WordPress Security Developer (Anti-Spam Specialist)
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7 hours ago
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Job Summary
Location: Remote (Open to applicants in EU Eastern Europe and Australia )
Engagement Type: Contract (Hourly or Fixed-price - negotiable)
Start Date: Immediate
We manage a UK based prescription drug e commerce site built on WordPress. For over a decade the site has been flooded with spam user registrations despite using multiple plugins (mobile verification math challenges CAPTCHA etc.). Spam accounts continue to bypass these measures as shown in the attached screenshot. We need a developer who can think like an attacker identify the loopholes and implement a robust long term solution .
Tasks
- Audit the current WordPress registration and login flows including all security plugins and custom code.
- Identify how bots are circumventing existing protections (e.g. API abuse headless browsers plugin vulnerabilities).
- Develop and implement advanced anti spam measures tailored to the sites architecture (e.g. custom challenges behavior analysis honeypots rate limiting or integration with third party services like Cloudflare Turnstile).
- Ensure the solution is lightweight user friendly for genuine customers and maintainable.
- Provide documentation and a brief hand off to the client.
Requirements
- Proven experience with WordPress security specifically combating spam registrations and bot attacks.
- Strong PHP and WordPress development skills (themes plugins hooks REST API).
- Familiarity with modern anti spam techniques (CAPTCHA variants JavaScript challenges IP analysis browser fingerprinting etc.).
- Ability to reverse engineer how bots work and test your own solutions.
- Portfolio of similar projects - please include links or descriptions of past work where you successfully reduced spam or secured a WordPress site.
- Excellent communication in English (written and spoken).
Nice to Have(s):
- Experience with e commerce platforms (WooCommerce) and membership sites.
- Knowledge of server level security (e.g. fail2ban ModSecurity) and CDN configurations.
- Contributions to WordPress core or security plugins.
Benefits
- 100% remote - work from anywhere in your timezone.
- Flexible hours - focus on delivery not clock watching.
- Direct collaboration with the client - no middlemen no bureaucracy.
- Impactful work - solve a decade old problem that actually matters to the business.
- Potential for ongoing work - if results are strong there may be additional security projects.
To apply submit the following:
- Resume / CV highlighting relevant experience.
- Portfolio of similar anti spam or WordPress security projects (links or PDF).
- Cover letter (optional but encouraged) - briefly describe your approach to diagnosing and solving spam issues like the one described.
Deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis. Were looking for someone who can start within a week.
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