Job Description

🌐 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.