Rasool Riffel

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Hi, I’m Rasool Riffel, a Full Stack Developer with extensive experience in WordPress development, specializing in building and maintaining custom themes, plugins, and full-stack solutions.

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Hi, I’m Rasool Riffel, a Full Stack Developer with extensive experience in WordPress development, specializing in building and maintaining custom themes, plugins, and full-stack solutions. I enjoy delivering scalable, high-performance websites and integrating modern frameworks such as Angular (TypeScript) to create robust user experiences.

I’m proficient in PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, SASS, Twig, and MySQL, with hands-on experience in Docker-based environments, Git, and Azure DevOps. I enjoy tackling complex challenges—from database queries to frontend UX—and have delivered large projects, including migrating WordPress sites from Elementor to Gutenberg and modernizing legacy setups for performance and maintainability.

  • 3 years' experience
  • Joined August 2025

Languages

  • EnglishAdvanced
  • AfrikaansAdvanced

Industry experience

  • Software & Internet
  • Financial Services
  • Professional Services
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Education
  • Other

Work experience

Senior Associate Software Developer · IQBusinessJul 2025 – Sep 2025 · 3 mos

Developed and maintained a custom WordPress theme with integrated Angular (TypeScript) components, including a ranking system and Algolia-powered search. Delivered end-to-end full-stack development using PHP, HTML, CSS, SASS, Twig, and JavaScript/TypeScript, addressing MySQL queries and front-end UI/UX. Designed and implemented custom WordPress plugins to extend functionality, including Gutenberg block merging, content migration, and workflow automation. Used Azure DevOps for agile project management and Git for source control, and worked in Docker-based environments to ensure consistent builds and deployments. Led the merging of Elementor and Gutenberg sites via child themes and plugin-based migrations, modernizing legacy Elementor-based websites for improved performance and maintainability.

Full Stack Software Developer · Career JunctionOct 2023 – Sep 2025 · 2 yrs

Delivered high-quality features and enhancements on a top-priority platform revamp, using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Sass, and PHP. Took ownership of deployment pipelines and debugging of legacy systems, and collaborated across teams to strengthen technical proficiency. Worked on end-to-end solutions with WordPress, modern frontend frameworks, and backend integrations, emphasizing maintainability and scalability.

Front End WordPress Developer · WEB 2WEBJan 2020 – Apr 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos

Designed and deployed custom WordPress themes and plugins tailored to client needs; developed a secure plugin for third-party API data integration; ensured mobile responsiveness, accessibility, and SEO best practices; built campaign landing pages and marketing flows to improve engagement.

Education

Bachelor of Technology · Cape Peninsula University of Technology2016 – 2019

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