Website Engineering Lead

Daskalos; Solan; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Daskalos is seeking a Website Engineering Lead to build and maintain high-performance WordPress websites. You will collaborate with Product and Marketing to implement initiatives, review code, and ensure reliable releases.

The role emphasizes WordPress development, PHP expertise, and strong collaboration across teams. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with WordPress APIs, REST APIs, and performance optimization, along with CI/CD and testing practices.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience developing WordPress applications with PHP (PHP 8+) and OOP.
• Expertise in custom WordPress themes and plugins.
• Strong knowledge of WordPress APIs, REST APIs, hooks, filters, and Composer.
• Experience with Custom Post Types, Taxonomies, and Metadata.
• Skilled in JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3, and vanilla JS.
• Experience integrating Salesforce with WordPress via APIs.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD, deployment workflows, and automated testing.
• Understanding of MySQL, Linux, caching, CDN, HTTP, security, and API integrations.
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, communication, and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain custom WordPress themes, plugins, and reusable components.
• Develop WordPress solutions using APIs, hooks, and CPTs.
• Review code and ensure quality, security, and performance.
• Plan, coordinate, and deliver website releases with the team.
• Optimize Core Web Vitals, performance, and SEO.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and production deployments.
• Troubleshoot production issues and improve reliability.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, Marketing and development teams.

Skills

WordPress

PHP

OOP

Custom Themes

Plugins

WordPress APIs

REST APIs

Composer

Post Types

Taxonomies

Metadata

JavaScript ES6+

HTML5 / CSS3

Salesforce integration

Git

CI/CD

Automated testing

MySQL

Linux

Caching / CDN

Security

Debugging / problem solving

Documentation

Communication

Tools

Playwright

Cypress

Selenium

Docker

Composer

Git

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