Senior WordPress Developer

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Min Experience: 8+ years

Location: Remote (India)
JobType: full-time

We are looking for a Senior WordPress Developer with 8+ years of hands-on experience in custom WordPress development. The ideal candidate should be capable of independently developing and maintaining custom themes and plugins, managing production WordPress environments, and delivering responsive, secure, and high-performance websites.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain custom WordPress themes and plugins.
• Independently manage live/production WordPress environments.
• Take ownership of WordPress architecture, technical decisions, performance, and security.
• Convert UI designs, layouts, and wireframes into responsive WordPress websites.
• Work with PHP, WordPress Core, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, and MySQL.
• Debug and resolve issues using browser developer tools such as Chrome Inspector.
• Ensure cross-browser and cross-device compatibility.
• Collaborate with designers, backend teams, and stakeholders to deliver projects on time.
• Use Git and standard version-control practices.

Required:

• 8+ years of hands-on WordPress development experience.
• Strong PHP and WordPress Core knowledge.
• Strong experience with custom WordPress themes and plugins.
• Experience independently managing production WordPress systems.
• Good knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, and MySQL.
• Experience with Elementor and/or WPBakery.
• Exposure to AWS or cloud environments.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently.

Good to Have:

• Experience with healthcare, hospital, pharma, or clinical websites.
• Experience with WordPress multisite or multilingual implementations.
• Knowledge of PostgreSQL.
• Experience with performance optimization, caching, and WordPress security.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

Must-have skills

PHP, WordPress, Custom WordPress Theme & Plugin Development

Good-to-have skills

Elementor, Javascript, WPBakery