Senior WordPress Engineer

Senior Word Press Engineer

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Our client is an international media company. We are looking for a Senior Word Press Engineer to help evolve a large‑scale, mission‑driven publishing platform used by millions. This role is hands‑on with Word Press as a framework and codebase (not a plugin/theme admin job). You’ll build custom functionality, extend core behavior, and ship clean, well‑tested PHP that scales.

• Develop and maintain complex web applications using Word Press.
• Work on a large‑scale system; make it faster, more scalable and fault‑tolerant.
• Communicate effectively across internal and vendor teams to identify and resolve issues quickly and efficiently.
• Collaborate and participate in discussions about system architecture and/or design.
• Review and improve source code written by developers to meet the project coding standards and maintain the quality bar.
• Juggle current tasks with incoming tasks in a fast‑paced, priority‑based environment.
• Contribute towards the improvement of engineering discipline through leadership and mentorship.

• 5+ years professional Word Press‑focused development, writing custom code (not plugin assembly).
• Strong PHP with deep knowledge of Word Press architecture (hooks, custom functionality, core internals).
• Solid experience with unit testing (e.g., PHPUnit) and a clean‑code mindset (SOLID, design patterns).
• Competent with JavaScript/React/HTML/CSS to implement end‑to‑end features.
• Proficiency with Git and modern collaborative workflows.
• Proven experience working in remote, distributed teams with strong English communication (spoken/written).
• Strong ownership mentality—sees features into production and supports post‑release behavior (on‑call culture as needed).

• Experience with Gutenberg block development.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (GCP/Azure preferred; AWS transferable).
• Experience with Docker, build tooling, and Agile practices.
• Exposure to Node.js/Graph
  
  QL and/or accessibility standards.
• Comfort using AI‑assisted tooling (Copilot, prompt engineering) to accelerate high‑quality delivery.

• Word Press
• PHP, Word Press architecture
• Unit testing (e.g., PHPUnit)
• JavaScript/React/HTML/CSS
• Git

• Recruiter screen (30 min)
• Technical interview (30 min)
• Client interview I
• Client interview II

• Totally remote, full‑time (40h/week)
• Flexible work hours
• Contractor agreement
• Payment in USD, by‑weekly or monthly – your choice
• Availability: 4 hours overlapping with Doha, Qatar.