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Becoming a Certified Magento Developer Plus
Jason Alpert, one of Pixafy’s first employees, became a Certified Magento Developer Plus earlier this year, confirming his expertise as a programmer in that arena, having already worked on dozens of Magento sites during his time at Pixafy. He took a few minutes out for an interview about the process. (more…)
Pixafy a Magento silver partner; two engineers earn Certified Developer Plus designation
Pixafy has been a big proponent of Magento, using it on some of our earliest eCommerce projects, all the way to our recent launch of Nobel Biocare. As such, we’ve been developing for some time on the platform, but we’re pleased to announce a number of steps that more formally demonstrates our commitment.
First, Pixafy is now a Silver Solution Partner, which highlights our commitment to the growing number of eCommerce partners using Magento’s Enterprise Edition and our continued use of the platform as a whole.
Second, Pixafy now has two Magento Certified Developer Plus employees on hand, verifying their deep knowledge of Magento and the continued commitment to high-quality work. Tong Xie, who joined us earlier this year, was certified in June, while Jason Alpert, one of our earliest employees and a Magento veteran, was certified in September. As part of Pixafy’s continued growth, additional engineers on our team, all of which have spent thousands of hours each working on Magento projects, will also be certified over time.
Pixafy’s clients process more than $25 million in sales annually on Magento installations, a number that will continue to grow over time. We’re proud of our ongoing relationship with Magento and continue to see it as a strong eCommerce platform for customers of all sizes.
Interested in what Pixafy can do for you? Contact us to get the process started.
Advice for new Magento developers
Magento is a popular and growing e-commerce solution which provides an end-to-end interface for merchants and customers alike. After a simple installation process Magento enables merchants to create their products, integrate with popular payment and shipment providers, provide coupon codes, and track reports. On the customer side customers can create accounts to track their purchases, earn rewards points, create wishlists, and invite friends to join the site. However, as simple in presentation as Magento may be, what happens behind the scenes is extremely complex in application. As difficult as it is to master the Magento codebase, it is vastly outweighed by the challenge of training developers who have never been exposed to it before. (more…)
Interview with Pixafy Senior Software Engineer Jason Alpert!
Jason Alpert, Senior Software Engineer and Magento Specialist
Q: Where are you originally from? Do you still have family there? Do you have any siblings? If so, what do they do? Any significant/insignificant others? Pets?
Jason: I’m originally from the Jersey Shore in Monmouth Country NJ; my parents still live there. I have one brother who is currently a resident in Radiology. I have a girlfriend and no pets.
Q: Where did you go to school, and what did you study there?
Jason: I have a degree in Computer Science from NYU. (more…)
