Senior Wordpress Developer

Roles & Responsibilities

• Own complete WordPress website development projects from initial development through testing, deployment, and delivery.
• Develop, customize, extend, and maintain WooCommerce stores, including custom add-ons, modifications, APIs, webhooks, and integrations.
• Develop and integrate WooCommerce payment gateways and WordPress APIs.
• Analyze project requirements, identify technical dependencies, and provide realistic estimates and delivery timelines.
• Communicate with clients regarding website changes, layouts, enhancements, bug fixes, technical requirements, and project delivery.
• Handle both back-end and front-end WordPress development with minimal supervision.
• Develop responsive, standards-compliant HTML5 and CSS3 themes for WordPress.
• Demonstrate strong practical knowledge of PHP and WordPress architecture.
• Develop and customize WordPress plugins, widgets, themes, and custom applications.
• Work with third-party and internal APIs and build reliable integrations.
• Use AJAX, jQuery, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS to build interactive and responsive web experiences.
• Mentor and train junior developers and contribute to technical knowledge sharing.
• Perform website maintenance, enhancements, upgrades, troubleshooting, and ongoing support for existing WordPress and WooCommerce clients.
• Support testing, debugging, documentation, code reviews, deployment, and overall quality assurance.
• Demonstrate strong understanding of WordPress core functionality, configuration, customization, and development best practices.
• Apply strong programming logic, problem-solving ability, and understanding of data structures.
• Follow clean coding standards, scalable architecture, secure development practices, and modern web development principles.
• Develop and modify custom applications using CMS platforms according to business requirements.
• Work extensively with MySQL databases, including queries, optimization, relationships, and data management.
• Understand the complete web development lifecycle, including design collaboration, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Strong English communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Prior experience working in an IT service-based company.
• Hands-on experience delivering multiple WordPress and web development projects.
• Bachelors degree or higher in Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field; equivalent industry experience may also be considered.
• 37+ years of professional WordPress CMS development experience.
• Experience with enterprise-level or complex web development projects is preferred.
• Advanced development knowledge of PHP, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery.
• Strong MySQL or other relational database management experience.
• Exposure to ASP and web servers such as IIS/Apache is an advantage.
• Extensive experience in custom web application development and WordPress customization.
• Ability to understand business requirements and the non-technical reasoning behind technical decisions.
• Ability to evaluate alternatives and present clear, rational technical recommendations.
• Advanced troubleshooting, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to explain technical solutions clearly and effectively to non-technical stakeholders.

Key Technical Skills

• WordPress CMS & WordPress Core
• PHP Development
• WooCommerce Development & Customization
• Custom Plugin & Widget Development
• WordPress Themes
• MySQL & Database Management
• REST APIs, WordPress API & WooCommerce API
• Webhooks & Third-Party Integrations
• Payment Gateway Integration/Development
• HTML5 & CSS3
• JavaScript, jQuery & AJAX
• Responsive Web Development
• Debugging, Testing & Quality Assurance
• Apache / IIS Web Servers

What We Expect

The successful candidate will be expected to take ownership of assigned projects, work independently when required, maintain high coding and delivery standards, communicate effectively with clients and internal teams, and contribute to the continuous improvement of AppAgentix's web development capabilities.