Website Engineering Lead

Daskalos

Tiruppur

On-site

INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Daskalos in Tiruppur, India is seeking a Website Engineering Lead to build and maintain high‑performance WordPress sites. You will collaborate with product and marketing teams, review code, and ensure reliable releases while upholding engineering standards.

You will lead theme/plugin development, optimize Core Web Vitals, and drive CI/CD pipelines for secure, scalable WordPress solutions across teams.

Qualifications

5–7 years of WordPress development with PHP 8+ and strong OOP
Expertise in custom WordPress themes and plugins
Strong knowledge of WordPress hooks, filters, APIs, REST APIs, and Composer
Experience with Custom Post Types, Taxonomies, and Metadata
Proficient in JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3
Experience Salesforce integration with WordPress via APIs or middleware
Experience optimizing Core Web Vitals and performance
Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, deployment workflows, and automated testing
Strong MySQL, Linux, caching, CDN, HTTP, and API integrations
Strong debugging, communication, and documentation skills

Responsibilities

Build and maintain WordPress themes, plugins, and reusable components
Develop solutions using WordPress APIs, hooks, filters, REST APIs, and third-party integrations
Review code and ensure high standards for quality, security, performance, and maintainability
Plan, coordinate, and deliver website releases with the team
Optimize website performance, Core Web Vitals, SEO, analytics, and third-party services
Support CI/CD pipelines, deployments, and production releases
Troubleshoot production issues and improve website reliability
Collaborate with Product, Design, Marketing, and developers on enhancements

Skills

WordPress

PHP 8+

OOP

Custom themes/plugins

WordPress APIs

REST APIs

Salesforce integration

JavaScript ES6+

CI/CD

Git

MySQL

Linux

Performance optimization

Tools

Docker

Composer

Playwright/Cypress

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