AI-First Software Engineer
Web Product Manager
WordPress Developer
Podcast Co-host
AI-First Software Engineer
Web Product Manager
WordPress Developer
Podcast Co-host
Hey! I’m Yaman Refki — an AI-first software engineer with 7+ years building custom web platforms, CRM integrations, and automation workflows. Comfortable across React, Laravel, Flutter, and WordPress, and drawn to messy problems: broken systems, slow pipelines, overly complex setups.
I also co-host a podcast on tech, design, and AI.
Web platforms and mobile apps built with React, Laravel and Flutter, from architecture to launch.
CRM integrations and automation workflows that take repetitive work off your team.
REST APIs, webhooks and third-party integrations that connect your systems.
Moving and cleaning data between systems with reliable ETL workflows.
Faster servers, PHP and databases for slow sites and slow pipelines.
Custom plugins and complete websites, from UI design to deployment.
Lead all web product development for the company and its clients, from planning and architecture to execution and delivery, and mentor the development team.
Built and launched solarabic.com end-to-end, set up analytics and editorial automation workflows, and delivered web projects for 20+ clients across the solar industry.
Custom WordPress plugins and complete websites, from UI design to deployment, for clients across multiple industries and regions.
Led a 2-person web development team while staying hands-on building and delivering client websites.
Built an internal IT ticketing system and handled helpdesk, hardware, software and Windows Server support.
Coursework - Git, WordPress, Javascript, iOS, Android.
Converted Photoshop layouts to web pages using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
View projectA training platform where clean-energy companies host their official academies — in English and Arabic.
View projectWebsite for a renewable energy developer with offices in Dubai, Doha, Amman, Casablanca and Berlin.
View projectAn internal IPTV player for Android, iOS and macOS. Movies and series in one clean library.
View projectAn in-house email platform for newsletters, campaigns, sign-up forms and webinar registration. It replaced HubSpot's email tools.
View projectA PR platform I built in-house to replace a paid one: media monitoring, a journalist database and client-ready coverage reports — at no licence cost.
View projectArabic media platform for the solar industry. I built and launched it end-to-end, and now lead its web products.
View projectWebsite for MESIA, the MENA Solar Industry Association: members, events, research and news in one place.
View projectWebsite for SunRise Arabia, a clean energy conference in Riyadh, in English and Arabic.
View projectNews and marketing platform for the clean energy industry across MENA.
View projectArabic training platform for renewable energy professionals, with courses, enrolment and learner accounts.
View projectWebsite for CleanTech Terra, an advisory, training and research firm in renewable energy.
View projectEvent website for the Accelerating Clean Mobility Forum.
View projectLanding page for RNZN, an app that turns your city into territory you can claim. In Russian and English.
View projectA trainer for the Russian driving theory exam, with Arabic next to the Russian. A personal project.
View projectWebsite for Positive Designers, a branding and design studio.
View projectAn Arabic tech news site for developers and designers. I run it myself.
View projectكبسة زر — a podcast on tech, design and AI that I co-host with Roduan Kareem Aldeen. 20+ episodes so far.
View projectEducational platform for nephrology professionals, with a nephrology book, self-assessments, interactive cases and guidelines.
View projectWebsite for Iradaty, a non-profit running community clinics, a special needs center and education programs in Syria, with online donations.
View projectCorporate website for LEAD, a business solutions company.
View projectWebsite of AKKOR, the Russian association of farms and agricultural cooperatives. I managed the project.
View projectWebsite for RGK Afrodita in Russia. I managed the project.
View projectWebsite for Tammey, a youth and community development organisation working across 28 countries.
View projectWebsite for Oxford Lingua, a UK provider of language, research and training solutions.
View projectCorporate website for Scinox. I managed the project.
View projectCorporate website for Qameh Group and its companies.
View projectWebsite for Qameh, the agricultural company of Qameh Group, covering crop and livestock work.
View projectWebsite for Jadeel, a non-profit that supports the elderly, orphans and people with special needs.
View projectCorporate website for TUTTUL Company, part of Qameh Group.
View projectWebsite for Raha, a Qameh Group company that documents and restores historic buildings.
View projectWebsite for Rawd, an architecture company. I managed the project.
Custom web and mobile applications, CRM integrations and automation workflows, API development and third-party integrations, data migration, and performance fixes for servers, PHP and databases. I also build WordPress sites and custom plugins.
Both. I am open to full-time roles and to client projects.
Mainly React, Laravel, Flutter and WordPress, with PHP and JavaScript underneath. Around that: REST APIs, webhooks, CRM integrations, Git, AWS, Google Analytics and Tag Manager.
AI-assisted development and prompt engineering are part of how I work every day, alongside the automation workflows I build for teams. It helps me move faster on the routine parts so more time goes into the messy problems: broken systems, slow pipelines and overly complex setups.
Yes. I am based in Maykop, Russia, and work remotely. I have delivered projects for companies across MENA and international markets, including a classified ads platform for Canada. I work in Arabic, English and Russian.
Send me a message through the contact form on this page or write to [email protected]. Tell me what you need and what you have today, and I will reply with questions and next steps.
I co-host كبسة زر, a podcast on tech, design and AI. The latest episodes are in the Media section of this page, and all of them are on YouTube.
First decide what you want to learn: building websites with a page builder and no code (drag and drop in a visual editor), or developing themes and plugins from scratch.
Each of these paths has its own way of learning.
Before you look for clients, build a good, elegant portfolio. Even if the projects are not real client work, make three or four sample projects that you can show to your first potential client.
No theme is better than all the others. Every theme is built for a certain kind of website, so make sure you choose the right one for your project before you start.
It depends on the features you need. Many plugins do the same job, but each one offers something different.
So read the documentation and the feature list before you choose.
