Information Technology · Not stated
Recruitment agency · Pavago KenyaWordPress Developer
Employer not disclosed by Pavago
Published by employer
About this role
This plain-English summary was prepared by work.ke from the original advert. Confirm all details on the source before applying.
Role overview
A company is looking for a WordPress Developer to work remotely from Kenya during U.S. business hours. This role suits someone with experience in building and maintaining WordPress websites who enjoys combining creative front-end design with technical skills to improve website performance and user engagement.
Read full role
What you will do
- Build and customize WordPress websites using page builders like Elementor, Divi, WPBakery, or custom coding.
- Develop and maintain landing pages, blogs, and content-focused sites.
- Customize themes, child themes, and templates for scalability.
- Install, configure, and optimize plugins such as WooCommerce, Yoast SEO, and Contact Form 7.
- Troubleshoot bugs, plugin conflicts, and performance problems.
- Convert designs from Figma, Adobe XD, or Sketch into responsive WordPress pages.
- Ensure sites are mobile-friendly, cross-browser compatible, and user-optimised.
- Enhance site speed through caching, lazy loading, image optimisation, CDN integration, and tuning.
- Conduct website audits using tools like Google Lighthouse, GTmetrix, and PageSpeed Insights.
- Maintain Core Web Vitals and SEO best practices.
- Apply updates to WordPress core, themes, and plugins while ensuring security.
- Set up backups, recovery, and security tools such as Wordfence or Sucuri.
- Collaborate with marketing, content, and design teams on campaigns and website projects.
- Manage staging environments, version control, and deployment workflows.
Requirements
- At least 2 years of experience in building and maintaining WordPress websites.
- Strong skills in WordPress, PHP, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- Experience with page builders such as Elementor, Divi, or WPBakery.
- Good knowledge of creating responsive designs and enhancing front-end user experience.
- Ability to improve WordPress site performance, page load speed, and maintain Core Web Vitals.
- Familiarity with SEO best practices and tools like Yoast SEO for WordPress.
- Experience managing hosting environments including cPanel, WP Engine, SiteGround, or Kinsta.
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
- Attention to detail to maintain clean and polished websites.
- Good communication skills and ability to work well remotely with teams.
- Preferred: WooCommerce and e-commerce development experience.
- Preferred: Ability to build or extend WordPress plugins using PHP.
- Preferred: Familiarity with Git, CI/CD workflows, and staging deployments.
- Preferred: Experience in marketing agencies, SaaS, or service-based businesses.
- Preferred: Basic knowledge of UX/UI principles and conversion-focused design.
Benefits
The role offers full-time remote work with flexible hours aligned to U.S. business times. It provides opportunities for growth in web development and digital operations.
How to apply
Apply through the employer's official contact by submitting examples of WordPress websites, landing pages, or projects you have built or managed. The employer has not published a closing date.