Website Engineering Lead

Daskalos; Dehradun; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Daskalos in Dehradun, India, seeks a Website Engineering Lead to build and maintain high-performance WordPress websites. You will lead a small team to deliver enhancements, review code, and ensure reliable releases, while partnering with Product and Marketing to drive website initiatives.

You will own WordPress themes/plugins, integrate Salesforce via APIs, optimize Core Web Vitals, and improve security and performance.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of professional WordPress development experience with PHP 8+.
• Strong knowledge of WordPress themes, plugins, and APIs.
• Experience with Salesforce integration and performance optimization.
• Proficient in Git, CI/CD, testing, and security best practices.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain custom WordPress themes, plugins, and components.
• Review code and uphold engineering standards for quality and reliability.
• Collaborate with Product/Marketing to deliver website initiatives.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and production releases.
• Optimize Core Web Vitals, performance, SEO, and integrations.

Skills

WordPress

PHP 8+

OOP

JavaScript ES6+

HTML5

CSS3

Salesforce integration

MySQL

Linux

Caching

CDN

HTTP

Security

APIs

Debugging

Documentation

Communication

Problem-solving

Tools

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Automated testing

Docker

Playwright

Cypress

Selenium

Job description

Role Overview

We're looking for a Website Engineering Lead to build and maintain high-performance WordPress websites. You'll work closely with developers to deliver website enhancements, review code, maintain engineering standards, and ensure reliable releases. You'll also partner with the Product, and Marketing teams to deliver website initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain custom WordPress themes, plugins, and reusable components
• Develop solutions using WordPress APIs, hooks, filters, custom post types, taxonomies, metadata, REST APIs, and third-party integrations
• Review code and ensure high standards for quality, security, performance, and maintainability
• Work with developers to plan, coordinate, and deliver website releases
• Optimize website performance, Core Web Vitals, technical SEO, analytics, Salesforce integrations, and third-party services
• Support CI/CD pipelines, deployment processes, and production releases
• Troubleshoot production issues and improve website reliability
• Collaborate with the Product, Design, Marketing, and developers to deliver website enhancements

Required Skills & Experience

• 5–7 years of professional experience developing WordPress applications using PHP (PHP 8+) with strong OOP knowledge
• Strong expertise in:
• Custom WordPress themes and plugins
• WordPress hooks, filters, APIs, REST APIs, and Composer
• Custom Post Types, Taxonomies, and Metadata
• JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3, and Vanilla JavaScript
• Experience integrating Salesforce with WordPress using APIs or middleware
• Experience optimizing website performance and Core Web Vitals
• Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, deployment workflows, and automated testing
• Good understanding of MySQL, Linux, caching, CDN, HTTP, website security, and API integrations
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills

Nice to Have

• Experience with WordPress Multisite or enterprise WordPress projects
• Experience with Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium
• Experience with Docker and Composer