WordPress Developer

🌐 WordPress Developer (Elementor, WooCommerce, SEO & Performance Optimization)

Full-Time | Remote | U.S. Client Business Hours

🚀 About the Role

We’re hiring a skilled and execution-focused WordPress Developer to build, optimize, and maintain modern, high-performing WordPress websites.

This is a hands-on role for someone who understands both:

✅ Technical WordPress development

✅ User experience & website performance

You’ll work on:

• Website builds
• Landing pages
• Performance optimization
• WooCommerce functionality
• SEO improvements
• Security & maintenance

while collaborating closely with marketing, design, and content teams.

If you enjoy building fast, clean, responsive WordPress sites that actually perform well — this role is a strong fit.

🔥 What You’ll Own

WordPress Website Development

• Build and customize WordPress websites using:

  • Elementor
  • Divi
  • WPBakery
  • custom themes

• Develop and maintain:

  • landing pages
  • blogs
  • marketing websites
  • business websites
  • WooCommerce stores

• Create reusable templates and scalable page structures

• Modify and maintain child themes for long-term scalability

Frontend Development & UX

• Convert Figma, Adobe XD, or Sketch designs into responsive WordPress pages

• Ensure:

  • mobile responsiveness
  • cross-browser compatibility
  • accessibility best practices

• Build clean, visually polished layouts optimized for conversion and engagement

• Improve user experience and site usability across devices

Performance Optimization & SEO

• Improve Core Web Vitals and page speed performance

• Optimize:

  • caching
  • lazy loading
  • image compression
  • minification
  • CDN integrations

• Run audits using:

  • Google Lighthouse
  • GTmetrix
  • PageSpeed Insights

• Support SEO best practices with:

  • Yoast SEO
  • Rank Math
  • schema implementation
  • metadata optimization

Plugin Development & Integrations

• Install, configure, and customize plugins including:

  • WooCommerce
  • Yoast SEO
  • Contact Form 7
  • Elementor Pro
  • membership plugins

• Extend plugin functionality using PHP when needed

• Troubleshoot plugin conflicts and compatibility issues

Security & Maintenance

• Apply WordPress core, plugin, and theme updates

• Harden website security using:

  • Wordfence
  • Sucuri
  • iThemes Security

• Configure:

  • backups
  • staging environments
  • disaster recovery systems

• Monitor uptime and troubleshoot technical issues proactively

Collaboration & Support

• Work with:

  • marketing teams
  • designers
  • content managers
  • developers

• Support campaign launches and website updates

• Troubleshoot bugs and provide CMS support for non-technical users

• Document updates and maintain organized development workflows

💻 What We’re Looking For

Core Requirements

• 2+ years of WordPress development experience

• Strong proficiency with:

  • WordPress
  • PHP
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript

• Hands-on experience with:

  • Elementor
  • Divi
  • WPBakery

• Experience managing hosting environments including:

  • WP Engine
  • SiteGround
  • Kinsta
  • cPanel

• Strong understanding of:

  • responsive design
  • SEO
  • performance optimization
  • website security

⭐ Nice to Have

• WooCommerce customization experience

• Plugin development experience

• Familiarity with:

  • Git
  • CI/CD workflows
  • staging environments

• Experience supporting:

  • SaaS companies
  • agencies
  • e-commerce brands
  • marketing teams

• Understanding of conversion-focused website design

📅 What a Typical Day Looks Like

• Review support tickets and urgent website requests
• Build new landing pages or website sections
• Optimize website performance and Core Web Vitals
• Troubleshoot plugin conflicts or layout issues
• Collaborate with marketing on campaign launches
• Apply updates, backups, and security improvements
• Push changes through staging and deployment workflows

In short:

You ensure WordPress websites are fast, secure, scalable, visually polished, and optimized for both users and business performance.

📊 Success Looks Like

• Websites consistently loading in under 3 seconds
• Strong Core Web Vitals scores (90+ Lighthouse performance)
• Fast turnaround on updates and support requests
• Minimal downtime and security issues
• Clean, responsive, conversion-focused website builds
• Positive feedback from marketing and content teams

🌍 Why This Role Stands Out

• Work on modern WordPress websites and marketing campaigns

• Strong ownership and autonomy in development work

• Opportunity to build high-traffic, high-conversion web experiences

• Exposure to:

  • SEO
  • CRO
  • performance optimization
  • modern web workflows

• Fully remote flexibility with U.S.-based collaboration

🧪 Interview Process

• Initial Phone Screen

• Video Interview with Pavago Recruiter

• Practical Task:

  • build a landing page from Figma
  • optimize a WordPress demo site

• Client Interview

• Offer & Background Verification

👉 Apply Now

If you:

• Love building and optimizing WordPress websites
• Enjoy solving performance and UX problems
• Care deeply about speed, responsiveness, and SEO
• Thrive in fast-paced digital environments

This role is a strong fit for you.