Senior WordPress Developer
About KamalDhari:
KamalDhari stands as a beacon of digital excellence, offering unparalleled solutions in the digital realm. As our clientele grows and our projects become more diverse, we're in search of a seasoned WordPress Developer to lead our WordPress initiatives.
Job Summary:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior WordPress Developer specializing in backend development to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in building, customizing, and maintaining high-performance WordPress websites. You will play a crucial role in developing custom themes and plugins, optimizing website performance, and ensuring the scalability and security of our web applications.
Key Responsibilities:
- Custom Development: Design, develop, and maintain custom WordPress themes and plugins to meet project requirements.
- Performance Optimization: Analyze and improve the performance of WordPress sites, including database optimization, caching, and server configurations.
- Security: Ensure all WordPress websites are secure by implementing best practices and staying up-to-date with the latest security trends and patches.
- Database Management: Design, implement, and optimize MySQL databases to ensure efficient data storage and retrieval.
- API Integration: Implement and manage third-party integrations using RESTful APIs and other methods.
- Version Control: Manage code repositories using Git, ensuring best practices in version control.
- Code Reviews: Conduct thorough code reviews to ensure code quality, performance, and adherence to best practices.
- Troubleshooting and Support: Provide advanced troubleshooting and technical support for backend issues and bugs.
- Collaboration: Work closely with front-end developers, designers, and other team members to deliver cohesive and high-quality web solutions.
- Documentation: Maintain detailed documentation of development processes, codebases, and user guides for custom solutions.
- Mentorship: Provide guidance and mentorship to junior developers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
Required skills and qualifications:
- Experience: A minimum of 3 years of experience in WordPress backend development.
- Technical Expertise: Proficient in PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, and RESTful APIs.
- WordPress Knowledge: Deep understanding of WordPress.org standards to develop themes and plugins.
- Performance Tuning: Strong experience with website performance optimization techniques.
- Security Best Practices: In-depth knowledge of WordPress security best practices and techniques.
- Version Control: Proficient in using Git for version control.
- Problem-Solving: Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues.
- Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Team Player: Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
Preferred Skills and Qualifications:
- MVC architecture: Experience with any PHP MVC framework such as Laravel.
- Deployment: Familiarity with WordPress Site deployment to any hosting
- WooCommerce: Experience with WooCommerce development and customization.
- Cloud Platforms: Knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, DigitalOcean or Google Cloud.
- Advanced Custom Fields (ACF): Experience with ACF for custom content management.
Why join Kamal Dhari?
- Work in a collaborative environment that values innovation and creativity.
- Opportunity to lead and shape the WordPress direction of a growing company.
- Competitive salary, benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.