Wordpress Developer

Responsibilities and Duties 

• Manage Multiple sites through Hosting Control Panel 

• Experienced in Hosting environments like Siteground, Kinsta etc 

• Manage site updates deployment, testing and uptime monitoring on sites. 

• Site Setup, Wordpress Site Migration  

• Troubleshoot Wordpress site errors 

• Designing and managing the website back-end including database and server integration. 

• Building custom integrations with 3rd party API’s (REST API’s, JSON, XML) 

• Build custom plugins and customize themes in Wordpress 

• Deploy automated tools and manual checks to ensure all hosted sites perform optimally 

• Monitor site audits and ensure all sites run optimally 

• Optimize page load speeds, database cleanup and plugin updates on a monthly basis 

• Write shortcodes or build custom plugins for enhancing functionality 

• Effectively document and maintain version control  

• Implement hardened security on Wordpress sites and implement malware prevention tools 

• Designing and building Wordpress Projects based on client requirements (website, theme, plugin) 

• Document SOP’s and protocols on security & site maintenance 

Requirements:  

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a similar field from a reputed Institute 

• Excellent written communication skills in English 

• Highly organized – can manage prioritizing multiple tasks and tickets 

• 3+ years experience as a WordPress Developer. 

• Proficiency in JavaScript/PHP/CSS/ HTML is required. 

• SQL experience 

• Proven knowledge of REST API and API Backends 

• Experience with at least one framework/ library like Express.js, Django, Angular, React etc 

• Site Migration, Malware troubleshooting/ clean up - Plesk/cPanel site management, ticketing and resolution. 

• Clean code writing skills, structured code using coding framework.  

• Technical SEO knowledge will be a plus 

• Experience on Google Cloud Platform or AWS will be a plus