Senior WordPress Developer

Manpower VN; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior WordPress Developer to create custom, high-performance WordPress solutions from the ground up. This role involves developing secure themes and plugins with a strong emphasis on performance and modern development practices. Ideal candidates will have extensive WordPress experience, proficiency in PHP and JavaScript, and familiarity with cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience with WordPress and Gutenberg.
• Strong proficiency in PHP, familiar with OOP and design patterns.
• Experience with MySQL and optimizing queries.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop custom WordPress solutions using modern practices.
• Collaborate with teams to define architecture and deliverables.
• Monitor and troubleshoot performance and security issues.

Skills

PHP

JavaScript

OOP

Gutenberg

Design patterns

Version control

Docker

Unit testing

Tools

Git

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Role Overview (Remote working model with an English-speaking environment)
We are looking for a Senior WordPress Developer to build high-performance, scalable, and secure WordPress solutions from the ground up. This role goes beyond basic theme and plugin development — we're seeking professionals who can architect and implement bespoke WordPress solutions using modern development practices, with a strong focus on performance, security, and minimizing dependency on third-party plugins.

While prior experience with WordPress and Gutenberg is preferred, we are also open to candidates with strong PHP frameworks experience (Laravel, Symfony, etc.) and a willingness to upskill in WordPress development.

Role Overview (Remote working model with an English-speaking environment)
We are looking for a Senior WordPress Developer to build high-performance, scalable, and secure WordPress solutions from the ground up. This role goes beyond basic theme and plugin development — we're seeking professionals who can architect and implement bespoke WordPress solutions using modern development practices, with a strong focus on performance, security, and minimizing dependency on third-party plugins.

While prior experience with WordPress and Gutenberg is preferred, we are also open to candidates with strong PHP frameworks experience (Laravel, Symfony, etc.) and a willingness to upskill in WordPress development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop custom WordPress solutions using modern development architecture.

• Build scalable, secure, and performance-optimized themes and plugins tailored to project needs.

• Leverage Gutenberg block editor for building flexible, modular content systems.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define architecture, technical direction, and deliverables.

• Maintain clean, efficient, and well-documented code aligned with development best practices.

• Ensure code is tested, deployable, and compatible with CI/CD workflows.

• Integrate RESTful APIs and third-party services as needed.

• Monitor and troubleshoot performance, security, and stability issues.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Solid experience working with WordPress in at least 7 years of experienceand Gutenberg (or willingness to learn).

• Strong proficiency in PHP, with knowledge of OOP, design patterns, and SOLID principles.

• Experience working with databases such as MySQL/MariaDB/PostgreSQL, including query optimization.

• Familiarity with JavaScript, especially React.js (used in Gutenberg block development).

• Proficiency with version control tools (Git).

• Hands-on experience with Docker, CI/CD, and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

• Knowledge of unit testing, integration testing, and E2E testing.

• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in agile environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with modern PHP frameworks like Laravel or Symfony.

• Knowledge of headless CMS architectures and decoupled frontends.

• Experience developing custom WordPress plugins or themes.

• Familiarity with modern frontend stacks: React, Vue.js, Tailwind CSS, etc.

• Background in SaaS or product-based environments.

• Understanding of hosting infrastructure, CDN, reverse proxy, and security layers (e.g., WAF).