WordPress Developer

About This Role

Data Group Inc. is hiring a WordPress Developer for part-time remote client work across corporate, marketing, and conversion-focused web properties. This role is best suited to someone who can independently ship custom WordPress functionality, improve performance and security, and collaborate with design, content, and project stakeholders in a consulting environment.This position is fully remote within the United States and follows a flexible part-time schedule with regular u.s. eastern time overlap.

Responsibilities:

- Build, extend, and maintain custom WordPress websites, themes, blocks, and plugins for client engagements

- Translate approved designs and content requirements into responsive, production-ready templates and components

- Optimize site speed, accessibility, and technical SEO across desktop and mobile experiences

- Troubleshoot plugin conflicts, deployment issues, and production bugs with minimal supervision

- Integrate third-party services such as CRMs, forms, analytics, scheduling, and marketing automation tools

- Perform routine updates, security hardening, backups, and QA before release

- Document implementation details, reusable components, and support handoff notes

- Collaborate with project managers, designers, and stakeholders to keep delivery on scope and on schedule

Requirements:

- 3+ years of professional WordPress development experience in production environments

- Strong proficiency with PHP, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3/SCSS, and responsive front-end development

- Hands-on experience building custom themes, Gutenberg blocks, and plugins from scratch

- Working knowledge of WordPress REST API, custom post types, ACF/meta fields, and headless-friendly patterns

- Experience with WooCommerce or other payment, form, CRM, and marketing tool integrations

- Strong understanding of performance optimization, Core Web Vitals, caching, image optimization, and CDN workflows

- Experience applying WordPress security best practices, update management, and vulnerability mitigation

- Familiarity with technical SEO, accessibility standards, and cross-browser QA

- Proficiency with Git-based workflows and modern deployment practices

- Ability to manage priorities independently in a remote, client-facing - environment with regular U.S. Eastern Time overlap

Benefits & Perks:

- Fully remote part-time schedule with outcome-based planning

- Competitive hourly compensation aligned to U.S. market benchmarks for experienced WordPress talent

- Steady project variety across B2B, enterprise, and marketing-focused web builds

- Structured Git-based workflow with modern tools and clear review processes

- Opportunity to expand into broader CMS, integration, and web-platform work over time

- Direct collaboration with experienced delivery and client teams

- Long-term engagement potential as project volume grows