Senior WordPress Developer

Intetics

. Build and maintain custom themes, plugins, and Gutenberg blocks across high-traffic, multilingual WordPress sites .

Posted 10/22/2026full-timeRemote • Ukraine, Romania, CyprusSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in WordPress development, including strong Object-Oriented PHP skills and proficiency in building custom themes, plugins, and Gutenberg blocks. Capable of optimizing performance and ensuring adherence to security best practices while collaborating effectively across teams.

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WordPress Development ExperienceObject-Oriented PHP (8.x)Gutenberg Block DevelopmentREST API DevelopmentModern JavaScript (ES6+)

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Hard Skills

Object-Oriented PHPWordPress Core APIsGutenberg BlocksRESTful APIsModern JavaScript (ES6+)WebpackSassPostCSSObject CachingQuery Optimization

Soft Skills

CollaborationDocumentationCode Review

Tools & Technologies

ComposerGitCI/CD Pipelines@wordpress/scriptsACF Pro

Industry Keywords

Multilingual WordPress SitesCore Web VitalsPerformance OptimizationSecurity Best PracticesAI-Assisted Development

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaScriptPHPReactSCSSWebpackWordPress

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and maintain custom themes, plugins, and Gutenberg blocks across high-traffic, multilingual WordPress sites
Develop and maintain libraries, block collections, Composer packages, and tooling that accelerate delivery across teams
Refactor legacy code, optimize queries and caching, and improve Core Web Vitals metrics
Build and consume REST APIs and integrations with internal and third-party systems
Participate in code reviews, CI/CD improvements, and engineering standards initiatives
Collaborate with product, marketing, SEO, content, and QA teams on features and site improvements
Document technical decisions and contribute to engineering best practices
Ensure software development best practices and timely product delivery

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of WordPress development experience
Strong Object-Oriented PHP (8.x) skills
Experience with namespaces, PSR standards, and Composer
Deep knowledge of WordPress Core APIs
Strong understanding of hooks, custom post types, taxonomies, WP_Query, and metadata APIs
Experience with ACF Pro and native custom fields
Solid production experience building Gutenberg blocks
React and JSX development experience
Experience with block.json and @wordpress/scripts
Strong modern JavaScript (ES6+)
Experience with Webpack or Vite
Modern CSS development (Sass, PostCSS)
Experience designing and building RESTful APIs
Experience creating custom WordPress REST endpoints
Strong understanding of WordPress security best practices
Experience with sanitization, escaping, nonces, and user capabilities
WordPress performance optimization expertise
Object caching and query optimization experience
Comfortable with Git-based workflows, pull requests, and CI/CD pipelines
Experience working in AI-assisted development environments (Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, etc.)
Good written and spoken English