Senior Wordpress Developer

About Everest Group

Everest Group

Everest Group

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior WordPress Developer (Software Development Engineer-II) to join our Product Engineering team. In this highly technical role, you will leverage your deep expertise in WordPress VIP (WPVIP), PHP, WP DevOps, integrations, and Generative AI technologies to build innovative, client-facing digital products on WordPress VIP.

You'll be instrumental in developing and maintaining strategic high value products, creating sophisticated plugins, seamless integrations, and utilizing emerging technologies like Generative AI to drive significant business growth.

Key Responsibilities

• WordPress Product Engineering:

• Independently design, architect, and develop new client-facing products hosted on WordPress VIP.
• Build robust, scalable, and secure custom plugins and themes, strictly adhering to WordPress coding standards.

• Advanced Integration & APIs:

• Design and implement sophisticated integrations between WordPress VIP and external enterprise systems (

  Celigo

  , Zapier,

  Salesforce

  , analytics platforms, marketing tools, payment gateways, internal APIs etc.).
• Implement and customize membership solutions using

  MemberPress

  and set up seamless e-commerce capabilities using

  EasyCart

  .

• WordPress DevOps:

• Manage end-to-end WPVIP DevOps workflows including automated deployment, CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), performance tuning, and WPVIP-specific infrastructure considerations.
• Optimize deployment processes to ensure rapid, secure, and stable product releases..

• Plugin & Custom Feature Development:

  Develop and customize sophisticated WordPress plugins, ensuring performance, security, scalability, and ease of maintenance.

• Security, Performance, and Compliance:

• Implement and maintain rigorous performance optimization (caching, CDN, asset management) for all new products.
• Ensure strict adherence to security practices, WPVIP guidelines, GDPR compliance, and accessibility standards.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Work closely with Product Managers, UX/UI designers, and stakeholders to translate product requirements into robust technical solutions.
• Document technical solutions, processes, and best practices clearly and effectively.

Education and Experience

• 5+ years of professional WordPress development experience, specialized in

  WordPress VIP (WPVIP)

  environments.
• Expert-level proficiency in

  PHP

  ,

  JavaScript

  ,

  HTML5

  ,

  CSS3

  , and modern front-end tooling.
• Hands-on experience managing WPVIP DevOps, CI/CD workflows, Git-based deployments, and WPVIP hosting environments.
• Demonstrated success independently developing complex WordPress plugins, themes, and customizations from scratch.
• Experience integrating Generative AI solutions (Open AI, ChatGPT, Azure AI) into WordPress products (not mandatory).
• Solid experience with

  MySQL

  and database optimization techniques specific to WordPress.

Personal Attributes

• Passionate, hands-on developer committed to innovation.
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, independent contributor.
• Strong communicator and collaborator.

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Everest Group is an equal opportunity employer. We have a culture of inclusion, and we provide equal opportunities for all applicants and employees, including those with disabilities. We are committed to providing an environment that is free of all discrimination and harassment and to treating all individuals with respect