WordPress Developer

Short Posting (for job boards)

Title: WordPress Developer (WooCommerce / Elementor / Performance)
Location: Remote/On-site | Full-time
About the role:
We’re hiring a WordPress developer to own builds end-to-end—custom themes, WooCommerce, and Elementor—while keeping sites fast, secure, and measurable. You’ll ship features, fix tricky bugs, and integrate the marketing stack (GA4, Klaviyo, Zapier).

What you’ll do

• Build and maintain custom themes/templates and Elementor components.
• Develop/extend WooCommerce (checkout fields, emails, HPOS readiness).
• Create plugins, blocks, and REST endpoints as needed.
• Optimize performance (object cache, queries, assets, Core Web Vitals).
• Wire analytics/automation: GA4 (via GTM), pixels, Klaviyo, Zapier.
• Harden security and handle updates, backups, staging → prod releases.

What we’re looking for

• 3–5+ years with PHP, WordPress core, themes/plugins.
• WooCommerce + Elementor production experience.
• Strong HTML/CSS/JS; familiarity with Git and CI/CD.
• Performance, accessibility, and security best practices.

Nice to have: ACF/ACF Blocks, WPGraphQL/REST, Redis, Docker, Cloudflare.
Apply with: portfolio/GitHub + 2–3 live WP sites you built or maintain.

Full Job Description (detailed)

Role: WordPress Developer
Team: Web & Growth
Reports to: Engineering/Tech Lead

Mission

Build reliable, fast, and maintainable WordPress sites and stores. Translate requirements into clean code, predictable releases, and measurable outcomes (leads, sales, Core Web Vitals).

Responsibilities

• Theme & Editor
  • Develop custom themes (classic or block) and reusable components/patterns.
  • Build Elementor templates/widgets with accessible markup and global styles.
  • Implement theme.json, block supports, and ACF/ACF Blocks where appropriate.
• Plugins & Integrations
  • Write/extend plugins (CPTs, taxonomies, admin settings, WP-CLI commands).
  • Expose/consume data via REST API/WPGraphQL with proper auth and caching.
  • Integrate GA4 (via GTM), Meta Pixel, Klaviyo (events/lists/flows), Zapier automations.
• WooCommerce
  • Customize PDP/PLP/checkout, order emails, and account flows.
  • Ensure HPOS compatibility, webhook idempotency, and payment gateway integrations.
  • Improve catalog performance (indexes, queries, object cache).
• Performance & Reliability
  • Reduce TTFB and improve LCP/CLS/INP; manage asset loading and image pipeline (WebP/AVIF, srcset).
  • Configure caching layers (page cache/CDN, Redis object cache, fragment caching).
  • Set up staging, safe deploys, and rollback procedures.
• Quality & Security
  • Follow coding standards, code review, and CI checks.
  • Apply capability checks, nonces, prepared statements; harden installs.
  • Write clear docs/runbooks for handoff to non-devs and support.

Minimum Qualifications

• 3+ years professional WordPress development (themes + plugins).
• Solid PHP 7/8, OOP, Composer/PSR-4, and WordPress hooks/filters.
• WooCommerce and Elementor in production.
• Front-end: semantic HTML, modern CSS, vanilla JS; cross-browser QA.
• Git workflows (feature branches/PRs), basic CI, and environment management.

Preferred Qualifications

• ACF/ACF Blocks, Gutenberg dynamic blocks, WP-CLI.
• Performance tooling: Query Monitor, Lighthouse, WebPageTest, New Relic/Sentry.
• Caching: Redis/Memcached, Cloudflare workers/rules, Nginx/Apache basics.
• Headless (WPGraphQL/Next.js) or serverless experience.
• Basic DevOps: Docker, Plesk/cPanel, SSH, cron, backups, log reading.

KPIs / Success Measures

• Core Web Vitals passing on key templates (mobile).
• Mean TTFB for logged-in < 600 ms on key pages (with cache).
• Zero critical security issues; clean update cadence.
• On-time delivery of sprints; <2% rollback rate.
• Documentation/readme for every custom feature.

Interview Process (suggested)

1. 30-min screen (portfolio + problem-solving).
2. 60-min technical deep dive (themes, Woo, Elementor, performance).
3. Short take-home or live task (building a small feature).
4. Final culture/values interview.

What to include in your application

• Links to 2–3 live WordPress sites (note what you built).
• Brief description of a WooCommerce customization you shipped.
• Example of a performance win (before/after metrics).
• GitHub or code samples (plugin/theme snippets).