AI-First WordPress Engineer - Full-Stack & Performance

Tkxel; Lahore; On-site; PKR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Tkxel is seeking an AI-First Full Stack WordPress Engineer in Lahore to build clean, scalable WordPress solutions while integrating AI tools to boost productivity, quality, and delivery speed. You will work across backend, frontend, and integrations with senior engineers to deliver production-ready systems.

You will develop custom themes and plugins, optimize performance, ensure security, and translate business requirements into technical implementations.

Qualifications

• 3–4 years of WordPress development experience.
• Strong PHP, WordPress core structure, hooks, filters.
• Experience building custom plugins.
• Experience integrating third‑party APIs and AI tools in dev workflow.
• Attention to security, accessibility, and WCAG 2.0.

Responsibilities

• Develop custom themes and plugins following WP best practices.
• Extend WordPress core using hooks, filters, and actions.
• Integrate third‑party services and APIs.
• Assist in performance optimization and caching implementations.
• Debug faster and troubleshoot issues efficiently.
• Refactor legacy code and improve performance.
• Integrate AI tools into development workflows.
• Identify security vulnerabilities and fix root causes.

Skills

WordPress development

PHP (OOP)

REST APIs

AI tools

Caching/CDN knowledge

Tools

WP Rocket

Cloudflare

ACF Blocks

Job description

Tkxel is seeking an AI-First Full Stack WordPress Engineer in Lahore to build clean, scalable WordPress solutions while integrating AI tools to boost productivity, quality, and delivery speed. You will work across backend, frontend, and integrations with senior engineers to deliver production-ready systems.

You will develop custom themes and plugins, optimize performance, ensure security, and translate business requirements into technical implementations.