Senior Wordpress Developer

Overt Minds; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Remote work

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Overt Minds is seeking a highly skilled Senior WordPress Developer to design, develop, and maintain scalable WordPress applications in a remote role. You will work on custom plugins, API integrations, and third-party system connections to deliver secure, high-performance web solutions.

Collaborate with UI/UX, Product, QA, and other stakeholders to translate business needs into clean code, review architectures, optimize performance, and ensure robust deployment practices across enterprise

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in WordPress development.
• Strong expertise in PHP, WordPress, MySQL, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and jQuery.
• Hands-on experience with REST API development and integration.

Responsibilities

• Develop, customize, and maintain WordPress websites, themes, and plugins following industry best practices.
• Design and implement custom WordPress plugins and extend existing platform functionalities.
• Build, integrate, and maintain REST APIs, third-party applications, and external business systems.
• Develop and manage integrations with payment gateways, CRM platforms, marketing tools, and other enterprise applications.
• Customize and optimize WordPress themes to ensure responsive, user-friendly, and visually appealing experiences.
• Optimize website performance, scalability, security, and overall reliability.
• Collaborate with UI/UX Designers, Product Managers, QA teams, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve complex website, plugin, and integration-related issues.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to architecture, technical design, and development best practices.
• Ensure adherence to coding standards, version control processes, and deployment procedures.
• Monitor and improve website performance through caching, database optimization, and performance tuning techniques.
• Support deployment activities, production releases, and post-production maintenance.

Skills

WordPress

PHP

MySQL

REST API

Plugin development

Theme development

Git

Tools

Git

WP-CLI

Composer

Job description

This is a remote position. We are seeking a highly skilled Senior WordPress Developer to design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance WordPress applications. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in WordPress development, custom plugin development, API integrations, and third-party system integrations, with a focus on delivering secure, optimized, and business-critical web solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, customize, and maintain WordPress websites, themes, and plugins following industry best practices.
• Design and implement custom WordPress plugins and extend existing platform functionalities.
• Build, integrate, and maintain REST APIs, third-party applications, and external business systems.
• Develop and manage integrations with payment gateways, CRM platforms, marketing tools, and other enterprise applications.
• Customize and optimize WordPress themes to ensure responsive, user-friendly, and visually appealing experiences.
• Optimize website performance, scalability, security, and overall reliability.
• Collaborate with UI/UX Designers, Product Managers, QA teams, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve complex website, plugin, and integration-related issues.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to architecture, technical design, and development best practices.
• Ensure adherence to coding standards, version control processes, and deployment procedures.
• Monitor and improve website performance through caching, database optimization, and performance tuning techniques.
• Support deployment activities, production releases, and post-production maintenance.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in WordPress development.
• Strong expertise in PHP, WordPress, MySQL, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and jQuery.
• Hands-on experience with REST API development and integration.
• Proven experience with third-party integrations, including payment gateways, CRM platforms, marketing tools, and external services.
• Strong experience in developing, customizing, and maintaining WordPress plugins.
• Experience with custom theme development and WordPress theme architecture.
• Knowledge of Git, version control best practices, and deployment processes.
• Understanding of website security, performance optimization, caching mechanisms, and scalability considerations.
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Coveo Search Integration.
• Exposure to WooCommerce and custom eCommerce solutions.
• Familiarity with AWS or Azure cloud environments.
• Experience working with headless WordPress implementations and API-driven architectures.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and modern development workflows.

Key Deliverables

• Development and maintenance of high-quality WordPress websites and applications.
• Custom plugin development and enhancement of existing functionalities.
• Seamless integration of third-party services, APIs, payment gateways, and CRM systems.
• Secure, scalable, and high-performing web solutions.
• Optimized website performance, responsiveness, and user experience.
• Reliable support for deployments, upgrades, and ongoing maintenance.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional growth and technical advancement.
• Collaborative, inclusive, and high-impact work environment.
• Exposure to modern web technologies and enterprise-level projects.