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Senior WordPress Engineer
As a Senior Web Engineer, you will own the full technical lifecycle of complex features and projects, from architecture and implementation to deployment and performance. You ll work alongside talented cross-functional teams, guide less experienced engineers, and help raise the bar across everything we build.
Responsibilities
- Take ownership of the design and implementation of complex features, plugins, themes, and integrations, from planning to deployment
- Act as Tech Lead on projects, coordinating development efforts and serving as the go-to technical reference for your team
- Translate complex client requirements into robust, scalable, and secure technical solutions, proactively identifying risks and edge cases
- Participate in client meetings and communicate technical concepts, progress, and constraints clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Conduct thorough code reviews and provide actionable, constructive feedback across all seniority levels
- Contribute to and lead architecture discussions, refactoring initiatives, and strategic technical decisions
- Develop and maintain CI/CD workflows, automated tests, and observability practices for robust delivery pipelines
- Drive adherence to engineering standards: code quality, documentation, test coverage, accessibility, performance, and security
- Mentor and support other engineers through pairing, code reviews, and informal guidance
- Collaborate closely with engineers, QA, DevOps, Project Managers, and Designers to ensure timely, high-quality project delivery
Must-Haves
- Expert-level proficiency in PHP (5+ years) with deep object-oriented programming mastery 6 you architect systems and teach principles to others
- Strong WordPress development expertise: custom plugins, themes, Gutenberg blocks, WP REST API, and complex integrations
- Real-world Gutenberg / Block Editor experience, including building custom blocks with React
- Solid JavaScript and React experience, particularly for Block Editor / Gutenberg development
- Proven ability to mentor other engineers and elevate codebase quality through code reviews and pairing
- Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, automated testing (PHPUnit, E2E), and quality standards
- Confidence working directly with clients, explaining technical decisions and constraints to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Comfort working across the full stack with no strong bias toward client-side or server-side code
- English at professional working level, this role requires clear, nuanced communication in client and team contexts
- Timezone compatible with Central European hours (CET/CEST, or at least 4 65 hours of sustainable daily overlap)
Nice-To-Haves
- Experience with WooCommerce, WordPress Multisite, or advanced API integrations (REST, SOAP, GraphQL)
- Familiarity with TypeScript
- Working knowledge of Docker and cloud-based deployments
- Experience with performance optimization, caching strategies, and security hardening
- Knowledge of PSR specifications and modern PHP ecosystem standards
- Contributions to open source (WordPress core, plugins, packages, or other projects)
- Experience with JIRA & Confluence in a professional engineering context
- Previous experience in a remote-first engineering environment
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