Job Description

We are looking for a seasoned

Senior WordPress Developer

to lead development, maintenance, and optimization of our WordPress-based websites. This role involves building high-quality, scalable WordPress sites, overseeing complex customizations (themes, plugins), ensuring best practices around performance, security, and user experience -- and collaborating cross-functionally with designers, marketers, and backend teams.

Key Responsibilities

Architect, develop, and maintain WordPress websites -- including custom themes, plugins, and integrations. Translate design and UI/UX requirements into clean, efficient, and maintainable PHP/HTML/CSS/JS code. Implement and manage integrations with third-party services (e.g. payment gateways, CRM/email tools, analytics, APIs). Optimize site performance, page load times, and ensure responsive, mobile-first design. Ensure website security, manage updates (core, themes, plugins), backups, and monitor for vulnerabilities. Troubleshoot and resolve issues with site functionality, compatibility, and cross-browser behaviour. Collaborate with designers, content managers, and stakeholders to deliver new features, landing pages, or content-driven updates. Mentor junior developers or freelancers, review code, and enforce coding standards & best practices. Document workflows, site architecture, and provide recommendations for long-term scalability & maintainability.

Requirements / Skills

Strong experience (5+ years) working with WordPress -- including custom theme and plugin development. Solid command over PHP, MySQL, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (and optionally JS frameworks/libraries). Good understanding of web standards, responsive design, cross-browser compatibility, and performance optimization. Familiarity with version control (e.g. Git), staging/production workflows, debugging, and deployment processes. Experience integrating WordPress with external services (APIs, payment gateways, CRM/email tools, analytics, etc.). Awareness of web security best practices, and ability to harden WordPress installations. Good communication skills, ability to liaise with non-technical stakeholders (designers, marketers, content editors). Problem-solving mindset, attention to detail, clean & maintainable code practices. (Nice to have) Experience with server-side management, caching/CDN, custom post types, WP-CLI, headless/decoupled WordPress, multilingual sites, or modern frameworks (React, Vue, etc).

Preferred / Bonus

Experience working on high-traffic or content-heavy websites (e.g. e-commerce, membership sites, blogs). Experience working with page-builders or block-based development (Gutenberg), as well as traditional theme-based workflows. Understanding of SEO, web accessibility, and performance metrics.
Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ?55,368.62 - ?81,545.33 per month

Ability to commute/relocate:

Anna Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Language:

English (Required)
Location:

Anna Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu (Preferred)
Work Location: In person