Lead Web Developer (WordPress) - Part Time

Lensa is a career site that helps job seekers find great jobs in the US. We are not a staffing firm or agency. Lensa does not hire directly for these jobs, but promotes jobs on LinkedIn on behalf of its direct clients, recruitment ad agencies, and marketing partners. Lensa partners with DirectEmployers to promote this job for DevelopEx. Clicking "Apply Now" or "Read more" on Lensa redirects you to the job board/employer site. Any information collected there is subject to their terms and privacy notice. Developex is looking for an experienced WordPress Developer / Team Lead to join the team of our partner - a company that develops advanced workforce and productivity analytics software. Their platform collects and analyzes operational data to help clients assess and optimize business performance. Required Skills And Knowledge CMS & WordPress Engineering

• Maintain our WordPress platform, including theme and plugin architecture;
• Customize and configure WordPress to meet business goals and SEO/performance best practices;
• Must have knowledge-based of implementing and maintaining features and functionality via custom code, ACF, Gutenberg and reusable components;
• Provide technical direction for the website development and exchange thoughts between developers;
• Participate in roadmap planning and estimation; contribute to solution architecture and technical documentation;
• Marketing technology integrations knowledge (e.g., ZoomInfo, Marketo, On24, Intercom);
• Monitor site performance using tools like New Relic, Cloudflare, GTmetrix, and Lighthouse;
• PHP linters, JS linters, CodeSniffer, Prettier.

Performance, Security & Compliance

• Monitor and optimize performance (Core Web Vitals, LCP, CLS);
• Implement advanced caching strategies (object caching, CDN tuning);
• Enforce security best practices: SSL, WAF, HTTP headers, vulnerability scans;
• Familiarity of working with agencies responsible for site compliance;
• Replace or refactor outdated or unsupported plugins with modern and maintainable alternatives.

Technical SEO Engineering

• Collaborate with stakeholders to implement scalable technical SEO solutions;
• Manage site structure, metadata, schema markup, robots.txt, XML sitemaps to specifications provided by SEO team;
• Analyze bot traffic and server logs to identify crawl issues and improve indexability;
• Implement SEO-critical front-end changes (markup, lazy loading, JS rendering, etc.);
• At least Intermediate English to communicate with English-speaking team members.

We Offer

• A convenient and flexible work schedule: fully remote work or an office in the city center — the choice is yours;
• Competitive compensation and flexible payment terms: we value your qualifications and experience and are ready to reward you accordingly;
• Opportunities for professional growth: we provide paid training and workshops, access to a corporate library, and English lessons with a native speaker.

Interview process: CV review → Recruiter call (30 minutes) → Technical interview (60 minutes) → PM interview (30 minutes) → Final interview with client (60 minutes) → Job offer! Want to join the team? Send us your resume - let's get acquainted! We'll be happy to discuss all the details and answer any questions you may have. If you have questions about this posting, please contact support@lensa.com