We are seeking an experienced WordPress & Shopify Developer with strong expertise in server setup and enterprise-level environments. This is a remote role, ideal for someone who has 5+ years of professional experience developing, customizing, and maintaining WordPress websites, along with hands-on experience building and customizing Shopify stores, and proven knowledge of performance optimization, scalability, and secure deployments.
Key Responsibilities
• Build, customize, and maintain WordPress websites and plugins.
• Develop and customize Shopify stores, themes, and apps, including third-party integrations.
• Support e-commerce builds and migrations across WordPress (WooCommerce) and Shopify.
• Set up, configure, and manage enterprise-level servers for WordPress hosting.
• Optimize performance, security, and scalability of WordPress and Shopify environments.
• Collaborate remotely with designers, developers, and project managers.
• Manage server deployments, DNS, SSL, backups, and monitoring tools.
• Troubleshoot and resolve website/server issues promptly.
• Conduct regular audits for performance, scalability, and security.
Requirements
• 5+ years of WordPress development experience.
• Proven hands-on experience developing and customizing Shopify stores (themes, Liquid templating, apps, and API integrations).
• Strong hands-on coding skills in PHP, CSS, JavaScript, and Liquid (see “Required Code Skills” below).
• Strong knowledge of MySQL and HTML5.
• Expertise with enterprise server environments (Linux, Apache/Nginx, VPS, or cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, DigitalOcean).
• In-depth understanding of WordPress core, themes, hooks, actions, and filters.
• Proven experience in performance optimization and WordPress security.
• Strong knowledge of server hardening (Linux security, firewalls, SSL/TLS best practices).
• Familiarity with Git or other version control systems.
• Experience with CDN integration (e.g., Cloudflare, Akamai, Fastly).
• Knowledge of database optimization and caching strategies (Redis, Memcached, Varnish).
Required Code Skills — PHP, CSS, JavaScript & Shopify:
Candidates must demonstrate hands-on coding proficiency in the areas below. Practical coding ability will be assessed during the interview process.
PHP
• Advanced PHP (7.4+ / 8.x) with strong object-oriented programming: classes, interfaces, traits, and namespaces.
• Custom theme development from scratch using the WordPress template hierarchy, and custom plugin development following WordPress coding standards.
• Expert use of hooks (actions and filters), custom post types, taxonomies, shortcodes, meta boxes, and Advanced Custom Fields (ACF).
• WordPress REST API: building custom endpoints and integrating external services.
• Safe database work with $wpdb prepared statements, transients, and the Options API.
• Secure coding practices: input sanitization, output escaping, nonces, and capability checks.
• Debugging and tooling: WP_DEBUG, Query Monitor, Xdebug, and Composer.
CSS
• Expert CSS3: Flexbox, CSS Grid, custom properties (variables), media queries, transitions, and animations.
• Mobile-first, fully responsive builds with pixel-accurate implementation from design files (Figma, Adobe XD).
• SASS/SCSS preprocessing with clean, maintainable architecture (BEM or a similar methodology).
• Cross-browser and cross-device compatibility, with accessibility-conscious styling.
• CSS performance optimization: critical CSS, minification, and eliminating render-blocking styles.
JavaScript
• Strong modern JavaScript (ES6+): DOM manipulation, event handling, fetch/AJAX, and async/await.
• WordPress-specific JavaScript: AJAX via admin-ajax.php and the REST API, with properly enqueued and localized scripts.
• jQuery for maintaining and extending existing themes and plugins.
• Gutenberg block development using React/JSX and @wordpress/scripts (strongly preferred).
• Build tooling: npm, Webpack or Vite, and ESLint.
• Performance-minded scripting: deferred/async loading and minimizing third-party script bloat.
Shopify
• Shopify theme development and customization using Liquid, including Online Store 2.0 architecture (sections, blocks, JSON templates, and metafields).
• Shopify Admin and Storefront APIs (REST and GraphQL), webhooks, and third-party service integrations.
• Shopify CLI and modern theme workflow: local development, version control, and theme deployment.
• Storefront performance optimization: Core Web Vitals, image optimization, and managing app/script bloat.
Nice-to-Have
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments.
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, or containerized environments.
• Knowledge of server monitoring tools.
• Familiarity with enterprise WordPress hosting platforms (e.g., WP Engine, Kinsta, Pantheon).
• Experience with multi-site or multi-language WordPress setups.
• Experience with Shopify Plus and checkout customization.
• Headless Shopify experience (Hydrogen or Storefront API-driven builds).
• Store migration experience (e.g., WooCommerce to Shopify).
What We Offer
• Remote work flexibility.
• Competitive compensation.
• Opportunity to work on diverse, high-impact projects.
• Collaborative, innovative, and growth-oriented environment.
How to Apply
If you’re passionate about building high-performing WordPress and Shopify solutions and managing enterprise-level servers, we’d love to hear from you.
