WordPress Developer

As an experienced WordPress Backend Developer, your role involves building, maintaining, and optimizing custom plugins, APIs, and backend logic for WordPress-based platforms. Your strong PHP skills, deep understanding of WordPress architecture, and experience with REST APIs, database optimization, and custom plugin development are essential for this role. Key Responsibilities: - Develop and maintain custom WordPress plugins, themes, and backend modules. - Work with WordPress REST API to create custom API endpoints. - Optimize WordPress database queries for performance and scalability. - Securely integrate third-party APIs and services within WordPress. - Implement custom post types, taxonomies, meta fields, and shortcodes. - Ensure code quality by following WordPress Coding Standards (PHPCS). - Debug, test, and resolve performance and security issues. - Collaborate with frontend developers to connect UI with backend logic. - Maintain version control using Git and actively participate in code reviews. Required Skills: - Strong proficiency in PHP, MySQL, and WordPress Core. - Experience in developing custom plugins and REST APIs. - Good understanding of WordPress hooks, filters, and actions. - Knowledge of WP_Query, wpdb, and database schema. - Familiarity with JavaScript/jQuery for integration-level tasks. - Experience with Composer and Git workflows. - Understanding of security best practices and data sanitization. - Basic understanding of HTML5, CSS3, and frontend integration. - Familiarity with WooCommerce or custom booking systems is a plus. Please note that this is a full-time job with an in-person work location.,