Description : Type of Contract: Fixed Term, Full Time (12 Months) Salary: Competitive

At Oxford International we help students from across the world gain life-enhancing higher education, vocational and language education opportunities. With over 30 years of delivering excellence in education, our company has grown into a global force in international education, helping more than 70,000 students every year further their learning.

With strong heritage in higher education pathways and language provision, today we provide one of the widest ranges of educational services and programmes, unlocking international education opportunities for students and universities. Our educational portfolio is diverse and is centred around providing opportunity for international students to build academic qualifications, skills, and intercultural experiences. We deliver our products digitally, in face-to-face locations across the world, or hybrid mode. Our portfolio ranges from tests of English Language proficiency, through to shorter industry specific courses, right through to year-long International Foundation courses preparing students for progression to a full degree course at prestigious universities across the English-speaking world.

Job Purpose

Main Duties and Responsibilities : Setup and process definition

- Documentation :Write implementation documentation for features, ensuring transparent, actionable instructions for development and deployment.
- Create setup and configuration files :Create configuration files to for easy setup and deployment to allow developers to quickly on board on a project.
- Script and automation :Write bash and bundler scripts for automated deployment, development workflows, and asset management.

WordPress development





- Custom theme and plugin development :Design and build custom WordPress themes and plugins, ensuring compatibility with Elementor and WooCommerce for dynamic and scalable solutions.
- Performance optimization :Optimize WordPress sites for fast load times, ensuring efficient handling of media, assets, and caching strategies, especially for high traffic concurrent sites.
- Integration & API development :Integrate third-party APIs and services into WordPress sites, ensuring seamless data flow and operations across various platforms.
- Security & maintenance :Regularly update and patch WordPress core, plugins, and themes to ensure the site remains secure, including managing security settings and best practices for user roles and data.

WooCommerce & Elementor development

- Custom WooCommerce functionality :Develop custom WooCommerce extensions and modify core functionalities to meet business requirements such as payment gateways, shipping options, custom checkout flows, tax rules etc.
- Troubleshooting & support :Act as the go-to person for resolving any complex WooCommerce issues, ensuring mínimal downtime and resolving bugs related to payment gateways, products, and user accounts.
- Component, blocks and widget implementation to enhance functionality and maintainability across WordPress (Elementor/WooCommerce) and Laravel projects.

System Architecture & Integration :





- Custom API Development :Create and maintain RESTful APIs in Laravel to handle data exchange between Laravel-based systems and WordPress/WooCommerce sites.
- Database design & management :Design and optimize relational databases for high-performance and scalability, ensuring that both WordPress and Laravel data structures are well-organized and efficient.
- Server-side Logic :Develop and optimize backend functionality, such as data processing, cron jobs, and background tasks, to support the frontend and e-commerce needs.
- Cross-Platform Integration :Integrate WordPress/WooCommerce with external systems such as CRM, ERP, marketing tools, and databases using APIs and webhooks.
- Full-stack Solutions :Provide full-stack solutions, combining WordPress front-end work with complex back-end processes, ensuring cohesive user experiences and business operations.

Quality Assurance & Testing

- Deployment & CI/CD :Set up and manage continuous integration and deployment pipelines, ensuring smooth deployment processes for both WordPress and Laravel projects.
- Code Reviews & Best Practices :Conduct code reviews and enforce best practices in both WordPress and Laravel development, ensuring code quality, maintainability, and scalability.

User Experience & Frontend Development :

- Frontend optimization :Optimize the front-end for fast, responsive, and accessible user interfaces, utilizing modern tools (JavaScript, CSS, HTML) along with Elementor for WordPress.

Compliance

- Accessibility :Ensure the websites are optimized for search engines and meet accessibility standards (WCAG 2.2 AA).
- GDPR :Ensure and push for compliance by minimizing data collection including PII, adding consent system, user data, request features etc.
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📌 Full Stack Developer (Digital Transformation) (Mumbai)
🏢 Oxford International Education Group
📍 Mumbai