Website Engineering Lead

Daskalos; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Daskalos in Hyderabad, India, seeks a Website Engineering Lead to build and maintain high-performance WordPress websites. You will lead developers, review code, and enforce engineering standards while delivering website initiatives in collaboration with Product and Marketing teams.

The role requires strong WordPress, PHP 8+ skills, and experience with REST APIs, Salesforce integrations, and performance optimization. You will guide releases and ensure reliable deployments across projects.

Qualifications

• Proven WordPress development experience with PHP 8+ and OOP.
• Strong knowledge of WordPress themes, plugins, and APIs.
• Experience with REST endpoints, Salesforce integration, and caching/CDN.
• Familiarity with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing.
• Solid MySQL, Linux basics, security, and performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain custom WordPress themes and plugins.
• Develop solutions using WordPress APIs, hooks, filters, CPTs, taxonomies, REST APIs.
• Review code to ensure quality, security, performance, and maintainability.
• Plan and coordinate website releases with development team.
• Optimize Core Web Vitals, SEO, analytics, and third-party integrations.
• Support CI/CD pipelines, deployment processes, and production releases.
• Troubleshoot production issues and improve reliability.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, Marketing, and developers on enhancements.

Skills

WordPress development

PHP 8+

OOP

WordPress API/REST

Salesforce integration

JavaScript ES6

Performance optimization

Git & CI/CD

MySQL & Linux

Code review & debugging

Tools

Docker

Composer

Git

CI/CD tools

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