Rafik is available for hire
Hire RafikRafik Samvel Israyelyan
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Yerevan, Armenia
Toptal member since August 9, 2022
Bio
Rafik has more than ten years of experience specializing in WordPress and back- and front-end development. He is known for suggesting the best plugins and always adding codes in the perfect place to give his clients exactly what they are looking for. He likes building websites from scratch, and one of his strongest suits is redesigning layouts and fixing errors in existing websites. Rafik aims to deliver top-quality solutions that stand out from the rest.
Portfolio
Novembit
CSS, JavaScript, MySQL, PHP, WordPress REST API, WordPress API...
AWTG
JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5, MySQL, PHP, WordPress, WordPress REST API...
Novembit
HTML, HTML4, HTML5, CSS2, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, jQuery UI, PSD to HTML...
Experience
- WordPress - 10 years
- WordPress API - 10 years
- PHP - 10 years
- JavaScript - 10 years
- MySQL - 10 years
- WordPress REST API - 10 years
- React - 2 years
- Gutenberg Editor - 2 years
Availability
Full-time
Preferred Environment
Windows, Slack
The most amazing...
...thing I've worked on was a WordPress project with 261 active plugins, where I created another MU plugin that conditionally unloads unneeded plugins.
Work Experience
Senior Full-stack Developer
2015 - PRESENT
Novembit
- Created WordPress themes from scratch, updated the existing ones, and built new child themes for premium and custom WordPress themes.
- Designed and created custom WordPress themes and plugins for various needs, which are also available for purchase.
- Provided technical support to customers that purchased the company's plugins and themes.
- Worked on debugging and bug fixing on the existing code.
- Researched to find the best solutions for different problems.
- Developed custom reusable modules for themes and plugins.
- Mentored junior team members and guided them in finding solutions to their problems.
- Created different stores using the WooCommerce plugin, customizing its layout and behavior and developing custom plugins and modules to extend its functionality.
Technologies: CSS, JavaScript, MySQL, PHP, WordPress REST API, WordPress API, PSD to WordPress, WooCommerce, jQuery, WordPress Themes, WordPress Plugins, WP eCommerce, WooCommerce API, React, Gutenberg Editor, English, HTML, HTML4, HTML5, CSS2, CSS3, WordPress, Windows, Slack, Plugin Development, Child Themes, PHP 7, WordPress Multisite, HTML to WordPress, WordPress eCommerce, MariaDB, eCommerce, Google Analytics, Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Senior Full-stack Developer
2022 - 2022
AWTG
- Created WordPress custom themes with the Gutenberg editor's support.
- Developed a WordPress custom plugin to grab specific regions-based vacancies average data from a third-party service with multiple filtering options.
- Built a WordPress custom plugin to automatically download and update the website vacancies list from a third-party service.
- Created a custom Gutenberg block for Google Maps with the possibility to set up multiple markers from the admin panel.
- Developed a custom block for rendering a grid or list of mixed post types with the possibility of making some of them sticky.
- Constructed a custom module that provides a very convenient interface to register custom meta boxes in the admin panel in a brand new way using the Gutenberg editor.
- Built a custom templating engine, which allows the use of any page as a special page keeping its template-changing functionality.
- Developed a custom authentication functionality from the website and REST API.
- Made a full working REST API for mobile applications.
- Tracked and fixed bugs, managed tasks, and researched, discussed, and suggested solutions for clients.
Technologies: JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5, MySQL, PHP, WordPress, WordPress REST API, WordPress Themes, WordPress Plugins, jQuery, WP eCommerce, WooCommerce API, WooCommerce, React, Gutenberg Editor, English, HTML, HTML4, CSS2, PSD to WordPress, Windows, Slack, Plugin Development, Child Themes, PHP 7, WordPress Multisite, HTML to WordPress, WordPress eCommerce, MariaDB, PSD to HTML, eCommerce, Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Middle Full-stack Developer
2013 - 2015
Novembit
- Created premium HTML templates as a member of a sub-department specializing in premium templates.
- Built premium WordPress themes and plugins as part of a sub-department specializing in developing premium themes and plugins.
- Provided technical support for the company's premium products, extending existing functionality, and fixing possible issues on the customer side.
Technologies: HTML, HTML4, HTML5, CSS2, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, jQuery UI, PSD to HTML, PSD to WordPress, WordPress, WordPress API, WordPress REST API, WordPress Multisite, HTML to WordPress, MySQL, MariaDB, PHP, Child Themes, WordPress Themes, WooCommerce, eCommerce, WP eCommerce, Windows, Slack, Plugin Development, WordPress Plugins, PHP 7, WordPress eCommerce, JavaScript 5, JavaScript 6, jQuery Plugins, Bootstrap, Google Analytics, Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Junior Full-stack Developer
2012 - 2013
Novembit
- Created custom WordPress themes, updated existing ones, developed child WordPress themes, and converted PSD to fully working WordPress websites.
- Provided technical support to the company's projects and WordPress themes and plugins.
- Worked on various tasks under senior developers' review, mainly creating reusable components for the company's projects.
- Gained huge experience working with a great team of developers with a higher level of knowledge and learning how to be a part of a team and work under pressure.
Technologies: CSS, CSS2, CSS3, Child Themes, English, PHP, JavaScript, jQuery, MySQL, MariaDB, WordPress, PSD to WordPress, HTML4, HTML5, WordPress Themes, Windows, Slack, Plugin Development, WordPress Plugins, PHP 7, WordPress Multisite, HTML to WordPress, WordPress eCommerce, JavaScript 5, JavaScript 6, jQuery UI, jQuery Plugins, PSD to HTML, Bootstrap, Google Analytics, Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Experience
Boombox
https://boombox.px-lab.com/All-purpose viral magazine with a WordPress theme, a top-notch design, and a highly customizable layout, full of viral snacks and exclusive features, powered by the most powerful viral content builder. It allows users to populate news, listicles, polls, or quizzes, spread them via social sharing, trending, reactions, and voting systems, drive bloggers' community, and monetize with any advertisements.
NeBeauty
https://nebeauty.am/An eCommerce website created using the newest full site editing custom theme. The site is very flexible, with super-fast performance and multiple built-in custom blocks developed with the latest Gutenberg editor in WP 6.0.
Me and My Golf
https://meandmygolf.com/Me and My Golf is one of the largest online golf coaching platforms, offering subscription plans to PGA coaches. It is constantly improving and evolving, with the latest resealed mobile applications for iOS and Android.
MentorcliQ
https://www.mentorcliq.comA unique website for a software company that provides mentoring services. MentorcliQ is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.
Swanson
With Swanson UK, I have created, optimized, and extended a complex, enterprise-scale internationalized eCommerce platform with millions of customers.
Based on WooCommerce, it includes dozens of alias domains and even more languages, localized content and shops, and advanced Elasticsearch and filters. While maintaining and customizing over 200 plugins, it includes custom translation solutions, advanced Google Merchant Center and Manufacturers Center, and other integrations.
Based on WooCommerce, it includes dozens of alias domains and even more languages, localized content and shops, and advanced Elasticsearch and filters. While maintaining and customizing over 200 plugins, it includes custom translation solutions, advanced Google Merchant Center and Manufacturers Center, and other integrations.
Certy
Certy is a WordPress premium theme with new standards in online resumes and the CV world. Clean and beautiful eye-catching material design will attract users' future employers with the first impression. It is SEO friendly and semantically correct with an innovative mobile-first development that will help users boost their CVs on the internet. A flexible and powerful admin panel and exclusive features will make it unique and creative.
Education
2011 - 2012
Certification in Web development
Web Development Courses - Yerevan, Armenia
2003 - 2008
Master's Degree in Radio Engineer
State Engineering University of Armenia - Yerevan, Armenia
Certifications
AUGUST 2021 - PRESENT
International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
British Council
Skills
Libraries/APIs
WordPress API, WordPress REST API, WooCommerce API, jQuery, React, jQuery UI, jQuery Plugins
Tools
Gutenberg Editor, WP eCommerce, Slack, Google Analytics
Languages
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, HTML4, HTML5, CSS2, CSS3, PHP 7, PHP 8, JavaScript 5, JavaScript 6, ECMAScript (ES6)
Platforms
Windows, WordPress, WooCommerce
Storage
MySQL, MariaDB
Paradigms
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Other
PSD to WordPress, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes, Plugin Development, Child Themes, WordPress Multisite, HTML to WordPress, WordPress eCommerce, English, Customer Support, Radio, PSD to HTML, eCommerce
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