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.
