WordPress Developer

About the role

Koda North is hiring WordPress Developers to build, customize, maintain, and improve professional websites, content platforms, and web solutions for real business needs.

This role is focused on hands-on WordPress development, including custom themes, plugins, website improvements, integrations, performance optimization, and ongoing maintenance. You will work with existing websites and new projects, transforming designs and requirements into reliable, high-quality web experiences.

Important: This position is open only to candidates currently located in Europe or eligible European locations. Applications from candidates outside Europe will not be considered.

The ideal candidate has practical WordPress development experience, strong attention to detail, good English communication skills, and the ability to work effectively in a remote engineering environment.

Responsibilities

Develop, customize, and maintain WordPress websites

Build custom WordPress themes, templates, and website components

Customize and extend WordPress plugins based on project requirements

Develop frontend interfaces using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern web practices

Work with PHP and WordPress APIs to create custom functionality

Implement responsive designs across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices

Troubleshoot website issues, plugin conflicts, and performance problems

Improve website speed, security, accessibility, and overall user experience

Manage custom post types, fields, taxonomies, and content structures

Integrate third-party services, APIs, forms, analytics, and business tools

Support website migrations, updates, deployments, and maintenance tasks

Follow development standards including Git, documentation, and code reviews

Collaborate with designers, developers, project managers, and stakeholders

Qualifications

2+ years of professional WordPress development experience

Strong understanding of WordPress architecture, themes, plugins, and customization

Hands-on experience with PHP, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

Experience building and modifying WordPress themes and templates

Experience working with WordPress hooks, filters, and APIs

Experience troubleshooting WordPress websites and resolving technical issues

Understanding of responsive design and cross-browser compatibility

Experience working with databases such as MySQL or similar relational databases

Ability to write clean, maintainable, and organized code

Experience with Git and collaborative development workflows

Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail

Strong written and spoken English communication skills

Nice to have

Experience with custom WordPress plugin development

Experience with WooCommerce, memberships, subscriptions, or eCommerce websites

Experience with Elementor, Gutenberg, Advanced Custom Fields, WPBakery, or similar tools

Experience with headless WordPress and REST API integrations

Experience with website performance optimization and Core Web Vitals

Experience with SEO-friendly website development practices

Experience with AWS, Docker, CI/CD, or modern deployment workflows

Experience maintaining multiple client websites and production environments