Lead Developer, Systems Architect – PHP, WordPress
Posted 21hrs ago
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Job Description
Lead Developer/Systems Architect focusing on PHP and WordPress systems for lead generation. Drive scalability and reliability while mentoring engineers in a growing digital platform.
Responsibilities:
- Architect and maintain scalable PHP and WordPress systems
- Lead technical direction for backend architecture and platform reliability
- Build and extend backend services, APIs, and integrations
- Develop and maintain custom WordPress functionality
- Improve application performance, scalability, and maintainability
- Define engineering standards and development best practices
- Support integrations with analytics, SEO, and third-party systems
- Identify and resolve architectural and performance bottlenecks
- Mentor engineers and contribute to long-term technical strategy
Requirements:
- Extensive PHP 8+ experience at lead or architect level
- Strong advanced WordPress development experience
- Deep understanding of WordPress architecture and best practices
- Experience building custom WordPress themes and plugins
- Strong backend systems and API development experience
- Strong understanding of scalability, performance optimisation, and system reliability
- Experience with relational databases, caching, and asynchronous processing
- Experience working on high-traffic or content-heavy platforms
- Strong Git and collaborative engineering workflow experience
- Strong systems thinking and problem-solving ability
- Preferred Experience
- Experience in lead generation, affiliate, or digital publishing environments
- Experience with SEO-focused platforms
- Exposure to CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, or DevOps practices
- Experience with analytics or tracking integrations
- Experience working in fast-paced growth environments



















