Technical Analyst – WordPress Developer – Senior Level
Job Locations:
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Required Experience:
8 – 11 Years
Budget:
INR 2,00,000 LPM + GST
Engagement Type:
C2H – After 6 Months
Skills:
WordPress CMS, WooCommerce, PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery
Key Responsibilities
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Design, develop, customize, and maintain WordPress websites, themes, and
plugins.
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Build scalable solutions using PHP, WordPress core APIs, hooks, filters,
custom post types, and taxonomies.
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Develop and maintain custom Gutenberg / Block Editor blocks and modern
content-editing experiences.
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Integrate WordPress with third-party systems such as REST APIs, CRMs,
payment gateways, marketing tools, and analytics platforms.
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Optimize websites for performance, SEO readiness, accessibility, mobile
responsiveness, and Core Web Vitals.
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Implement WordPress security best practices, patching, permissions
management, and site hardening.
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Troubleshoot complex production issues, plugin conflicts, deployment
problems, and performance bottlenecks.
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Collaborate with UI/UX, QA, product, and business stakeholders to convert
requirements into technical solutions.
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Review code, define standards, mentor developers, and support technical
delivery across projects.
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Contribute to estimation, architecture decisions, release planning, and
continuous improvement initiatives.
Required Skills & Qualifications
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Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent
practical experience.
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5+ years of hands-on experience in WordPress development, including
senior-level ownership of web projects.
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Strong proficiency in PHP, WordPress, MySQL, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and
jQuery.
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Proven experience in custom theme and custom plugin development.
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Hands-on experience with Gutenberg / Block Editor and modern WordPress
architecture.
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Strong knowledge of WordPress REST API and third-party integration patterns.
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Experience with ACF, custom post types, taxonomies, shortcodes, hooks,
filters, and template hierarchy.
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Experience with Git-based workflows, staging environments, and structured
deployment processes.
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Strong understanding of performance optimization, caching, image
optimization, and troubleshooting.
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Strong understanding of WordPress security best practices and secure coding
standards.
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Ability to perform code reviews and mentor junior or mid-level developers.
Preferred Qualifications
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Experience with headless WordPress architectures using REST API or similar
approaches.
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Familiarity with theme.json, modern block styling, and structured
component-based development.
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Exposure to automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and release governance.
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Knowledge of hosting, backups, monitoring, and recovery practices for
WordPress environments.
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Open-source contribution or WordPress community involvement is a plus.
Senior-Level Expectations
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Own end-to-end technical delivery for complex WordPress initiatives.
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Recommend architecture decisions for scalability, maintainability, and
security.
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Lead troubleshooting of high-impact issues and production incidents.
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Improve development standards, documentation, and engineering workflows.
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Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and review support across the team.
Tools & Technologies
- WordPress CMS, WooCommerce
- PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery
- Gutenberg / Block Editor, ACF, REST API
- Git / GitHub / Bitbucket
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Managed hosting platforms, debugging tools, analytics and SEO integrations
Soft Skills
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Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting ability
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Clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Ownership mindset and attention to detail
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Ability to prioritize across multiple projects
- Mentoring and collaboration skills