Senior WordPress Lead – Hybrid Sydney

6AM Digital; Sydney; Hybride; AUD 140 000 - 190 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

6AM Digital is seeking a hands-on Lead WordPress Developer in Sydney to own the design, development and evolution of a high-traffic WordPress platform. You will lead a small squad, code alongside the team and set engineering standards that balance speed, security and reliability.

You’ll partner with product managers and stakeholders to prioritise work, review architecture decisions and mentor engineers to grow capabilities while delivering features that meet evolving customer needs.

Qualifications

• Seven+ years of commercial software or web development experience, including leadership or senior level responsibilities.
• Strong WordPress development experience, including multisite environments, custom themes and plugins, Gutenberg blocks and reusable components.
• Full-stack capability with frontend and backend problem solving; experience with performance, security, hosting and monitoring.

Responsabilités

• Own the design, development and ongoing support of the WordPress platform, improving structure, security, performance and long-term stability.
• Build and maintain custom frontend/backend functionality, including themes, plugins and reusable components.
• Optimize caching, CDN usage, database queries and third-party scripts to improve responsiveness under load.
• Lead code reviews and establish testing, documentation, version control and deployment practices.
• Organise development work from planning through release with realistic commitments and clear progress communication.
• Mentor engineers, provide feedback and contribute to recruitment and onboarding.

Connaissances

WordPress development

Full-stack engineering

Leadership

Agile methodologies

Code reviews

Mentoring

Outils

Git

CI/CD

WordPress VIP

Description du poste

6AM Digital is seeking a hands-on Lead WordPress Developer in Sydney to own the design, development and evolution of a high-traffic WordPress platform. You will lead a small squad, code alongside the team and set engineering standards that balance speed, security and reliability.

You’ll partner with product managers and stakeholders to prioritise work, review architecture decisions and mentor engineers to grow capabilities while delivering features that meet evolving customer needs.