Web Developer (Wordpress)

# Senior WordPress/Elementor Developer

**About the role**
We’re hiring a seasoned WordPress pro who lives in Elementor and isn’t afraid to get under the hood. You’ll own speed optimization, malware removal/hardening, plugin conflict resolution, and building custom functions that keep sites fast, secure, and scalable.

**What you’ll do**

* **Speed & Core Web Vitals:** Improve LCP/INP/CLS, implement caching/CDN, minify/concatenate, defer JS, generate critical CSS, lazy-load media, convert to WebP/AVIF, and remove unused CSS/JS.
* **Security & Malware:** Identify/clean infected files, patch vulnerabilities, audit users/plugins, set up WAF/2FA, harden wp-config, schedule backups, and monitor u ---------- .
* **Fix & Maintain:** Diagnose broken plugins/themes, isolate conflicts on staging, roll back safely, and document fixes.
* **Custom Functions:** Build child themes, shortcodes, hooks/filters, CPTs/taxonomies, custom loops/queries, AJAX endpoints, ACF integrations, and small admin tools.
* **Site Builds & Edits:** Pixel-perfect Elementor theming (global styles, responsive), clean templates, and accessible, SEO-friendly markup.

**What you bring**

* 4+ years professional WP development (PHP, JS/ES6, HTML/CSS, MySQL).
* Deep Elementor experience (Theme Builder, Global Styles, custom CSS).
* Hands-on with performance tools (e.g., WP Rocket/LiteSpeed/Perfmatters), CDNs (Cloudflare), and GA4/Tag Manager.
* Comfortable with WP-CLI, Git, cPanel/SSH, and common hosts (WP Engine/Kinsta/Cloudways/etc.).
* Excellent debugging habits and clear documentation.

**Nice to have**

* WooCommerce performance/hardening, schema/SEO basics, simple CRO testing, REST API work. Shopify experience.

**Logistics**

* Contract, 10–20 hrs/week to start (expandable). Remote; PST-friendly preferred. Start ASAP.

**How to apply**
Respond ** with subject: **“Senior WP/Elementor Web Developer 304 — \[Your Name]”** and include:

1. 2–3 live sites you optimized (before/after PageSpeed or CWV screenshots).
2. A brief note on a malware cleanup you handled (what you found + how you hardened).
3. Your hourly rate and earliest start.
4. Add Web Developer 304 to subject line to get a response

**Quick skill check**

* How would you reduce LCP on an Elementor page heavy with sliders?
* What’s your process to isolate a plugin conflict without breaking production?
* Which hardening steps do you apply post-cleanup to prevent reinfection?

- If you are using ChatGPT to answer, don't apply because we will see it during the video interview process and ask you further questions.

Experienced developers with heavy WordPress experience only. Thank you.