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WordPress Developer

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Role overview

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of hands-on experience with WordPress development
  • Strong expertise in custom themes, plugins, Gutenberg (React), and REST APIs
  • Solid backend experience with PHP 7/8, OOP, and MVC principles
  • Strong understanding of MySQL optimization, caching, and CDN integration

Responsibilities

  • Develop custom WordPress themes, plugins, and Gutenberg blocks following best practices
  • Design and maintain scalable backend architecture using PHP, MySQL, and REST APIs
  • Ensure compliance with WordPress VIP coding standards, security, and architectural principles
  • Optimize WordPress applications for performance, scalability, and reliability

About the company

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OnHires

Staffing & Recruiting

Global high-tech Recruitment & Staffing for fast-growing companies We are a global recruitment agency that helps businesses scale by hiring talented tech specialists in 3 weeks. Our Mission To connect great companies with even greater talent. Our Vision To be the leading partner that clients and candidates always choose to connect with. Our Approach We are goals driven team, where culture is more important than formal processes. We have built a work environment that nurtures growth and true teamwork. There is nothing as satisfying as learning and celebrating successes together! Once you get to know us, you’ll know where this drive and energy come from.

Company details

Company typeScaleup
IndustryStaffing & Recruiting
Company size11 - 50

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Job description

About the Company

We are a premier global digital agency and an official WordPress VIP Gold Partner, recognized as one of the world’s leading experts in enterprise-scale WordPress implementation. As an Inc. 5000 company, we specialize in high-traffic, complex solutions for major publishers and global brands across North America, Europe, and Asia.

Our engineering culture is built on technical excellence, contributing to the open-web ecosystem and delivering innovative products used by thousands of businesses worldwide. We offer a mature, remote-first environment where you will work alongside top-tier international talent to solve high-stakes architectural challenges for some of the biggest names in media.

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

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