Michael Lühr - Magento E-Commerce Developer, PHP Specialist

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Leipzig, Germany

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Experience

May 2024 - Jan 2025

9 months

Development of B2B shop for curtain fabrics

Development of a B2B shop based on Magento 2
Plugin research and implementation, e.g. individual prices per customer
Implementation of custom adjustments
Quality assurance
Release management
Collaboration with the marketing team
Technologies: Magento 2, CSS, Javascript, PHP, Docker, Git

Dec 2023 - Jan 2025

1 year 2 months

Support of B2C shop for curtains based on Magento 2 for retail

Development of a B2C shop based on Magento 2, optimized for an in-store terminal in retail
Implementation of custom adjustments
Quality assurance
Release management
Collaboration with the marketing team
Technologies: Magento 2, CSS, Javascript, PHP, Docker, Git

Jan 2023 - Present

3 years 10 months

Technical Lead for a booking platform for conference hotels

Technical Lead of a booking platform for conference hotels
Onboarding of new employees
Technical and subject-matter support for developers
Ensuring code quality
Implementation of a release process
Technical design of further platform development
Technical design of integrations with third-party providers
Technologies: Laravel, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, MySQL, Docker, Redis, Git

Dec 2022 - Jan 2025

2 years 2 months

Support of B2C shop for curtains based on Magento 2

Migration of the shop to a new host
Further development and maintenance of the existing configurator
Implementation of custom adjustments
Quality assurance
Release management
Collaboration with the marketing team
Technologies: Magento 2, CSS, Javascript, PHP, Docker, Git

Dec 2022 - Apr 2023

5 months

Consulting on shop selection for B2B shop for street furniture

Analysis of the existing system
Conducting workshops for requirements analysis
Development of a target concept based on the requirements
Creation of a criteria catalog for system selection
Collaboration with the marketing team
Technologies: Magento 2, Shopware 6, Shopify, Commercetools, Sylius, Shopware 5 (existing system)

Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

1 year

Migration of a multinational B2C online shop to Magento 2

Reimplementation of an existing Magento-1 shop on Magento 2
Reimplementation of the integration with the enterprise resource planning system
Collaboration in an interdisciplinary and international team
Technologies: Magento 1, Magento 2, CSS, Javascript, Typescript, PHP, Docker, Git

Jun 2021 - Dec 2021

7 months

Further development of a multinational B2C online shop

Further development and bug fixing of a multi-store Magento-1 shop
Collaboration in an interdisciplinary team
Technologies: Magento 1, CSS, Javascript, PHP, Docker, Git

Apr 2021 - Jun 2021

3 months

Migration of a community portal to GDPR-compliant email delivery

Integration of an external email system into a community portal
Technologies: Zend Framework, Composer, Git

Oct 2019 - Present

7 years 1 month

Integration of enterprise resource planning system with Versacommerce shop system

Implementation of an adapter between the enterprise resource planning system and the Versacommerce shop system
Technologies: Laravel, MySQL, XML, Docker, Git

Sep 2018 - Present

8 years 2 months

Integration of enterprise resource planning system with Magento-2 shop and marketplaces

Integration of the enterprise resource planning system with a Magento shop and various marketplaces
Technical coordination with the hoster
Technologies: Magento 2, XML, Docker, Git

Sep 2018 - Mar 2019

7 months

Development of a shop relaunch based on Shopware

Data migration from a WooCommerce shop
Development of a plugin for SEPA processing
Development of a plugin for subscription processing
Technical coordination with the hosting provider
Technologies: Shopware 5, XML, Docker, Git

Jun 2018 - Present

8 years 5 months

Maintenance of a flower retailer’s website and online shop

Technical maintenance and further development of the online shop and CRM system
Technical coordination with service providers
Sharing knowledge with employees
Technologies: Shopware, Symfony, Docker, Git

Sep 2017 - Jun 2018

10 months

Maintenance of a Magento shop for blinds

Bug fixing in the existing Magento-1 shop
Technical coordination with the hosting provider
Design adjustments
Technologies: Magento 1, Docker, Git

Sep 2016 - Dec 2022

6 years 4 months

Development of a web-based hotel booking application

Design of REST API interfaces
Implementation of the application
Quality assurance
Release management
Technologies: Laravel, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, MySQL, Docker, Redis, Git

Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

3 months

Development of a prototype for a B2B shop

Implementation of a prototype for a B2B shop
Quality assurance
Release management
Technologies: Laravel, MongoDB, AngularJS, Git

Jun 2016 - Jun 2016

1 month

Implementation of attribute imports for Akeneo PIM system

Implementation of an extension for attribute imports for the Akeneo PIM system
Technologies: Akeneo, Git

Jul 2015 - Jun 2016

1 year

Software Engineer

sprd.net AG

Design and implementation of enhancements for the Magento-based Yink.com shop
Technical and content planning of projects
Internal and external coordination with stakeholders
Technical implementation of subtasks
Quality assurance of completed subtasks
Release planning
Onboarding of new employees
Bug fixing
Further development of test automation
Technologies: Magento, Prototype, HTML, CSS, PHPUnit, Wordpress

Jun 2015 - Jul 2015

2 months

Customization of filter navigation for Magento 1

Implementation of a custom extension for filter navigation in Magento 1
Technologies: Magento 1, Git

Feb 2015 - Jun 2015

5 months

Technical support for Magento 1 shop in the B2B sector

Implementation of extensions
Configuration of the Magento system
Design implementation
Release management

Jan 2015 - Feb 2015

2 months

Attribute-based search and product import/export for Magento 1

Implementation of attribute-based search functionality in Magento 1
Preparation of product data for import
Implementation of product export

Apr 2012 - Jan 2015

2 years 10 months

Senior PHP Software Developer

Netresearch GmbH & Co. KG

Design and implementation of Magento-based software projects
Technical and content planning of projects
Internal and external coordination with customers and partners
Technical implementation of subtasks
Quality assurance of completed subtasks
Release planning and execution
Further development of test automation
End-customer support for Magento extensions
Development of a Magento extension for Ingenico Payment Services from design through release
International end-customer support for the Ingenico extension
Development of a Magento extension for credit checks for the payment service provider ExperCash
Full implementation of customer requirements from design through release
Support for third-party extensions for an internationally operating clothing shop, including error analysis, troubleshooting and coordination of the necessary steps
Relaunch of a B2B shop in the textiles sector, including installation, configuration, design and rollout planning
Technologies: Magento, Prototype, HTML, CSS, PHPUnit, DalekJS, Jquery

Apr 2009 - Mar 2012

3 years

Senior PHP Software Developer

AWImmoware GmbH

Development of a web-based property management system
Focus on developing property management functionality
Modeling and implementation of the underlying data models
Implementation of interfaces based on Zend Form
Creation of internal interfaces to additional modules
Execution of PHP unit tests
Programming of data import/export to and from banking software in mt940/dta format
Creation of export interfaces in CSV format
Development of PHP scripts for importing data from third-party software
Development of SQL scripts for data migrations during software updates
Parental leave from 18.01.2012 to 17.03.2012

Oct 2005 - Mar 2009

3 years 6 months

Programmer and Administrator

ZentralData GmbH

Contributed to a customer service portal designed to give customers access to their services in a personal area
Programming of AJAX-based input simplification for order processing
Programming of a retrieval interface for reporting
Maintenance and further development of a Java-based email server, including automatic PGP encryption when receiving and sending emails
Maintenance and further development of a Java-based interface between the call center client and the underlying telecommunications systems
Maintenance of the Java-based call center client
Maintenance of the Java-based SMS gateway
Maintenance and further development of a Java-based application for monitoring the IT landscape
Administration of Apache web servers, Postfix mail servers and Asterisk VoIP servers

Dec 2003 - Aug 2005

1 year 9 months

Working Student in Administration and Commercial Operations

Cora-IT GmbH on behalf of AGIS GmbH

Acceptance and processing of trouble tickets
Processing of hardware orders and sales
Creation of repair orders and maintenance of data records

Industry experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Retail, Tourism, Telecommunication, Real Estate, and Manufacturing.

Information Technology

Retail

Tourism

Telecommunication

Real Estate

Manufacturing

Business area experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Quality Assurance, Product Development, Customer Service, Operations, and Business Intelligence.

Information Technology

Quality Assurance

Product Development

Customer Service

Operations

Business Intelligence

Skills

Migration Of Legacy Systems (Custom Developments, Shop Systems)
Design Of Api Interfaces
Design Of Shop Extensions (E.G. For Magento, Shopware)
Implementation Of Api Interfaces
Implementation Of Shop Extensions (E.G. For Magento, Shopware)
Release Management
Quality Management Systems And Methods
Design Patterns

Programming Languages

Php
Javascript
Bash
Python
Sql

Frameworks

Laravel
Symfony
Doctrine
Magento
Shopware 5 / 6
Zend Framework
Angularjs
Scrum
Kanban

Markup Languages

(X)Html
Css
Xml And Related Technologies

Operating Systems

Linux
Ms Windows

Database Systems

Mysql/Mariadb
Elasticsearch
Mongodb
Postgresql
Ibm Db2
Ms Sql-Server

Standard Software

Phpstorm
Git
Jira
Confluence
Miro
Docker
Ms Office Skills
Openoffice
Ms Visio
Chatgpt
Jetbrains
Trello

Languages

German

Native

English

Intermediate

Education

Bachelor of Science · Computer Science

Certifications & licenses

IBM Certified Database Associate -- DB2 9 Fundamentals

IBM Certified Database Associate -- DB2 Universal Database V8.1 Family

Magento Certified Developer

Magento Certified Solution Specialist

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 24

Experience in Information Technology 16.5 y

Avg length 2 y 2 m

Longest experience 8 y 4 m

Expertise

Recent roles Development of B2B shop for curtain fabrics, Support of B2C shop for curtains based on Magento 2 for retail, Technical Lead for a booking platform for conference hotels

Main industries Information Technology, Retail, Tourism

Main business areas Information Technology, Quality Assurance, Product Development

Qualifications

Highest degree Bachelor

Certifications earned 4

Member since

October 2025

Last update

October 2026

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Michael is based in Leipzig, Germany.

Michael speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Intermediate).

Michael has at least 23 years of experience. During this time, Michael has worked in at least 23 different roles and for 5 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 11 months. Note that Michael may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Michael would be well-suited for roles such as: Development of B2B shop for curtain fabrics, Support of B2C shop for curtains based on Magento 2 for retail, Technical Lead for a booking platform for conference hotels.

Michael's most recent position is Development of B2B shop for curtain fabrics.

Michael is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Tourism, and Retail. Michael also has some experience in Telecommunication, Real Estate, and Manufacturing.

Michael is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Quality Assurance, and Product Development. Michael also has some experience in Customer Service, Operations, and Business Intelligence.

Michael has recently worked in industries like Tourism, Retail, and Information Technology.

Michael has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Quality Assurance, and Product Development.

Michael holds a Bachelor in Computer Science.

Michael has 4 certificates. Among them, these include: IBM Certified Database Associate -- DB2 9 Fundamentals, IBM Certified Database Associate -- DB2 Universal Database V8.1 Family, and Magento Certified Developer.

Michael will be available from November 2026.

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