WordPress Lead

Photon - Dallas, TX

Full-time - Senior

Dallas, TX

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

As a WordPress Lead, you will be at the forefront of developing custom WordPress themes and plugins, ensuring that our web presence is not only functional but also optimized for performance and user experience. Your role will involve collaborating with cross-functional teams to define project scope, objectives, and technical requirements, ensuring that all stakeholders are aligned and informed throughout the development process. You will be responsible for leading the technical direction of projects, ensuring that best practices in coding, security, and performance are adhered to at all times. In this position, you will also focus on optimizing WordPress sites for speed, performance, and SEO, which are critical for maintaining our competitive edge in the digital landscape. You will debug and troubleshoot issues in existing websites and applications, providing solutions that enhance functionality and user experience. Managing version control using Git will be a key part of your responsibilities, ensuring that deployment processes are smooth and efficient. Your expertise will extend to ensuring compliance with security standards and implementing best practices for WordPress security. You will work closely with hosting platforms to manage server environments and configurations, ensuring that our sites are robust and reliable. As a technical leader, you will guide project planning, execution, and delivery, mentoring junior developers and fostering a collaborative team environment.

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.