Senior WordPress developer, London

Clean code.Serious sites.

Fully custom WordPress: bespoke Gutenberg blocks, hand-written SCSS, nothing loaded that isn't earning its keep. Ten-plus years at it, with lead-developer stints on careers platforms for John Lewis Partnership, Virgin Atlantic and BAE Systems.

Built,not assembled.

Fully custom WordPress: bespoke Gutenberg blocks, hand-written SCSS, nothing loaded that isn't earning its keep. Ten-plus years at it, with lead-developer stints on careers platforms for John Lewis Partnership, Virgin Atlantic and BAE Systems.


Taking new builds now LDN  --:--:--

John Lewis PartnershipVirgin AtlanticBAE SystemsSE LabsNasstarNormCyberALMIS InternationalAlite1RebelRude Health

01 / 05

The work.


001
SE LabsSecurity testing
A design agency referred me in and I rebuilt selabs.uk from scratch: hand-written SCSS, Webpack, ACF. Then I planned the DigitalOcean and Cloudflare infrastructure it runs on. That was two and a half years ago. The last thirteen months have been an unbroken monthly retainer.
2.5 yrsongoing
13 mounbroken retainer

002
Alite GlobalPrivate members' network
They came to me with a build stalled since 2023. I rebuilt the front end from their Figma and put the member application flow on BuddyBoss and MemberPress. Launched to members in June 2025. Two years on I'm still their developer, shipping new features every month.
Jun 2025launched
2 yrsshipping features

003
NormCyberCyber security, via Thing or Two
The agency had the Figma done and no dev bench, so I was the bench. Fully custom WordPress build to their design, launched September 2024. The same six weeks brought two more builds, for ALMIS International and Nasstar.
Sep 2024launched
3builds, six weeks

LIGHTHOUSE 100/100LCP < 1.0sCLS 0.00JS SHIPPED ≤ 6 KBNO PAGE BUILDERSLIGHTHOUSE 100/100LCP < 1.0sCLS 0.00JS SHIPPED ≤ 6 KBNO PAGE BUILDERS
02 / 05

Yours to run.

I build the system. Your team builds the pages.

Every build ships with a custom Gutenberg block library, your brand rules locked into every block. Your team stacks them into new pages, rewrites what needs rewriting, and never rings me to move a comma.

A block library

Bespoke Gutenberg blocks built for your brand, ready to stack into whatever page comes next.

On-brand by default

The rules live inside the blocks. Nobody can make the site ugly. The blocks won't allow it.

Edit without a developer

New page on a Tuesday afternoon? Your team ships it. I've already done my bit.


03 / 05

Their words, not mine.

Working with Rahat was truly a dream. What sets Rahat apart from other developers I have worked with is his exceptional communication skills… incredibly skilled, professional, and genuinely a pleasure to work with.

Ellie Craig, Digital Project Manager, Trio MediaPublic LinkedIn recommendation, May 2024

04 / 05

Services.


White-label agency development

I sit behind your agency and build what your designers designed. Your client never hears my name.

£400–£500 / day

Custom builds

Fully custom WordPress from your Figma. No off-the-shelf theme, no page builder, no plugin soup.

from £4,000

Performance audit and optimisation

Core Web Vitals, caching, script weight. I find what's slow and fix it on the live site, not in a report.

£1,200 fixed

Care retainers

A senior developer's day on your site every month, minimum.

from £450 / month

Plugin work and smaller jobs

Custom plugins, integrations and fixes between bigger builds. Most jobs fit inside a day or two.

same day rate, fewer days

05 / 05

Contact.

Got a build that needs doing properly?

Taking new builds now. Email rahat@iamrahat.uk with what you're building. Fifteen minutes on a call and you'll know whether I'm your developer.

Book a callrahat@iamrahat.uk