WordPress & GoHighLevel Performance Engineer

Native Commerce; United States; Remote; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Part time

Job summary

Native Commerce seeks a WordPress & GoHighLevel Developer to own the pipeline from fresh install to production push, keep Core Web Vitals green, and wire WordPress data into GHL for friction-free lead capture and nurturing.

You'll spin up environments, optimize performance, fix crawl/indexation issues, build pages from Figma using Elementor, and integrate GoHighLevel with WordPress. This role is remote across time zones, 20–25 hours per week on a rolling contract.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years hands-on with high-traffic WordPress (theme/plugin troubleshooting, multisite or large-scale installs).
• Performance tuning using ManageWP (automation), WP Rocket or LiteSpeed, ShortPixel, and Cloudflare (APO, page rules, firewall).
• Elementor (or equivalent) page-build mastery with mobile-first, Core Web Vitals-safe practices.
• GoHighLevel expertise: custom domains, snapshot setup, form embeds, webhooks, funnel edits, and API integrations with WordPress.
• Deployment discipline: WP-CLI & Git for version-controlled staging → production pushes; comfortable on Kinsta/GridPane or similar managed hosts.
• Security mindset: Wordfence/Sucuri hardening, automated off-site backups, and rapid patch cycles.
• Clear communicator - translates tech issues to plain English, logs fixes, and stays calm when a site’s on fire.

Responsibilities

• Spin up & maintain environments - staging clones, migrations, and version-controlled pushes via ManageWP or Git/WP-CLI.
• Guard performance - dial in WP Rocket, ShortPixel, Cloudflare, and GHL page-speed tweaks to hit Core Web Vitals.
• Fix the crawl - clean redirects, squash 404s, and resolve indexation issues flagged in Screaming Frog and Search Console.
• Build pages from Figma - convert prototypes to clean Elementor layouts that stay responsive on mobile.
• Integrate GoHighLevel - embed forms, webhooks, and tracking; sync WordPress events with GHL automations and pipelines.
• Document everything - log root causes, create step-by-step SOPs, and share quick Looms so the next fix is faster.

Skills

WordPress expertise

GoHighLevel expertise

Performance optimization

Clear communication

Problem solving

Tools

ManageWP

WP Rocket

Cloudflare

Elementor

WP-CLI

Git

Kinsta/GridPane

Job description

Native Commerce seeks a WordPress & GoHighLevel Developer to own the pipeline from fresh install to production push, keep Core Web Vitals green, and wire WordPress data into GHL for friction-free lead capture and nurturing.

You'll spin up environments, optimize performance, fix crawl/indexation issues, build pages from Figma using Elementor, and integrate GoHighLevel with WordPress. This role is remote across time zones, 20–25 hours per week on a rolling contract.