Senior WordPress Engineer

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🕒 May 1

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Syde GmbH

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51 - 200 employees

🤝 B2B

💼 Consulting

B2B • Consulting

Syde GmbH is Europe's biggest pure WordPress agency and one of the leading WordPress agencies worldwide. Founded in 2006, Syde specializes in delivering sophisticated enterprise and SMB WordPress solutions, including website relaunches, online shop creations, custom plugin development, and integrating connections to internal software. As official WordPress VIP Gold Agency Partners and certified WooExperts, they uphold high coding standards and engage with the open-source community through various contributions. Their comprehensive services encompass all aspects of web technologies, providing tailored solutions for diverse client needs.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the design and implementation of complex features, plugins, themes, and integrations, from planning to deployment • Act as Tech Lead on projects, coordinating development efforts and serving as the go-to technical reference for your team • Translate complex client requirements into robust, scalable, and secure technical solutions, proactively identifying risks and edge cases • Participate in client meetings and communicate technical concepts, progress, and constraints clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders • Conduct thorough code reviews and provide actionable, constructive feedback across all seniority levels • Contribute to and lead architecture discussions, refactoring initiatives, and strategic technical decisions • Develop and maintain CI/CD workflows, automated tests, and observability practices for robust delivery pipelines • Drive adherence to engineering standards: code quality, documentation, test coverage, accessibility, performance, and security • Mentor and support other engineers through pairing, code reviews, and informal guidance • Collaborate closely with engineers, QA, DevOps, Project Managers, and Designers to ensure timely, high-quality project delivery

🎯 Requirements

• Expert-level proficiency in PHP (5+ years) with deep object-oriented programming mastery • Strong WordPress development expertise: custom plugins, themes, Gutenberg blocks, WP REST API, and complex integrations • Real-world Gutenberg / Block Editor experience, including building custom blocks with React • Solid JavaScript and React experience, particularly for Block Editor / Gutenberg development • Proven ability to mentor other engineers and elevate codebase quality through code reviews and pairing • Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, automated testing (PHPUnit, E2E), and quality standards • Confidence working directly with clients, explaining technical decisions and constraints to both technical and non-technical audiences • Comfort working across the full stack with no strong bias toward client-side or server-side code • English at professional working level • Timezone compatible with Central European hours (CET/CEST, or at least 4–5 hours of sustainable daily overlap)

🏖️ Benefits

• Work from home (we are 100% remote) • Flexible working hours • Annual hardware budget • Exciting global enterprise clients like SAP or PayPal • Working at the heart of WordPress as a partner of WordPress VIP and WooCommerce • Attend our local team events • Visit WordCamps with the chance to hold sessions • Multicultural, globally distributed team • Lifelong learning and growth with career advancements • A dynamic work environment with the encouragement of entrepreneurial thinking and acting • A supportive Syde culture that appreciates YOU