Senior WordPress Developer

Why Indigo Slate a Zensar Company?
We're a bunch of hardworking, fun-loving, people-oriented technology enthusiasts.  We love what we do, and we're passionate about helping our clients thrive in an increasingly complex digital world. Zensar, is an organization focused on building relationships with our clients and with each other—and happiness is at the core of everything we do.  In fact, we're so into happiness that we've created a Global Happiness Council, and we send out a Happiness Survey to our employees each year. We've learned that employee happiness requires more than a competitive paycheck, and our employee value proposition—grow, own, achieve, learn (GOAL)—lays out the core opportunities we seek to foster for every employee. Teamwork and collaboration are critical to Zensar's mission and success, and our teams work on a diverse and challenging mix of technologies across a broad industry spectrum.  These industries include banking and financial services, high-tech and manufacturing, healthcare, insurance, retail, and consumer services. Our employees enjoy flexible work arrangements and a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), among other benefits. If you are looking for a place to have an immediate impact, to grow and contribute, where we work hard, play hard, and support each other, consider joining team Zensar 

About the Role:
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior WordPress Developer to lead the design,
development, and optimization of scalable, high-performing WordPress sites. This role is ideal
for someone who combines deep technical expertise with strong problem-solving skills, an eye
for clean UX/UI, and the ability to collaborate across design, content, and marketing teams.

You will own the full lifecycle of WordPress solutions—from architecture and custom
theme/plugin development to performance tuning, QA, and ongoing support.

Responsibilities:
WordPress Development & Architecture

• Build, customize, and maintain WordPress sites using modern development practices.

• Develop custom themes and plugins from scratch—clean, secure, and maintainable code
required.

• Architect scalable solutions that integrate seamlessly with third-party APIs and services.

• Configure WordPress environments (multisite, staging, production) and manage
deployments.

Technical Leadership:

• Lead technical planning, solution design, and code reviews.

• Advise on best practices for performance, security, SEO, accessibility, and
maintainability.

Front-End Engineering:

• Implement responsive, mobile-first UI/UX using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+), and
modern frameworks where appropriate.

• Collaborate with designers to bring wireframes and prototypes to life.

Back-End Engineering:

• Build scalable custom functionality using PHP, MySQL, WP-CLI, cron jobs, and REST
APIs.

• Optimize database structure, caching strategy, and hosting configurations.
Performance, Security & Optimization

• Conduct site audits and implement improvements: Core Web Vitals, caching, CDN
usage, and image optimization.

• Harden security and maintain compliance with industry standards (OWASP, GDPR, etc.).

• Troubleshoot complex issues and resolve production incidents efficiently.
Collaboration & Documentation

• Partner with stakeholders across marketing, content, and design teams to define
requirements.

• Prepare clear documentation, technical specs, and development guidelines.

• Provide ongoing site maintenance and support.

Required Qualifications:

• 5–7+ years of professional WordPress development experience.

• Deep understanding of WordPress core, theme architecture, hooks, filters, and the
template hierarchy.

• Strong proficiency in PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX, and REST APIs.

• Experience with modern build tools (Webpack, Vite, Gulp, npm, etc.).

• Mastery of front-end markup (HTML5/CSS3), responsive design, and cross-browser
compatibility.

• Strong experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, version control workflows, and deployment
processes.

• Familiarity with Gutenberg block development and Advanced Custom Fields (ACF).

• Able to troubleshoot complex issues quickly and methodically.

• Experience working with performance tools like Lighthouse, GTmetrix, and New Relic.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with headless WordPress architectures , React, GraphQL).

• Knowledge of hosting platforms (WP Engine, Kinsta, Pantheon, AWS).

• Experience integrating marketing systems (HubSpot, Marketo, Salesforce).

• Background in agency environments or high-traffic / enterprise WordPress builds.

• Understanding of SEO, schema markup, and analytics implementation.
Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.

• Ability to lead initiatives independently while collaborating effectively with a team.

• Problem-solver with a proactive mindset and willingness to innovate.

Zensar believes that diversity of backgrounds, thought, experience, and expertise fosters the robust exchange of ideas that enables the highest quality collaboration and work product. Zensar is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Zensar is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women. Zensar is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. Accommodation made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodation once hired.

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Indigo Slate is a full-service human experience company. We are a digital organization backed by a global engineering leader, and we're dedicated to helping clients build transformative experiences from start to finish. We create smart experiences that deliver powerful results through a profound intersection of marketing, technology, business, and creative. We understand that brands are no longer judged through their advertising, but through each touchpoint, both internal and external, building strength with every experience.

At Indigo Slate, we harness a mix of skills unique in our industry—equal parts strategic consultancy, creative agency, and technology thought leadership—to build and run some of the best experiences on the planet. 

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