Senior Web Developer (WordPress)

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Web Developer to play a key role in developing, optimizing, and maintaining our portfolio of WordPress websites. You will work closely with our Tech Lead and Web Development Manager, contributing to technical decisions and ensuring our sites are fast, scalable, and secure.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and optimize WordPress websites, ensuring high performance and scalability.
• Implement custom themes and plugins with a focus on security and maintainability.
• Optimize websites for performance and SEO, improving Core Web Vitals.
• Write clean, efficient, and well‑documented code in PHP, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3.
• Conduct code reviews and provide technical guidance to team members.
• Use Git for version control and collaborate via GitHub or similar tools.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues across environments.
• Stay up to date with the latest WordPress developments, plugins, and web technologies.
• Collaborate with DevOps to manage hosting, CDNs, and caching solutions for optimal performance.
• Develop integrations for WordPress sites with third‑party platforms and tools.

Required profile

• 4+ years of web development experience focused on WordPress.
• Strong expertise in WordPress architecture, including core functionality, REST API, custom theme & plugin development, and block development.
• Proficiency in PHP, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, and MySQL.
• Experience with performance tuning and optimization strategies for WordPress sites.
• Familiarity with SEO best practices and Core Web Vitals improvements (asset).
• Knowledge of caching strategies, CDNs, and WordPress caching mechanisms (asset).
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies in a fast‑paced environment.
• Familiarity with infrastructure platforms such as Cloudflare, AWS, and other hosting solutions.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and ability to work independently.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

Required skills

• WordPress
• PHP
• JavaScript
• HTML5
• CSS3
• MySQL
• REST API
• Custom theme development
• Plugin development
• Block development
• Performance optimization
• SEO
• Core Web Vitals
• Caching
• CDNs
• Cloudflare
• AWS
• Git
• GitHub