Fullstack WordPress Developer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee, design, and enhance custom WordPress functionalities.

• Create and manage bespoke plugins utilizing PHP.

• Develop tailored WordPress Admin dashboards and reporting tools to monitor user behavior, training completion, and key platform metrics.

• Expand WordPress capabilities using hooks, filters, actions, custom post types, taxonomies, and metadata.

• Create custom WooCommerce functionalities and extensions.

• Build secure REST API endpoints and integrations.

• Troubleshoot complex production issues across plugins, themes, and the WordPress core.

• Produce clean, well-documented, and testable PHP code.

• Understand, maintain, and troubleshoot the existing WordPress codebase developed by the previous team, addressing issues and implementing improvements as necessary.

• Design, maintain, and build integrations with: ActiveCampaign, Payment gateways including but not limited to Stripe, PayPal, Venmo, and Braintree, Third-party REST APIs, Plugins like WooCommerce, CartFlows, Gravity Forms, WP Fusion, Webhooks, and internal business systems.

• Enhance Core Web Vitals.

• Optimize backend performance and database queries.

• Minimize unnecessary plugin dependencies.

• Optimize MySQL performance.

• Configure caching layers.

• Optimize asset loading and application performance.

• Improve scalability during increased traffic.

• Implement and uphold technical SEO best practices.

• Manage SiteGround hosting environments.

• Set up staging and production deployments.

• Troubleshoot server and application issues.

• Configure DNS, SSL, redirects, cron jobs, and caching.

• Oversee backups and disaster recovery processes.

• Work with Linux-based hosting environments.

• Enhance application architecture and maintainability.

• Refactor legacy functionalities.

• Develop reusable internal libraries and services.

• Review technical implementations and identify areas for improvement.

• Document systems, integrations, and deployment processes.

• Engage in technical planning and solution design.

• Monitor plugin and license expiration to ensure timely renewal.

• Support and extend Elementor as needed.

• Create reusable custom Elementor widgets.

• Ensure design consistency through reusable templates across the entire site.

• Collaborate with designers on responsive implementations.

• Ensure frontend changes adhere to performance best practices.

• Diagnose and resolve production bugs and critical issues.

• Monitor website health and application performance.

• Maintain updates for plugins and dependencies.

• Implement WordPress security best practices.

• Continuously enhance platform reliability, loading speed, SEO, and AIO.

• Audit and document the existing site architecture, including theme structure, custom plugins, database schema/custom tables, CartFlows funnels, WooCommerce configurations, and the custom LMS codebase.

⛳️ Requirements

• 4+ years of professional experience in WordPress and PHP development.

• Advanced knowledge in WordPress plugin development.

• Extensive experience with WordPress hooks, filters, and core APIs.

• Proficiency in REST API development and integration.

• Experience in WooCommerce development.

• Strong skills in MySQL and SQL optimization.

• Knowledge of JavaScript (ES6+).

• Proficiency in HTML5 and CSS3.

• Experience with Git version control.

• Knowledge of Linux server management.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.

• Flexible work hours and remote working options.

• Opportunities for professional development and training.

• Collaborative and innovative work environment.

• Health and wellness benefits.