Senior WordPress Engineer

We are looking for a Senior WordPress Engineer to join our team and help enhance and maintain a website.

About the Project

Our client develops an AI application development platform and maintains a community portal for developers and partners.

The platform serves 2 main audiences:

• Developers: Technical community members who use the platform and access learning resources.
• Partners: Sales-oriented partners who need access to relevant materials and resources.

About the Role

We are looking for a Middle+ or Senior WordPress Engineer to take ownership of an existing community portal, continue its recent updates, and drive the development of new features. You will be responsible for improving the portal’s functionality, implementing upcoming enhancements, and taking the lead on the technical roadmap for future development.

Please note that you should be comfortable working until 10 pm Kyiv time.

How many stages of the interview are there?

• Interview with the Recruiter - up to 30 min.
• Technical Interview - up to 1 hour.
• Client interview - up to 1 hour.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of commercial WordPress development
• Strong skills in PHP, custom theme and plugin development, and WordPress architecture (hooks, CPTs, ACF or Gutenberg blocks, REST API)
• Strong CSS, HTML and JavaScript; experience building responsive, maintainable layouts
• Experience making sites editable for admins (custom blocks, page builders, reusable templates)
• Experience with LMS plugins (LearnDash is a strong plus) and knowledge base or documentation plugins
• Experience integrating WordPress with third-party systems through APIs; Salesforce integration is a big plus
• Ability to audit an existing codebase and suggest clear, practical improvements
• Comfortable working on your own, taking ownership and acting proactively
• Strong communication skills, including working directly with C-level stakeholders
• English at Upper-Intermediate (B2) level or higher

Responsibilities:

• Audit the existing WordPress portal (code, theme, plugins, performance, content structure) and propose improvements
• Turn hardcoded pages into editable templates so non-technical staff can manage content on their own
• Improve the knowledge base and its search, and bring external documentation into the portal
• Own the technical roadmap for upcoming phases: help prioritize the 150+ planned enhancements and estimate them
• Maintain and extend LearnDash and the other plugins in use
• Prototype new ideas quickly and validate them with stakeholders
• Work directly with the client’s Product Manager and CEO: clarify requirements, demo progress and share recommendations