Senior WordPress Engineer (mfd) 100 Remote

Are you a seasoned PHP and WordPress engineer who takes ownership mentors peers and thrives in a remote high-autonomy environment Then you might be exactly who were looking for.

Join Syde the biggest WordPress agency in Europe and a Gold Agency Partner of WordPress VIP. With 105 employees across 30 countries we architect and deliver enterprise-grade solutions for clients like SAP and PayPal entirely remotely.

As a Senior Web Engineer you will own the full technical lifecycle of complex features and projects from architecture and implementation to deployment and performance. Youll work alongside talented cross-functional teams guide less experienced engineers and help raise the bar across everything we build.

• 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

• Expert-level proficiency in PHP (5 years) with deep object-oriented programming mastery you architect systems and teach principles to others

• 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 this role requires clear nuanced communication in client and team contexts

• Timezone compatible with Central European hours (CET/CEST or at least 45 hours of sustainable daily overlap)
  
  

• Experience with WooCommerce WordPress Multisite or advanced API integrations (REST SOAP GraphQL)

• Familiarity with TypeScript

• Working knowledge of Docker and cloud-based deployments

• Experience with performance optimization caching strategies and security hardening

• Knowledge of PSR specifications and modern PHP ecosystem standards

• Contributions to open source (WordPress core plugins packages or other projects)

• Experience with JIRA & Confluence in a professional engineering context

• Previous experience in a remote-first engineering environment

• 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

Have you become curious and are interested in this opportunity Then apply at Syde as a SeniorWordPress Engineer (m/f/d)!