WordPress Developer - onhires

Responsibilities

- Develop custom WordPress themes, plugins, and Gutenberg blocks following best practices

- Design and maintain scalable backend architecture using PHP, MySQL, REST APIs, and modern coding standards

- Implement advanced WordPress functionality, including custom post types, taxonomies, user roles, and content workflows

- Ensure compliance with WordPress VIP coding standards, security, and architectural principles

- Optimize WordPress applications for performance, scalability, and reliability using caching, CDNs, and server-level optimizations

- Write clean, secure, and well-tested code; perform code reviews and refactor legacy solutions

- Collaborate with DevOps teams on CI/CD pipelines, deployments, and performance audits

- Troubleshoot complex issues related to APIs, performance, security, and hosting infrastructure

- Participate in architecture design, technical planning, and sprint ceremonies

- Mentor junior developers and contribute to engineering best practices and documentation

Required Skills & Experience

- 6+ years of hands-on experience with WordPress development

- Strong expertise in custom themes, plugins, Gutenberg (React), WP hooks, filters, REST APIs, and WP-CLI

- Solid backend experience with PHP 7/8, OOP, MVC principles, and Composer

- Frontend skills with HTML5, CSS3/SCSS, JavaScript (ES6+), React

- Strong understanding of MySQL optimization, caching (Redis, Memcached), and CDN integration

- Knowledge of WordPress security best practices

- Experience with Git, CI/CD workflows, and collaborative development

- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

- Ability to communicate clearly and work effectively in cross-functional teams

NICE TO HAVE

- Experience with Headless WordPress (Next.js, Gatsby, React)

- Familiarity with WordPress VIP, WP Engine, Pantheon, or other enterprise hosting platforms

- Knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure)

- Experience with performance audits, Core Web Vitals, and Lighthouse optimization

- Experience integrating third-party systems (CRM, analytics, marketing automation, paywalls)

- Background in enterprise agencies or large-scale publishing environments

WHAT THE COMPANY OFFERS

- Fully remote role within Europe

- Long-term, stable collaboration

- Opportunity to work on large-scale, high-traffic WordPress platforms

- High level of ownership and influence on technical decisions

- Collaborative, engineering-focused environment

- Exposure to complex technical challenges and modern web technologies