WordPress Lead Web Developer

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Developex is looking for an experienced WordPress Developer / Team Lead to join the team of our partner – a company that develops advanced workforce and productivity analytics software. Their platform collects and analyzes operational data to help clients assess and optimize business performance.

Required Skills And Knowledge

CMS & WordPress Engineering

• Maintain our WordPress platform, including theme and plugin architecture;
• Customize and configure WordPress to meet business goals and SEO/performance best practices;
• Must have knowledge-based of implementing and maintaining features and functionality via custom code, ACF, Gutenberg and reusable components;
• Provide technical direction for the website development and exchange thoughts between developers;
• Participate in roadmap planning and estimation; contribute to solution architecture and technical documentation;
• Marketing technology integrations knowledge (e.g., ZoomInfo, Marketo, On24, Intercom);
• Monitor site performance using tools like New Relic, Cloudflare, GTmetrix, and Lighthouse;
• PHP linters, JS linters, CodeSniffer, Prettier.

Performance, Security & Compliance

• Monitor and optimize performance (Core Web Vitals, LCP, CLS);
• Implement advanced caching strategies (object caching, CDN tuning);
• Enforce security best practices: SSL, WAF, HTTP headers, vulnerability scans;
• Familiarity of working with agencies responsible for site compliance;
• Replace or refactor outdated or unsupported plugins with modern and maintainable alternatives.

Technical SEO Engineering

• Collaborate with stakeholders to implement scalable technical SEO solutions;
• Manage site structure, metadata, schema markup, robots.txt, XML sitemaps to specifications provided by SEO team;
• Analyze bot traffic and server logs to identify crawl issues and improve indexability;
• Implement SEO-critical front-end changes (markup, lazy loading, JS rendering, etc.);
• At least Intermediate English to communicate with English-speaking team members.

We Offer

• A convenient and flexible work schedule: fully remote work or an office in the city center — the choice is yours;
• Competitive compensation and flexible payment terms: we value your qualifications and experience and are ready to reward you accordingly;
• Opportunities for professional growth: we provide paid training and workshops, access to a corporate library, and English lessons with a native speaker.

Interview process: CV review → Recruiter call (30 minutes) → Technical interview (60 minutes) → PM interview (30 minutes) → Final interview with client (60 minutes) → Job offer!

Want to join the team?

Send us your resume – let’s get acquainted! We’ll be happy to discuss all the details and answer any questions you may have.

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