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# Software Engineer WordPress

- **Company:** Growth Leads
- **Location:** Spain (Remote available)
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** PHP (Programming Language), Electronic Publishing, Object-Oriented Software Development, Web Performance Optimization, WordPress, Technical Debt, Backend, Build Management
- **Published:** August 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.jobleads.com/es/job/e80fafec103d1c6c597d9f5a5d17fd2c4

## About the Role

* Senior/architect-level PHP 8+ experience - must be able to design systems and write the code.
 * Comfortable reading and writing framework-level PHP.
 * Strong systems-thinking skills and good engineering intuition.
 * Full stack experience with backend focus.
 * Deep Wordpress experience building application-level systems rather than only traditional themes and small plugins.
 * Strong understanding of the web stack and HTTP.
 * Comfortable taking ownership of technical decisions and their long-term consequences.
 * Advanced knowledge in web performance.
 * Experience guiding or leading a small team of developers.
 * Able to communicate technical decisions clearly.
 * Able to make pragmatic architectural decisions in the face of changing requirements.
 * Demonstrated experience designing and evolving production systems over multiple years.

Preferred experience

 * Lead generation, affiliate marketing, SEO-focused digital publishing.
 * Managing large numbers of Wordpress sites.
 * Experience with GDPR, gambling regulation, financial regulation, or similar compliance-heavy environments.

## Description

This is a senior software engineering role building large-scale systems on top of Wordpress. You'll be hands-on in the codebase while setting technical direction for the team and translating business needs into clear, executable plans. While Wordpress is the foundation, most day-to-day work happens in a codebase built around modern object-oriented PHP.

What you'll do

 * Design and build scalable solutions on top of Wordpress - custom plugins on different layers, complex integrations, content management at scale.
 * Build shared systems that support many WP sites with different requirements.
 * Plan for platform growth by designing systems that accommodate increased traffic, newly emerging business needs, and changing regulatory requirements.
 * Translate business needs into technical implementation plans and priorities.
 * Work with the team to design, implement, and troubleshoot complex features.
 * Guide developers day-to-day, answering technical questions and unblocking the team.
 * Improve performance, scalability, and reliability.
 * Identify and remove technical debt and performance bottlenecks.


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