Senior WordPress Developer

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior WordPress Developer based in India.

This is a senior hands-on development role focused on building, maintaining, and optimizing high-quality WordPress websites and digital experiences. You will take ownership of custom WordPress architecture, theme and plugin development, technical decisions, performance, and security. The role combines deep PHP and WordPress expertise with front-end development, responsive design implementation, and production environment management. You will translate designs and wireframes into polished, accessible, and high-performing websites across devices and browsers. Working closely with designers, backend developers, and business stakeholders, you will independently drive technical delivery and solve complex issues. You will also contribute to reliable deployment practices, version control, cloud environments, and ongoing website optimization. This is an opportunity to make a direct technical impact in a remote, collaborative environment while working on sophisticated WordPress projects

Accountabilities:: Develop, customize, maintain, and optimize advanced WordPress websites, custom themes, and plugins.

Independently manage live and production WordPress environments, ensuring reliability, availability, performance, and security.

Own WordPress architecture and contribute to technical decisions covering development standards, integrations, scalability, performance, and security.

Translate UI designs, layouts, and wireframes into responsive, functional, and visually accurate WordPress websites.

Build and maintain solutions using PHP, WordPress Core, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, and MySQL.

Develop reusable and maintainable code while following established WordPress and web development best practices.

Diagnose, debug, and resolve technical issues using browser developer tools such as Chrome DevTools/Inspector and other troubleshooting techniques.

Ensure websites provide consistent experiences across major browsers, devices, and screen sizes.

Implement and maintain WordPress solutions using page builders such as Elementor and WPBakery where appropriate.

Use Git and standard version-control practices to manage code, collaboration, and deployments.

Collaborate with designers, backend teams, and stakeholders to clarify requirements, solve technical challenges, and deliver projects on schedule.

Support performance optimization, caching, security improvements, and ongoing maintenance of WordPress environments.

Contribute to cloud-based deployments and infrastructure, including AWS environments where required.

Take ownership of production issues and independently identify practical, scalable solutions.

Requirements:

8+ years of hands-on experience in WordPress development, with a strong focus on custom development.

Advanced knowledge of PHP and WordPress Core.

Proven experience developing and maintaining custom WordPress themes and plugins.

Demonstrated ability to independently manage production WordPress systems and resolve live-site issues.

Strong proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, and MySQL.

Experience converting design files, layouts, and wireframes into responsive WordPress websites.

Hands-on experience with Elementor and/or WPBakery.

Familiarity with Git and modern version-control practices.

Exposure to AWS or other cloud environments.

Strong understanding of website performance, security, debugging, and cross-browser/device compatibility.

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex issues independently.

Strong ownership mindset and ability to work with minimal supervision in a remote environment.

Good communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with designers, developers, and business stakeholders.

Experience with healthcare, hospital, pharmaceutical, or clinical websites is an advantage.

Experience with WordPress Multisite or multilingual implementations is a plus.

Knowledge of PostgreSQL is desirable.

Experience with advanced caching, performance optimization, and WordPress security is beneficial.

Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development environments is a plus.

Benefits:

Full-time remote working opportunity from India.

Senior-level ownership of WordPress architecture, development, performance, and production environments.

Opportunity to work on custom WordPress projects rather than template-only implementations.

Exposure to modern web technologies, cloud environments, performance optimization, and security practices.

Opportunity to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including designers, backend developers, and business stakeholders.

Scope to influence technical decisions and establish development best practices.

Opportunities to deepen expertise in WordPress, PHP, JavaScript, cloud technologies, and web performance.

Flexible remote environment supporting independent ownership and collaboration.

Professional growth opportunities through exposure to complex technical challenges and large-scale web projects.

Competitive compensation and benefits, subject to the partner company’s applicable employment policies.

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