Role & responsibilities

Job Title: Senior WordPress Developer (Offshore)

Experience: 58 Years
Location: Offshore
Employment Type: Full-Time

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced WordPress Developer with strong expertise in WordPress development, custom plugin development, PHP, AWS, MySQL, and theme customization. The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and enhancing enterprise-grade WordPress websites and applications hosted on AWS infrastructure. The role requires hands-on technical expertise, problem-solving skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with onshore and offshore teams.

Key Responsibilities

- Develop, customize, and maintain WordPress websites and web applications.
- Design and develop custom WordPress plugins and themes based on business requirements.
- Perform troubleshooting, bug fixing, and performance optimization of WordPress applications.
- Develop and maintain backend functionality using PHP and PHP-FPM.
- Optimize WordPress performance, security, scalability, and reliability.
- Manage and support AWS-hosted WordPress environments.
- Work with AWS services including EC2, RDS/Aurora, CloudWatch, Route53, and S3.
- Design, develop, and optimize MySQL database structures and queries.
- Implement responsive and user-friendly website themes and layouts.
- Integrate third-party APIs, payment gateways, and external services.
- Participate in code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices.
- Support deployments, monitoring, CI/CD activities, and production issue resolution.
- Collaborate with architects, business analysts, QA teams, and stakeholders for successful delivery.

Required Skills

WordPress

- Strong experience with WordPress CMS architecture.




- Custom WordPress Plugin Development.
- Custom Theme Development and Theme Customization.
- WooCommerce experience is preferred.
- WordPress security, performance tuning, and optimization.

Backend Development

- PHP (5+ years hands-on experience).
- PHP-FPM configuration and performance tuning.
- REST API development and integration.
- Object-Oriented Programming (OOP).

Database

- MySQL database design and optimization.
- Experience with AWS Aurora and RDS.
- Query optimization and database performance tuning.

Cloud & Infrastructure

- AWS EC2
- AWS RDS/Aurora
- AWS S3
- CloudWatch Monitoring
- Route53 DNS Management
- Basic Linux server administration

Additional Skills

- Git/GitHub
- CI/CD pipelines
- Nginx/Apache
- HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery
- Agile/Scrum methodology

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience working in enterprise or large-scale WordPress environments.
- Knowledge of Cloudflare, CDN implementations, and caching mechanisms.
- Exposure to Docker and containerized deployments.
- AWS Certification is a plus.
- Experience working in offshore delivery models.

Soft Skills

- Robust analytical and troubleshooting abilities.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a distributed team environment.
- Ownership mindset with focus on quality and timely delivery.

Experience Requirements

Skill AreaExperienceWordPress Development5+ YearsCustom Plugin Development3+ YearsPHP Development5+ YearsAWS Hosting & Infrastructure3+ YearsMySQL / Aurora / RDS3+ YearsTheme Development & Customization3+ Years

Nice to Have

- WooCommerce
- Cloudflare
- Headless WordPress
- React/Vue.js integration with WordPress
- SEO and performance optimization experience

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