Website Engineering Lead

Daskalos; Rajkot; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Daskalos seeks a Website Engineering Lead to build and maintain high-performance WordPress websites. You will lead the WordPress development, review code, and ensure reliable releases while partnering with Product and Marketing to deliver website initiatives.

The role requires strong PHP (8+) and OOP, WordPress themes/plugins expertise, and experience with Salesforce integrations. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize performance, Core Web Vitals, and security, while

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of professional WordPress development experience.
• Proficient in PHP 8+ with OOP.
• Experience building custom WordPress themes & plugins.
• Strong knowledge of WordPress hooks, filters, APIs and REST APIs.
• Experience with CF/Composer, CPTs, taxonomies, and metadata.
• Proficient in JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3.
• Experience integrating Salesforce with WordPress.
• Experience with performance optimization and Core Web Vitals.
• Familiar with Git, CI/CD pipelines, testing, and deployment.
• Knowledge of MySQL, Linux, caching, CDN, security, and API integrations.
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain WordPress themes, plugins, and reusable components.
• Collaborate with product/marketing to deliver website initiatives.
• Review code and maintain engineering standards.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and production releases.
• Troubleshoot production issues and improve reliability.
• Collaborate with design and development teams to deliver enhancements.

Skills

WordPress PHP (8+)

Custom themes & plugins

WordPress APIs & REST

Post Types & Taxonomies

JavaScript HTML CSS

Salesforce integration

Git CI/CD & testing

MySQL/Linux/Caching/CDN

Security & API integrations

Debugging & documentation

Tools

WordPress

Composer

Git

Salesforce

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