Job Description

We are seeking a passionate, driven, and customer success-focused Senior WordPress developer to join our Digital Marketing Solutions team.

As a WordPress Lead Developer, you will develop and support high-performance WordPress-based products and tools. You’ll collaborate with engineering teams to write front-end and back-end code, develop custom themes and plugins, and integrate third-party services, ensuring scalability, performance, and security.

Working in an Agile environment, you'll develop unit tests, identify risks early, and ensure consistent quality. Your role includes maintaining the platform's WordPress core while building customizable solutions that meet business needs.

Key Responsibilities:

Collaborate with Product and Engineering Teams: Work closely with product managers and engineers to develop and enhance WordPress platform features, ensuring alignment with business needs and user stories. Collaborate in constructing, amending, and verifying software systems and components, focusing on front-end and back-end WordPress development.

WordPress Architecture & Best Practices: Define and implement architectural best practices for WordPress, including multisite configurations, custom themes, and plugins. Ensure software configuration management across diverse technology environments, ensuring scalability, security, and efficiency of the platform.

Documentation & Coding Standards: Create, maintain, and enforce comprehensive technical documentation and coding standards specific to WordPress development. Document processes for managing WordPress configurations and integrations, including APIs and third-party services.

Code Reviews & Quality Assurance: Conduct code reviews to ensure consistency, quality, and adherence to best practices in WordPress development. Employ continuous improvement processes to maintain high coding standards and software fidelity, ensuring the security, reliability, and performance of the platform.

Performance Testing & Monitoring: Conduct performance tests and monitor live website performance, addressing issues proactively. Validate and test integrated systems to ensure they meet security, scalability, and organizational standards, ensuring continuous platform optimization.

Cross-Functional Communication & Project Leadership: Communicate effectively with business owners, agency partners, and IT teams to align on project requirements and timelines. Lead multiple WordPress development projects simultaneously, managing cross-functional teams and ensuring deadlines are met.

API and Full-Stack Development: Specialize in WordPress-related API integration and platform development, including both front-end and back-end solutions. Develop and maintain interfaces and systems that support the creation, update, and management of data, ensuring compliance with security and performance objectives.

Skills and Qualifications:

5+ years of experience in web development, with a focus on managing and scaling complex systems.

3+ years of hands-on experience in WordPress development, including multisite configuration, custom themes, plugins, and Gutenberg editor.

Strong understanding of WordPress security best practices and performance optimization techniques.

Proven expertise in the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), from planning and design to development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.

Experience in Solution Architecture, including defining the structure and best practices for WordPress platforms to ensure scalability, security, and performance.

Demonstrated experience in conducting website performance tests, monitoring metrics, and implementing optimizations.

Familiarity with testing frameworks and methodologies to validate software functionality, security, and performance within WordPress environments.

Excellent time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects in parallel.

Process-oriented, proactive, and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

A strong curiosity for learning and keeping up-to-date with the latest trends in web development, WordPress, and emerging technologies.

What we offer: 

Exciting work in a great team, global projects, international environment 

Opportunity to learn and grow professionally within the company globally 

Hybrid working model, flexible role pattern (e.g., even 80% full-time is possible in justified cases) 

Pension and health insurance contributions 

Internal reward system plus referral program 

5 weeks annual leave, 5 sick days, 15 days of certified sick leave paid above statutory requirements annually, 40 paid hours annually for volunteering activities, 12 weeks of parental contribution 

Cafeteria for tax free benefits according to your choice (meal vouchers, Lítačka, sport, culture, health, travel, etc.), Multisport Card 

Vodafone, Raiffeisen Bank, Foodora, and Mall.cz discount programs 

Up-to-date laptop and iPhone 

Parking in the garage, showers, refreshments, massage chairs, library, music corner 

Competitive salary, incentive pay, and many more 

 

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

Hazardous Material(s):

Job Posting End Date:

12/31/2024

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Requisition ID:R317888