Website Engineering Lead

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Website Engineering Lead with deep expertise in WordPress. You will build and maintain high-performance websites for a major educational institute. Your role involves collaborating with Product, Marketing, and Design teams to deliver impactful digital initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain custom WordPress themes, plugins, and reusable components tailored for enterprise needs.
• Develop robust solutions using WordPress APIs, hooks, filters, REST APIs, Composer, and third-party integrations including Salesforce.
• Review code to ensure the highest standards of quality, security, performance (Core Web Vitals), and maintainability.
• Coordinate with developers to plan and execute seamless website releases via CI/CD pipelines.
• Troubleshoot production issues to improve overall site reliability and uptime.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5–7 years of professional experience developing WordPress applications using PHP (PHP 8+) with strong OOP knowledge.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3, and Vanilla JavaScript.
• Demonstrated ability to optimize website performance and technical SEO for maximum visibility.

Nice to Have

• Experience with WordPress Multisite or large-scale enterprise projects.
• Familiarity with E2E testing tools like Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium.
• Knowledge of containerization using Docker and dependency management via Composer.