Website Engineering Lead

Daskalos; Madurai District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Daskalos is seeking a Website Engineering Lead in Tamil Nadu to design and maintain high‑performance WordPress sites. You will lead a small team, review code, and uphold engineering standards while partnering with Product and Marketing on website initiatives.

You will develop themes and plugins, optimize Core Web Vitals and security, and coordinate releases with CI/CD workflows. Strong PHP, WordPress, and Salesforce experience are required.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of PHP WordPress development with OOP.
• Strong in WordPress themes, plugins, APIs and REST APIs.
• Experience integrating Salesforce with WordPress via APIs or middleware.
• Solid knowledge of MySQL, Linux, caching, CDN, HTTP and security.
• Proficient in Git, CI/CD workflows and automated testing.
• Excellent debugging, problem solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain custom WordPress themes, plugins, and components.
• Review code and uphold quality, security, performance, and maintainability.
• Collaborate with Product, Design and Marketing to deliver initiatives.
• Plan, coordinate and deliver website releases with developers.
• Optimize performance, Core Web Vitals and technical SEO.
• Support CI/CD pipelines, deployments and production releases.
• Troubleshoot production issues and improve reliability.
• Integrate Salesforce with WordPress and manage third‑party services.

Skills

WordPress

PHP 8+

OOP

Plugins

Themes

REST APIs

Git

CI/CD

MySQL

Linux

Caching

Security

Communication

Documentation

Salesforce

JavaScript

Docker

Composer

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Docker

Composer

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