Senior WordPress Developer

We’re looking for a Senior WordPress Developer to help our client build scalable, high-performance WordPress solutions and deliver complex digital experiences.

Are you a hands-on WordPress expert who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and building scalable web solutions? This role combines advanced WordPress development, solution design, technical ownership, and collaboration with developers and clients.

Beetroot is a trusted technology partner helping companies worldwide build and scale their software teams. You’ll join a dedicated team working closely with our client’s developers and stakeholders, contributing to complex WordPress projects from discovery and solution design through development and delivery. Our client delivers complex digital experiences built around WordPress, helping organizations create scalable, performant, and accessible websites and digital platforms. Their work combines strong engineering practices with thoughtful content architecture, modern front-end development, and integrations with a wide range of third-party services.

As a Senior WordPress Developer, you’ll play an important role in shaping and delivering these solutions. You’ll work across both front-end and back-end development, taking ownership of complex features, integrations, technical challenges, and architectural decisions. It’s an opportunity to have a direct impact on the quality, scalability, performance, and long-term maintainability of WordPress projects.

What you’ll do in this role

• Develop and contribute to complex WordPress solutions across front-end and back-end technologies
• Define and implement project architecture, content models, block strategies, integrations, and deployment approaches
• Remain hands-on with development, particularly for complex features, prototypes, and technical challenges
• Build and review custom WordPress themes, plugins, Gutenberg blocks, and reusable components
• Work closely with front-end developers to deliver responsive, accessible, and performant interfaces
• Build and maintain third-party integrations, including APIs, CRMs, payment systems, SSO, and other external services
• Evaluate when to use WordPress core functionality, third-party plugins, custom development, or external platforms
• Participate in discovery, technical estimation, solution design, and client-facing technical discussions
• Review code and provide technical guidance across front-end and back-end development
• Contribute to reusable WordPress standards, patterns, and best practices across projects
• Troubleshoot complex production, performance, and architectural issues
• Support and mentor other developers and act as a senior technical escalation point

We’re looking for

• 5+ years of professional web development experience, with significant hands-on WordPress experience
• Experience developing complex or enterprise-level WordPress solutions
• Strong PHP and WordPress development skills
• Deep understanding of WordPress core, hooks, APIs, themes, plugins, custom post types, and Gutenberg
• Strong front-end skills with semantic HTML, modern CSS, and JavaScript
• Experience building responsive and accessible web interfaces
• Good understanding of web performance optimization and Core Web Vitals
• Experience working with REST APIs, third-party integrations, and authentication
• Hands-on experience with WooCommerce
• Experience with Git, Composer, CI/CD, and modern development workflows
• Experience with hosting platforms such as WordPress VIP, WP Engine, Pantheon, or AWS
• Ability to estimate technical work and balance technical quality with project scope and budget
• Strong communication skills and confidence in customer-facing technical discussions
• A hands-on mindset with the ability to take ownership of complex technical tasks

How to knock our socks off

• Experience with React and/or Next.js
• Experience building headless or composable WordPress solutions
• Experience with WPGraphQL or API-driven WordPress
• WordPress Multisite experience
• Experience with design systems or component libraries
• Agency or consulting background
• Experience mentoring or technically leading developers
• Contributions to the WordPress open-source ecosystem
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools
• Naming five or more dishes that include beetroot besides borshch.

✔ Not checking every box?

This job looks very exciting, but you hesitate to apply because of the confidence gap? Reach out to us anyway! Beetroot is an inclusive workplace that considers all applicants. We’re committed to openness - promoting equality and fostering an environment where different backgrounds, ideas, and experiences are not just accepted, but embraced. So let’s discover together whether we could be an excellent fit for each other.

Please send us your CV in English, and we’ll be happy to discuss your application further.