Senior WordPress Developer

Cmsminds; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Cmsminds in Ahmedabad, India is seeking an experienced WordPress developer to join our senior engineering team. You will build custom WordPress themes, plugins, and integrations, leveraging PHP, ACF Pro, and Gutenberg blocks to deliver robust client solutions.

You will also integrate third‑party APIs, optimize WooCommerce projects, and participate in code reviews to ensure high quality. This full‑time role is based on site with a collaborative team culture.

Qualifications

• 5 to 8 years of professional WordPress development with strong PHP.
• Build themes and plugins from scratch, not just configure page builders.
• Deep knowledge of WordPress core APIs and Gutenberg.
• Experience with WooCommerce and custom product types.

Responsibilities

• Build custom WordPress themes from design specs using PHP, ACF Pro, and Gutenberg.
• Develop custom WordPress plugins to meet complex requirements.
• Integrate third-party services and APIs into client builds.
• Build and customize WooCommerce stores with advanced flows.
• Participate in code reviews and maintain code quality.
• Troubleshoot production sites under time pressure.
• Collaborate with designers and PMs to estimate effort and plan work.

Skills

WordPress development

PHP

WooCommerce development

ACF Pro

Gutenberg blocks

Tools

Git workflows

Staging environments

Deployment processes

REST API

WPGraphQL

Job description

Build custom WordPress solutions for agency and enterprise clients. Themes, plugins, and integrations, working alongside a senior engineering team that has been doing this for 15+ years.

Ahmedabad, India Full-time Posted 3 months ago

What You'll Do

• Build custom WordPress themes from design files and technical specs using modern PHP, ACF Pro, and Gutenberg blocks. Write clean, maintainable code that other developers can pick up without a walkthrough.
• Develop custom WordPress plugins when project requirements go beyond what existing solutions can handle. Follow WordPress coding standards and build with security and performance in mind from the start.
• Integrate third-party services and APIs into client builds: payment gateways, CRMs, marketing automation tools, shipping providers, and custom data sources.
• Build and customize WooCommerce stores, including custom product types, checkout flows, pricing logic, and subscription setups.
• Participate in code reviews, both giving and receiving. Catch issues before they reach QA and help maintain consistent code quality across the team.
• Troubleshoot and debug complex issues on production sites. Diagnose performance bottlenecks, plugin conflicts, and server-side problems under time pressure when client sites need attention.
• Collaborate with designers and project managers to estimate effort accurately, flag technical risks early, and propose better solutions when a spec does not account for WordPress realities.

What We're Looking For

• 5 to 8 years of professional WordPress development with strong custom PHP. You build themes and plugins from scratch, not just configure page builders.
• Deep knowledge of the WordPress core APIs: custom post types, taxonomies, the Settings API, REST API, and the block editor (Gutenberg). You know when to use each and why.
• Solid experience with Advanced Custom Fields Pro, including custom field groups, flexible content layouts, and ACF blocks for Gutenberg.
• Experience with WooCommerce development: custom product types, checkout modifications, payment gateway integration, and store performance optimization.
• Understanding of WordPress security best practices: data sanitization, nonce verification, capability checks, and prepared SQL queries.
• Familiarity with Git-based workflows, staging environments, and deployment processes. You do not push directly to production.

Nice to Have

• Experience with headless WordPress using WPGraphQL, Next.js, or similar decoupled front-end setups.
• Hands-on work with WordPress multisite, enterprise hosting platforms (Pressable, WP Engine, Pantheon), or large-scale site networks.
• Prior agency experience where you juggled multiple client projects with different codebases and deadlines simultaneously.
• Familiarity with performance optimization: caching strategies, database query optimization, lazy loading, and Core Web Vitals tuning.