrades, and provide reliable long-term support in production.

8+years of professional web development
M.Sc.Hamburg University of Technology
3languages
Portrait of Ahmad Iqbal Hafizi

Skills

The technologies I use every day to deliver fast, maintainable web platforms.

E-Commerce

Magento 2Adobe CommerceWooCommerceCustom modulesTheme development

Frontend

ReactNext.jsJavaScriptjQueryHTML5CSS3LESSSassThree.jsWeb ComponentsWCAG

Backend & CMS

PHP 8LaravelSymfonyTYPO3 (Extbase / Fluid)WordPressMySQLREST APIs

DevOps & Workflow

Git / GitHubDockerCI/CDAWSStaging environmentsJiraConfluenceAgile

Experience

My professional background and key responsibilities.

Senior Web Developer

webschuppen GmbH · Hamburg
Sep 2024 – present
  • Lead relaunches and ongoing development of Magento and WooCommerce shops, with a focus on user experience and performance.
  • Develop custom WordPress plugins and themes and optimise site performance.
  • Build and maintain frontend applications with React and Next.js.
  • Upgrade and refactor TYPO3 projects to current versions and best practices.
  • Design and maintain REST APIs and integrations with external services.
  • Improve load times and search engine visibility.

Web Developer, E-Commerce (part-time)

Proceanis GmbH · Hamburg
Jul 2024 – Jul 2025
  • Maintained a WordPress / WooCommerce online shop and its AWS hosting.
  • Set up staging and test environments and applied security updates.
  • Developed new shop features and handled support and debugging.

Full-Stack Web Developer

detco GmbH · Hamburg
Nov 2018 – Aug 2024
  • Developed Magento 2 online shops and server-side logic in PHP.
  • Built responsive, cross-browser user interfaces with HTML, CSS, JavaScript and React.
  • Designed MySQL database structures and integrated third-party APIs and web services.
  • Contributed to code reviews and Git-based team workflows to maintain consistent code quality.

Software Developer (Research)

Hamburg University of Technology
May 2018 – Oct 2018
  • Extended the IETF 6TiSCH 6top protocol to support blacklisting.
  • Implemented the protocol for wireless sensor networks in C on Contiki OS.

Web Developer (Student Assistant)

Hamburg University of Technology
Feb 2018 – Oct 2018
  • Designed and implemented new web applications and maintained existing ones.

Lecturer & Administrative Assistant

Sharq Institute of Higher Education · Kabul
Sep 2014 – May 2016
  • Taught courses in web development, programming and computer networks, and prepared course materials.
  • Supported the head of department with administrative tasks.

Selected Projects

Public websites I have worked on as part of development teams during my employment.

TYPO3 · Enterprise

KS Gruppe: Enterprise TYPO3 Platform

A large-scale TYPO3 platform for a nationwide operator of senior residences. I developed several custom extensions, including backend modules and frontend features built with Extbase and Fluid, and was involved in every phase from requirements analysis to deployment, testing and maintenance.

TYPO3ExtbaseFluidPHPMySQL
Magento 2 · 3D

Plane-B: Made-to-Measure Configurator

A highly customised Magento shop for made-to-measure products. I developed product configurators with dimension calculations and real-time 3D visualisation.

Magento 2ReactThree.jsPHPJavaScript
Magento 2 · B2B

PAX Bags: B2B E-Commerce

A Magento B2B shop for emergency and rescue equipment. I worked on product configurators, form validation, checkout customisations and tailored ordering processes.

Magento 2PHPCheckoutB2B
Web Components

Wera: Embeddable Product Components

Reusable JavaScript web components that allow Wera products to be embedded on third-party websites without CSS or JavaScript conflicts. They work on desktop, tablet and mobile devices and support 3D product views.

Web ComponentsJavaScript3DResponsive
TYPO3 · Tourism

Saas-Fee Tourism Portal

Development of custom TYPO3 extensions, including backend modules, frontend features and UI/UX improvements, as well as responsive layouts and ongoing maintenance.

TYPO3PHPResponsive UI
Next.js · React

Ihre Chemie & VCI

Responsive frontend applications built from design mockups, with reusable React components and API integrations, through to testing and production deployment.

Next.jsReactREST APIs
TYPO3 · Upgrades

TYPO3 Major Upgrades (v8 → v13)

Upgrades of numerous TYPO3 projects from versions 8, 9 and 10 to TYPO3 13: core updates, migration of custom and third-party extensions, refactoring of deprecated code, database migrations, regression testing and bug fixing, ensuring that all existing functionality continued to work after the migration.

TYPO3 13MigrationRefactoringTesting

Further references: spitzner.de · spitzner-professional.de

Accessibility (WCAG)

Accessibility audits for enterprise websites: identifying and fixing WCAG issues, improving semantic HTML, keyboard navigation and screen reader support, and making sites easier to use for everyone.

Support & Maintenance

Long-term support for TYPO3, Magento, WordPress and custom PHP applications, covering bug fixing, performance and security updates, hosting and SSL configuration, Docker, CI/CD, AWS administration, and deployment and release management.

These projects were delivered as part of development teams during my employment. Names and trademarks belong to their respective owners. Only publicly visible results are shown; no confidential information is disclosed.

Education & Awards

My academic background in computer science and communication systems.

M.Sc. Information and Communication Systems

Hamburg University of Technology · 2016 – 2019

Focus areas: software verification, application and network security, and embedded systems. Master's thesis: adaptive distributed cell allocation in wireless sensor networks using IEEE 802.15.4e.

B.Sc. Computer Science

Kardan University · Kabul · 2011 – 2015

Foundations in programming, software engineering and computer networks.

DAAD Scholarship

German Academic Exchange Service

Scholarship holder for my master's studies in Germany.

Languages

Spoken and written

Persian: native
English: fluent
German: intermediate (B1)

Let's work together

Are you looking for a developer for a TYPO3, Magento, WooCommerce or React project? I look forward to hearing from you.