Senior WordPress Developer

WordPress Developer Job Title WordPress Developer Company Ingeniworx Business Solutions LLP Job Details • Department: Digital Marketing & Brand Growth • Reports To: Digital Marketing Manager • Location: Pune or Kolkata, India • Work Model: On-Site • Shift: • 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM • 2:00 PM to 11:00 PM IST • Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent • Experience: 4 to 8 Years • Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Web Development, or a related field. Equivalent professional experience may be considered. About Ingeniworx Ingeniworx Business Solutions LLP is a technology-focused business solutions, consulting, digital services, and talent solutions organization serving clients across India and the United States. We are looking for a hands-on WordPress professional to support the development, enhancement, maintenance, security, performance, and operation of corporate websites and digital properties. Position Overview We are seeking an experienced WordPress Developer who can independently develop, customize, maintain, troubleshoot, secure, and optimize WordPress websites. The successful candidate will own WordPress implementation activities covering themes, templates, plugins, page builders, integrations, staging and production environments, performance, security, upgrades, backups, and technical SEO support. This is a development and website-operations role. Candidates whose experience is limited to uploading content, installing preconfigured themes, or making basic page-builder edits may not be suitable. Key Responsibilities WordPress Development • Develop and customize WordPress themes, child themes, templates, and reusable components. • Build responsive service pages, landing pages, campaign pages, and lead-generation forms. • Configure, customize, test, and troubleshoot WordPress plugins. • Use Elementor, Gutenberg, or comparable tools where appropriate. • Implement custom functionality using PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, MySQL, and WordPress APIs. • Integrate WordPress with CRM, forms, analytics, marketing automation, and third-party platforms. • Troubleshoot theme, plugin, database, JavaScript, and compatibility problems. • Support website migrations and environment changes. Website Administration and Operations • Maintain development, staging, testing, and production environments. • Perform WordPress core, theme, and plugin updates. • Monitor website uptime, functionality, and performance. • Manage website backups and restoration procedures. • Support hosting, domain, DNS, and SSL-related activities. • Document recurring website-maintenance and release processes. • Coordinate deployments and post-release checks. Website Security • Apply WordPress security and access-control practices. • Monitor and address plugin or theme vulnerabilities. • Maintain controlled administrator access. • Support malware review, incident investigation, recovery, and remediation. • Keep WordPress core, plugins, and themes appropriately updated. • Maintain backup and restoration readiness. Performance Optimization • Improve page speed and Core Web Vitals. • Optimize images, caching, scripts, stylesheets, fonts, database queries, and plugin usage. • Identify plugin conflicts and performance bottlenecks. • Validate performance after deployments and major updates. Technical SEO and Analytics Support • Implement approved schema and structured data. • Support metadata, redirects, canonical tags, sitemap, robots, crawlability, and indexing requirements. • Implement and validate GA4, Google Tag Manager, Search Console, Meta Pixel, and LinkedIn Insight Tag. • Build and test lead-capture forms and conversion events. • Support SEO and marketing teams with technical updates. Governance and Documentation • Maintain theme, plugin, license, integration, and environment documentation. • Follow change-management and backup procedures. • Maintain an inventory of website technologies and dependencies. • Document deployment, rollback, recovery, and maintenance activities. Required Qualifications • At least 4 years of hands-on WordPress development experience. • Strong experience customizing WordPress themes and templates. • Experience with Elementor, Gutenberg, or comparable WordPress development tools. • Experience configuring, troubleshooting, and managing plugins. • Working knowledge of PHP and MySQL. • Strong HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and responsive-design skills. • Experience managing staging and production environments. • Experience with WordPress performance optimization. • Understanding of website security, backups, migrations, and recovery. • Experience supporting technical SEO and analytics implementation. • Portfolio containing WordPress websites personally developed or significantly enhanced. • Ability to explain personal ownership for submitted projects. Required Technical Skills • WordPress • WordPress theme customization • Child themes • WordPress templates • Elementor • Gutenberg • Plugin configuration and troubleshooting • PHP • MySQL • HTML5 • CSS3 • JavaScript • Responsive Web Design • WordPress REST API fundamentals • Website migrations • Staging and production environments • Website security • Backup and restoration • Performance optimization • Core Web Vitals • Google Analytics 4 • Google Tag Manager • Google Search Console • Technical SEO fundamentals Preferred Skills • Custom WordPress theme development • Custom plugin development • Advanced Custom Fields • Custom Post Types • WooCommerce • WP-CLI • Git • Cloudflare • REST API integrations • CRM integrations • HubSpot, Salesforce, or Zoho integrations • Marketing-automation integrations • Linux or hosting-control-panel exposure • Basic React.js knowledge • Headless WordPress exposure Preferred skills should not replace the mandatory requirement for practical WordPress development experience. Success Measures Success in this role will be evaluated based on: • Website uptime and operational reliability • Quality of WordPress implementations • Timely resolution of website defects • Core Web Vitals and page-speed improvements • Security, patching, backup, and restoration readiness • Quality of theme and plugin customization • Reliability of forms, integrations, and conversion tracking • Accuracy of deployments and post-release validation • Quality of technical documentation • Delivery against marketing and business requirements Compensation and Benefits Compensation Compensation will be determined based on WordPress experience, PHP and MySQL capability, theme and plugin development experience, website-operations knowledge, technical SEO exposure, portfolio quality, and overall role alignment. Benefits • Provident Fund • ESIC, where applicable • Gratuity, as applicable • Company-sponsored group medical insurance • Professional-development opportunities • Performance-based growth opportunities • Employee-engagement programs • Exposure to website modernization and digital-growth initiatives • Exposure to Indian and international business operations Application Requirements Candidates should provide: • Updated resume • At least three live WordPress website links • Description of personal contribution to each submitted website • Portfolio website, if available • LinkedIn profile • GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket profile, if available • Current CTC • Expected CTC • Notice period • Current location • Preferred location: Pune or Kolkata • Earliest available joining date Applications without relevant WordPress project examples may not be considered.