Software Developer

Merkle

Pune, India
Not specified (potentially hybrid or onsite based on location).
Custom wordpress development
Theme customization
Plugin integration
Merkle is seeking a WordPress Developer with 4-5 years of experience in custom WordPress development, including theme and plugin customization, as well as UI/UX design integration. The role requires expertise in PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript, with a focus on building responsive sites and familiarity with headless WordPress architecture

Job Summary

  • Develop & maintain WordPress sites (themes, plugins) and convert UI/UX designs into responsive WordPress interfaces.
  • Build headless frontends with Next.js/React when required, integrating APIs and optimizing for performance, security, and SEO.
  • Troubleshoot WordPress issues, collaborate with designers & developers, and follow coding standards, documentation practices, and version control processes.

Matching Summary

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Merkle is seeking a WordPress Developer with 4-5 years of experience in custom WordPress development, including theme and plugin customization, as well as UI/UX design integration. The role requires expertise in PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript, with a focus on building responsive sites and familiarity with headless WordPress architecture.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • custom WordPress development
  • theme customization
  • plugin integration
  • PHP, WordPress Core, MySQL
  • HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery
  • Elementor, Avada, or Divi
  • performance optimization, SEO basics, security best practices

Nice-to-have

  • Headless CMS experience
  • REST API / GraphQL
  • Next.js & React.js
  • SSR, SSG, ISR
  • Multilingual sites (WPML / Polylang)
  • WCAG accessibility understanding
  • CI/CD exposure

Key Requirements

  • 4–5 years experience
  • WordPress Core expertise
  • Page builder experience
  • Agile/Scrum environments experience

Work Rights

Not specified

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