WordPress Lead

$87,360 - $93,600/Yr

Kk Technologies - Dallas, TX

Full-time - Senior

Dallas, TX

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The WordPress Lead position is a contract role based in Dallas, TX, focused on leading the development of custom WordPress themes and plugins. The role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams to define project scope and technical requirements while ensuring adherence to best practices in code quality and security. The position emphasizes optimizing WordPress sites for performance and SEO, as well as providing technical leadership throughout project execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of custom WordPress themes and plugins.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project scope, objectives, and technical requirements.
• Ensure code quality, best practices, and development standards are followed.
• Optimize WordPress sites for speed, performance, and SEO.
• Debug and troubleshoot issues in existing websites and applications.
• Manage version control using Git and ensure proper deployment processes.
• Ensure compliance with security standards and implement best practices for WordPress security.
• Work with hosting platforms to manage server environments and configurations.
• Provide technical leadership in project planning, execution, and delivery.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in WordPress development.
• Advanced knowledge of PHP, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (including libraries such as jQuery), and MySQL.
• Experience with WordPress REST API and other third-party integrations.
• Proficiency in developing custom WordPress themes and plugins from scratch.
• Familiarity with front-end frameworks like Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS, or similar.
• Expertise in Git version control and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) practices.
• Strong knowledge of web performance optimization, caching mechanisms, and SEO.
• Familiarity with web accessibility standards (WCAG).
• Experience working with WordPress multisite, WooCommerce, and other major WordPress plugins.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a team environment.