Senior WordPress Developer
PRIVATE IT CORPORATION
Los Alamitos, United States of America
yesterday
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
Senior Compensation
$ 146KJob location
Los Alamitos, United States of America
Tech stack
CSS
Software Quality
Design of User Interfaces
Performance Tuning
Web Application Frameworks
WordPress
Tailwind
Front End Software Development
REST
Code Restructuring
Job description
We're looking for a Senior WordPress Developer who truly knows WordPress-not just someone who tweaks existing themes or plugins, but a developer who understands WordPress internals and enjoys building, extending, and maintaining solutions from the ground up., * Design, develop, and maintain custom WordPress themes and plugins
- Work deeply with WordPress core, hooks, actions, filters, and custom post types
- Build and consume REST APIs for WordPress integrations
- Maintain and enhance existing WordPress sites, including working with legacy code when required
- Collaborate with designers and stakeholders to implement clean, responsive, and user-friendly interfaces
- Ensure code quality, performance, scalability, and security best practices
- Manage WordPress deployments and environments, including WP Engine hosting
Requirements
This role is ideal for someone with a strong work ethic who enjoys a challenge and isn't afraid to occasionally dive into legacy code. If you know your WordPress, understand page styling and front-end design, and bring the right attitude, we want to talk to you., * Strong, hands-on WordPress development experience (beyond basic theme or plugin modification)
- Solid experience developing custom WordPress themes and plugins
- Experience working with WordPress REST APIs
- Strong front-end skills with a focus on CSS and styling
- Experience using Tailwind CSS for modern, responsive UI development
- Familiarity with WP Engine hosting environments
- Ability to read, understand, and refactor legacy WordPress code
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Nice to Have:
- Experience with performance optimization and WordPress security best practices
- Familiarity with modern JavaScript frameworks or tooling used alongside WordPress
- Experience working in hybrid or distributed teams, * A developer with a strong work ethic and a proactive mindset
- Someone who enjoys a good challenge and takes pride in fixing and improving existing systems
- A team player who communicates well and takes ownership of their work
- Comfort getting "hands dirty" when needed, especially with older or inherited codebases
