Senior Software Engineer I (WordPress)
RemoteIndia
Job Summary
Design, develop, and maintain high-performance WordPress websites handling significant traffic volumes while optimizing for SEO and Core Web Vitals to drive ad revenue. Leverage AI-assisted tools like Claude or GitHub Copilot for code generation, debugging, and documentation, ensuring high standards of security and maintainability. Collaborate with product owners, designers, and QA teams to deliver features, participate in technical planning, and drive continuous improvement through automated testing and deployment pipelines. Troubleshoot complex technical issues and uphold code quality via unit testing, code reviews, and adherence to industry best practices. Work at least 4 hours with US time, reporting to the Manager of Engineering in Gurgaon.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 7 - 9 years of experience in PHP development, with a strong focus on WordPress
- Proven experience working on high-traffic websites, with a deep understanding of web performance optimization, SEO, and Core Web Vitals
- Proficiency in Core PHP (OOP + procedural) with modern practices
- WordPress, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and MySQL
- Must possess in-depth knowledge of WordPress core concepts, including themes, plugins, hooks (actions and filters), and custom development best practices
- Understanding of REST API and WP REST API customization
- Experience in database architecture: MySQL, complex queries, optimizations
- Must have experience with the Test-Driven Development (TDD) approach, including writing test cases using PHPUnit, Codeception, and Jest
- Secure coding practices to avoid XSS, CSRF, SQL injection
- Strong UI and UX concepts
- Strong HTML5, CSS3, and SASS/SCSS knowledge
- JavaScript (ES6+) and React.js (especially for Gutenberg blocks)
- Familiarity with AJAX, jQuery, TailwindCSS, or other frameworks
- Page speed optimization, Core Web Vitals, and SEO best practices
- Experience with Git, GitLab and CI/CD pipelines
- Work at least 4 hours overlap with US, i.e. until ~9pm IST
- Excellent problem-solving abilities and a proactive approach to challenges
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
- A commitment to teamwork, with a focus on collaboration, knowledge sharing, and mentoring junior engineers
- Hands-on experience using AI-assisted software development tools such as Claude, GitHub Copilot, or similar AI coding assistants for code generation, debugging, code reviews, documentation, and improving developer productivity
- Must be able to lift 50 lbs
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with WP-CLI, composer, and Git-based workflows
- Familiarity with Docker, Nginx, Google cloud
- Experience integrating with CDNs, object caching (Redis, Memcached), and caching plugins
- Understanding of the ad-tech ecosystem and experience optimizing websites for ad revenue
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