Senior Software Developer - PHP WordPress

ITP Media Group; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exciting work environment

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

A leading digital media firm in Mumbai is looking for a Senior Software Developer (PHP/WordPress) to contribute to exciting projects. Ideal candidates will possess strong skills in object-oriented programming, RESTful APIs, and MySQL, along with extensive experience in WordPress development. You will be responsible for advising on best practices, conducting code reviews, and developing solutions for complex migrations of content to WordPress sites. This role promises a fast-paced and innovative environment with various growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Comfortable with object-oriented and procedural programming.
• Experience with modifying existing PHP/MySQL code.
• Creative in developing solutions for high-traffic websites.
• Ability to handle tasks efficiently.
• Understanding of coding best practices.
• Expert knowledge in WordPress development.
• Experience with high-profile WordPress websites.

Responsibilities

• Advise on WordPress development best practices.
• Guide team on architectural planning.
• Provide code reviews and testing.
• Assist with theme and plugin development.
• Design tools for migrating content to WordPress.
• Participate in team strategy planning.

Skills

Object oriented programming

Procedural programming methodologies

RESTful APIs

JSON

Unit testing

Functional testing

Gutenberg editor

Newspack theme

MySQL

PHP 5

PHP 7

Advanced JavaScript

CSS

ReactJs

Dev Ops

Linux/Bash

AWS

Docker

PHP Core

Laravel

Symfony

Version Control (git)

Tools

Xdebug

Composer

PHP‑CS

NPM/Yarn

Webpack

Job description

ITP Media Group

www.itp.com

Location: BKC, Bandra East. We are looking for Mumbai living candidates only for this job.

We offer an exciting, fast‑paced work environment, and we currently have an opportunity for a Senior Software Developer – PHP/WordPress to make an immediate impact on our team.

We are looking for someone who is positive, supportive, self‑starting, and ready for that next big leap in their career.

Requirements

Mandatory Skills – Core WordPress Developer

• Comfortable with both object oriented and procedural programming methodologies.
• Modifying existing code with new features available in current and future deployments of PHP/MySQL.
• Efficiently handles tasks in a reasonable amount of time.
• Creative mind to develop innovative and unique solutions to complex problems on high traffic websites.
• Experience with RESTful APIs and JSON.
• Understanding of unit and functional testing best practices.

Additional Advantage – Gutenberg, Newspack Theme

• Experience with Gutenberg editor and Newspack theme.

PHP 5 & 7

• Know the history of PHP versioning, especially the migration path from 5 to 7.
• Know the differences between PHP CLI, PHP FPM and PHP NGINX.
• Capable of configuring a stable PHP application using php.ini on a variety of platforms.
• Capable of configuring and utilising debug in your programming workflow.
• Capable of writing code that is compliant with PSR2 Standards.

WordPress – WordPress development is mandatory

• Advise and consult on WordPress development best practices, including coding standards, security, and performance.
• Guide the team on architectural planning and decisions.
• Providing code review and testing according to best practices.
• Assist with theme and plugin development.
• Design, develop, test, and refine internal tools to facilitate complex migrations of content from non-WordPress sites into WordPress sites and that support the team’s work.
• Participate in team-wide strategy and planning conversations.
• Expert knowledge of WordPress development best practices, especially security and performance.
• Experience with developing and supporting high-profile, high-traffic WordPress websites.
• Familiarity with Advanced JavaScript and CSS.
• ReactJs.

MySQL

• Can work directly with the MySQL data layer using either CLI or GUI tooling.
• Can import / export data sets.
• You should be able to set up indexes and foreign key constraints.
• Understand relational data setup and performance bottlenecks.

Other experience includes

• Dev Ops – AWS, Linux/Bash, Apache2, Nginx, Docker/Vagrant/Virtual Servers.
• PHP Core – PHP 5, PHP 7, MySQL.
• PHP Frameworks – Laravel, Symfony.
• PHP Tooling – Xdebug, Composer, PHP‑CS, PSR2 Coding Standards.
• Front End – NPM/Yarn, Webpack, React/Angular/Vue, Bootstrap/Responsive Design.
• Tooling – Version Control (git).