Arafat Rahman (@arafat) – WordPress user profile

Bio

With 20+ years in software engineering, cloud architecture, and DevOps, I help companies design, build, and scale reliable digital platforms across e‑commerce, media, fintech, insurance, edtech/LMS, ad‑tech, affiliate marketing, and health & wellness tech. I combine hands-on technical depth with engineering leadership to grow teams, modernize legacy systems, and deliver high-impact platforms for startups and enterprises.

My experience spans end-to-end technology leadership: from cloud engineering and infrastructure automation to full‑stack development and enterprise solution architecture. I’ve led multidisciplinary teams, driven cloud migrations, implemented CI/CD at scale, and established standards for reliability, performance, and security.

Interests

Technology, Education, Entertainment

WordPress Origin Story

I began my journey with WordPress back in 2007, though my web development roots extend even further, having worked with various other CMS platforms. As a web developer, I’ve crafted countless websites, from corporate projects to passion-driven personal sites. WordPress has become my daily companion throughout the years, and I’ve collected so many wonderful memories working with this platform. It’s amazing to think about how it has been such a constant presence in my professional life.

Member Since: September 6th, 2006
Location: Bursa, Turkey
Website: arafatbd.net
GitHub: arobd
Job Title: Freelance Solution Architect, Cloud & DevOps Architect
Employer: Freelance
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Contribution History

Core Contributor
Translation Contributor
WordCamp Volunteer

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Translations

Wrote a comment on the post Nominations Call for the themes team representatives: 2026 Edition, on the site Make WordPress Themes:
I nominate @fahimmurshed
4 months ago
Translated 14 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
5 months ago
Suggested 28 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
5 months ago
Is the 5th person to arrive at WordCamp Malaysia 2024
1 year ago
Mentioned in [45822] on WordPress SVN:
Docs: Improve documentation for `wp_set_auth_cookie()` and related functions.
7 years ago
Created ticket #47886 on Core Trac:
Function description of wp_set_auth_cookie
7 years ago