# Jiří Brada — Adobe Commerce / Magento 2 Architect & Developer

> Adobe Certified Master – Magento Commerce Architect. Freelance senior developer and tech lead with 15+ years of experience in e-commerce.

## Identity

- **Name:** Jiří Brada
- **Title:** Senior Software Developer & Adobe Certified Master – Magento Commerce Architect
- **Location:** Brno, Czech Republic (works remotely across CZ, SK, Europe, and the USA)
- **IČO (Company ID):** 00979023
- **DIČ (VAT):** CZ9012214167
- **Email:** jiri@jbrada.cz
- **Website:** https://jbrada.cz
- **LinkedIn:** https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbrada/
- **Calendly:** https://calendly.com/jbrada/30min

## Certifications

- Adobe Certified Master – Magento Commerce Architect
- Adobe Certified Expert – Magento Commerce Developer
- Adobe Certified Professional – Magento Commerce Business Practitioner
- Magento 2 Certified Professional Developer
- Cambridge English C1 Advanced

## Core Expertise

- **Adobe Commerce / Magento 2**: architecture, custom module development, performance tuning, upgrades, migrations from Magento 1
- **PHP**: 15+ years; modern PHP 8.x, OOP, SOLID, design patterns
- **Laravel**: application development, APIs, package authoring
- **E-commerce**: checkout flows, payment integrations, ERP/PIM/CRM connectors, multi-store setups
- **Testing**: PHPUnit, MFTF, integration and unit testing strategies
- **DevOps**: Docker, CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI
- **Front-end**: Luma, Hyva, JavaScript, Alpine.js, Tailwind CSS
- **Architecture**: monorepo strategies, modular design, API-first approaches
- **Code Quality**: static analysis (PHPStan, Psalm), coding standards, code review
- **Project Leadership**: tech lead experience, mentoring junior developers, cross-team collaboration

## Services

1. **Architecture Review** — Audit your Adobe Commerce codebase for performance bottlenecks, security issues, and maintainability. Actionable recommendations delivered within days.
2. **Custom Module Development** — Bespoke Magento 2 modules built to Adobe's coding standards, with full test coverage.
3. **Performance Optimisation** — Identify and resolve slow queries, caching issues, and infrastructure bottlenecks. Typical improvements: 30–60 % faster page loads.
4. **Magento 1 → 2 Migration** — End-to-end migration planning and execution, including data migration, extension replacement, and custom code rewrite.
5. **Consulting & Mentoring** — On-demand consulting for merchants, agencies, and developers. Code review, architecture guidance, team upskilling.
6. **ERP & Third-Party Integration** — Connect Adobe Commerce to SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, custom ERPs, PIM systems, and payment gateways.

## Why Hire Jiří

- **Adobe Certified Master** — one of a select group worldwide with the highest Adobe Commerce certification
- **No agency overhead** — direct access to a senior engineer, no account managers or juniors in between
- **Data-driven** — background in computer science and economics; decisions grounded in metrics and business impact
- **Full-stack capability** — from server infrastructure and CI/CD to front-end theming and UX
- **Transparent communication** — clear timelines, honest estimates, regular progress updates

## Career Highlights

- 15+ years in software development, with 10+ years focused on Magento / Adobe Commerce
- Served as tech lead on projects for mid-market and enterprise merchants
- Speaker at Meet Magento Netherlands 2023 (monorepo strategies for Magento 2)
- Creator of PackageMaven (https://packagemaven.com) — a tool for the Magento ecosystem
- Education: Mendel University in Brno — Informatics with a specialisation in Economics

## Key Pages

- Homepage: https://jbrada.cz
- Blog: https://jbrada.cz/blog
- Book a call: https://calendly.com/jbrada/30min
- Extended info for LLMs: https://jbrada.cz/llms-full.txt