Software Developer

Merkle

Pune, India
Not specified (defaulting to "hybrid" unless otherwise noted)
Custom wordpress development
Theme customization
Plugin integration
Merkle is hiring a WordPress Developer in Pune, India, seeking a candidate with 4-5 years of experience in custom WordPress development. The ideal applicant should possess strong technical skills in PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript, along with experience in integrating APIs and optimizing for performance and SEO

Job Summary

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

Matching Summary

Match Score: 85

Merkle is hiring a WordPress Developer in Pune, India, seeking a candidate with 4-5 years of experience in custom WordPress development. The ideal applicant should possess strong technical skills in PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript, along with experience in integrating APIs and optimizing for performance and SEO.

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 WordPress experience
  • REST API / GraphQL understanding
  • Next.js & React.js hands-on experience
  • SSR, SSG, ISR patterns
  • Multilingual sites (WPML / Polylang)
  • WCAG accessibility understanding
  • CI/CD exposure

Key Requirements

  • 4–5 years experience
  • Experience with page builders
  • Agile/Scrum environments experience

Work Rights

Not specified

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