Our promise:

• We support your career growth through continuous learning, coaching, and mentorship programs;
• You choose how you'll work with us: remote first or at our offices in Timpuri Noi Square (Bucharest) or Brasov;
• We promise you a feedback-driven culture that inspires healthy communication;
• A friendly, professional, and supportive team is waiting for his new teammate;
• A bunch of people with common hobbies and interests (sailing, football, running marathons, tennis, music, etc.) is ready to welcome you;
• A community driven by courage and creativity (we have our own beer and our own band that sings about us) is challenging you to have serious fun with us;
• We designed benefits that give you the power to create balance in life, on and off work.
  
  

As a Senior WordPress Software Engineer you will:

• Lead the development and architecture of complex WordPress websites and applications;
• Develop and maintain custom WordPress plugins and themes;
• Design and implement custom WordPress setups with advanced functionality;
• Architect and integrate WordPress with third-party APIs and services;
• Mentor junior developers and provide technical guidance to the team;
• Work with the Zitec team and client's team to ensure functionality needs are handled effectively through native WordPress, custom development, or carefully selected plugins;
• Maintain version control and collaborate using Git-based workflows and GitLab;
• Design CI/CD pipelines for WordPress projects;
• Optimize website performance, security, and user experience;
• Lead website performance testing and optimization initiatives;
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues;
• Design and implement containerized WordPress environments;
• Perform technical audits and codebase reviews to identify refactoring; opportunities and ensure adherence to best practices

What about you?

WordPress & PHP Expertise:

• Expert knowledge of WordPress core, including hooks, filters, and the WordPress lifecycle;
• Mastery of custom WordPress development including theme development, plugin architecture, and custom admin interfaces;
  
• Advanced understanding of the WordPress Codex, Custom Post Types, Custom Taxonomies, Custom Fields, Shortcodes, and Admin POST/AJAX functionalities;
  
• Knowledge of PHP 8, including OOP principles, namespaces, composer, and modern PHP practices;
  
• Experience with WordPress Multisite and complex WooCommerce implementations;
  
• Experience with WordPress multilingual implementations (WPML, Polylang);
  
• Advanced understanding of WordPress security best practices and performance optimization techniques;
  
• Experience with WordPress site migrations and complex data transformation.

Development Tools & Environment:

• Expert knowledge of Composer for dependency management in WordPress projects;
  
• Experience with Webpack for building and optimizing WordPress theme assets;
  
• Proficiency with modern front-end tooling for WordPress development;
  
• Advanced knowledge of Git, GitLab, including branching strategies and GitLab CI/CD pipelines;
  
• Experience creating and maintaining CI/CD variables and build processes;
  
• Expertise with Docker, including creating custom WordPress Docker images and configurations;
  
• Experience with both Apache + PHP and NGINX + PHP-FPM configurations for WordPress;
  
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes, including experience with ConfigMaps, Secrets, and debugging applications in K8s environments;
  
• Linux command-line skills for troubleshooting.
  
  

• Advanced MySQL knowledge for custom plugin development, database optimization, and complex queries;
  
• Experience designing and implementing custom database schemas for WordPress extensions;
  
• Experience developing custom WordPress REST API endpoints;
• Proven experience integrating WordPress with various third-party services, including: 
   -> Payment gateways and processors;
   -> Shipping and logistics APIs & Custom REST API implementations;
   -> CRM and ERP systems;
   -> Marketing automation platforms;
   -> E-commerce integrations.

• Advanced understanding of front-end technologies, including HTML5, CSS3, SCSS/SASS, JavaScript (ES7+);
  
• Knowledge of responsive design, accessibility standards (WCAG), and cross-browser compatibility.
  
  

• Proven track record of leading WordPress projects from concept to completion;
  
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to architect complex WordPress solutions;
  
• Excellent code review skills and attention to detail;
  
• Strong SEO understanding and implementation experience;
  
• Experience with website performance optimization and testing;
  
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills;
  
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken;
  
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  
  

Nice to have:

• Experience in modern JavaScript frameworks/libraries (React, Vue.js) in WordPress contexts;
• Knowledge of cloud hosting solutions for WordPress (AWS, Azure, GCP) and ability to make informed recommendations based on website traffic, usage patterns, and budget constraints;
• Experience with shared hosting environments like Siteground, cPanel-based hosts;
• Experience with content delivery networks (CDNs) and their integration with WordPress;
• Experience implementing disaster recovery and high-availability solutions for WordPress;
• Experience with WordPress application monitoring tools (New Relic, Datadog);
• Experience with various WordPress hosting environments:
  -> Azure: App Service, Container Apps, AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service);
  -> AWS: EC2, ECS, EKS;
  -> GCP: Cloud Run, GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine), Compute Engine.

Our process starts here. What should you expect?

✨ A get-to-know-HR Discussion with your recruiter;

✨ A technical test that will show us your job-related skills;

✨ A final discussion with the technical team.