Senior PHP / WordPress Plugin Developer

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TYPE OF WORK

Full Time

SALARY

Negotiable

HOURS PER WEEK

40

DATE UPDATED

Apr 9, 2026

JOB OVERVIEW

Senior WordPress PHP Developer (Plugins, UI, Application Features)

Company: REDACTED
Full-Time Remote Position
Long-Term Opportunity
NDA Required

We are hiring an experienced WordPress developer with strong PHP and UI implementation skills to help expand a custom WordPress-based application platform.

You will be working inside an existing production codebase, improving features, building plugins, extending systems, and helping scale internal platform functionality.

What You’ll Be Working On:

This role includes both backend engineering and UI feature implementation inside WordPress.

Responsibilities include:

-Developing custom WordPress plugins
-Modifying and extending existing plugins
-Updating and improving legacy code
-Building new platform features
-Implementing admin dashboard UI components
-Supporting frontend feature logic tied to backend systems
-Creating REST API integrations
-Maintaining clean and scalable architecture
-Improving performance and database queries
-Adding automation workflows inside WordPress
-Supporting role-based permissions and logic systems
-Working safely inside a live production environment

This is application-level WordPress development, not theme editing.

Required Experience (Must Have)

Applicants must demonstrate experience with:

-Advanced PHP
-Custom WordPress plugin development
-Editing and improving existing WordPress codebases
-WordPress hooks and filters
-Admin UI implementation inside WordPress
-JavaScript for WordPress interfaces
-MySQL
-REST APIs
-Git version control
-Debugging production systems

If your experience is mostly Elementor or theme styling, this role is not a match.

Strong Bonus Experience

Highly preferred:

Building SaaS-style functionality inside WordPress
Custom admin dashboards
Gutenberg block development
AJAX-based WordPress features
CRM integrations
Multisite environments
Performance optimization on large installs
Secure authentication workflows
Refactoring legacy plugin structures
Daily Work Environment

You will be:

? Improving an existing platform
? Extending internal systems
? Building new plugin functionality
? Updating UI tied to backend features
? Working with structured development workflows
? Collaborating on architecture decisions

This is a long-term engineering role, not task-based freelance work.

Who This Role Is NOT For

This position is NOT for:

? Elementor designers
? Theme customizers only
? Entry-level WordPress developers
? Short-term freelancers
? Poor Communicators

We are looking for someone comfortable working inside a growing application codebase.

Position Details
Full-time preferred
Long-term role
Stable monthly workload
Platform-level engineering work
NDA required before technical discussions
Opportunity to grow with the project as it scales

How to Apply

You MUST Include:

Examples of WordPress plugins you built
- Examples of existing codebases you modified or improved
- Your experience with WordPress admin UI development
- Years of PHP experience
- Monthly salary expectation (USD)
- A Voice Recording introducing yourself

APPLICATIONS WITHOUT A VOICE INTRODUCTION, OR EXAMPLES OF PREVIOUS WORKWILL NOT BE ANSWERED.

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