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Brandon Bowles

Senior Programmer

Veteran full-stack architect with 15+ years in Node.js, PHP, and Shopify engineering. Building secure, high-performance commerce platforms with modern AI-assisted workflows.

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Full-Stack Commerce Engineer

Performance, reliability, and maintainable systems that ship.

Brandon Bowles
terminal
$ whoami
> brandon_bowles

$ cat skills.txt
> nodejs, php, shopify, liquid,
> mysql, graphql, redis, bash

$ echo $STATUS
> shipping scalable e-commerce

I'm Brandon Bowles, a senior programmer and full-stack architect focused on modern e-commerce systems. I've spent 15+ years building and maintaining production software across Node.js, PHP, and Shopify ecosystems.

At ReadingGlasses.com, I replaced an overseas team as the sole developer and led a multi-year re-platform to Shopify Plus and microservices, improving page performance by 150% while reducing annual maintenance costs.

I enjoy solving complex legacy problems, modernizing stacks for speed and security, and applying AI tools pragmatically to help teams move faster without sacrificing code quality.

15+

Years Experience

2011-Present

Shopify Focus

100% Support

As Sole Developer

150%

Performance Gain

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What I've Built

A selection of commerce and product engineering work.

Open Explorer

Open-source Android file manager built with a small team. Integrates multiple Google and Android APIs, surpassed 100k downloads, and used Jenkins for CI/CD and testing.

AndroidJavaGoogle APIsJenkinsOpen Source

Brandon's Store

Headless Shopify storefront combining a Node.js backend and Next.js frontend. Focused on modern architecture and performance for flexible e-commerce experiences.

ShopifyNode.jsNext.jsHeadless Commerce

Digital Whiteboard

Realtime collaborative drawing canvas built for low-latency updates and a smooth user experience across devices.

Realtime WebCanvasNode.jsFrontend Engineering
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Tech Stack

Languages, frameworks, and infrastructure used in production.

Programming Languages

JavaScript100%
PHP100%
C++ (Embedded)80%
C#70%
Java70%

Frameworks & Commerce

Node / Express / React90%
Liquid100%
Shopify Themes & Apps95%
.NET Framework80%
Angular50%

Data, Infra & Automation

MySQL100%
Oracle80%
Redis80%
GraphQL90%
Unix Bash100%
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Where I've Worked

Long-term ownership, modernization, and enterprise delivery.

2011 — Present

ReadingGlasses.com

Head of E-commerce Engineering

Sole developer responsible for full client support. Led a long-term re-platform to Shopify Plus and Node.js microservices, boosting page speed by 150% and reducing annual maintenance costs by over $500k.

Shopify PlusNode.jsReactLiquidGraphQLLAMP
2006 — 2011

Celebros

.NET Programmer / DBA

Integrated diverse product data feeds into proprietary search systems, reverse-engineered frontends for seamless migration, and built enterprise internal tools for analytics and machine-learning initiatives.

.NETMS SQLData IntegrationEnterprise AppsAnalytics
2005 — 2006

Chaparral Motorsports

Web Assistant

Started in data-entry and quickly built automation tooling that significantly increased team productivity for the web department.

AutomationWeb OperationsProcess Improvement
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Let's Build Something

If you need help with Shopify, headless commerce, or modernization work, let’s connect.

BrandonBowles@gmail.com
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