Senior PHP Developer-Woocommerce

Sr. PHP Developer

Location: Delhi, Tilak Nagar (work from office/ on-site only)

Experience: 5+ years + AI mindset

Education: Engineering candidates should only apply with relevant experience with WordPress and

WooCommerce

Working Days: 5 days - Monday Friday

Role Overview

This role is ideal for someone who:

Can lead development of our WordPress & WooCommerce product suite as a senior

engineer who thinks beyond code

Enjoys solving real customer problems

Has worked on production-level WordPress plugins or SaaS products

Takes ownership of both development and troubleshooting

You'll drive architectural decisions, mentor team members, and shape products that impact

thousands of businesses. We're looking for someone who combines deep technical expertise with

product thinkingunderstanding not just how to build features, but why they matter to

customers.

You will work closely with Development, Product, QA, and Customer Success teams to build,

improve, and support core products.

Key Responsibilities

1. Plugin Development & Product Feature Development

Build and maintain WordPress plugins to extend site functionality and improve user

experience

Own architecture decisions for complex features across multiple products

Work with the Product team to convert requirements into high-quality code

Build custom solutions based on real customer use cases

Ensure all features are properly tested and documented before release

Mentor mid-level and junior developers through code reviews and pairing

Lead initiatives that improve developer productivity and code quality

Think creatively about technical challengesfinding innovative solutions

Drive technical standards and best practices for the team

2. WooCommerce Integration & WordPress Hooks

Develop custom solutions and features specifically for WooCommerce stores using WordPress hooks.

Utilize deep knowledge of WordPress hooks (actions & filters) to extend core functionality and integrate with other plugins.

3. Troubleshooting & Release Stability

Monitor product behavior after updates and releases

Debug complex cross-system issues and performance bottlenecks

Ensure smooth upgrades and backward compatibility

Perform root-cause analysis to prevent repeat issues

Resolve issues related to plugin conflicts, performance, and compatibility with WordPress and WooCommerce.

4. Product Improvement & Analysis

Design scalable solutions that work across our product ecosystem

Analyze L2 support tickets to identify patterns and gaps

Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to implement improvements and

evaluate technical feasibility and trade-offs

5. Git & Code Management

Manage code using Git (commits, merges, releases)

Maintain clean, scalable, and secure codebases

Follow WordPress and WooCommerce best practices

Conduct regular code reviews

6. AI-Assisted Development

Use Cursor AI for code assistance, security checks, and snippet creation

Improve development speed while maintaining high code quality

Work closely with the development team to ensure smooth integration of plugins with

existing systems

Document technical decisions and create knowledge-sharing resources

7. QA & Test Case Collaboration

Create clear use cases for QA testing

Work closely with QA to ensure all features and fixes are thoroughly tested

Reduce post-release bugs through strong pre-release validation

8. Internal Support to Customer Success

Assist Customer Success Engineers with technical guidance

Help resolve complex L1 issues when required

Ensure recurring problems are documented and addressed at the product level

Handle and resolve L2 support tickets forCheckout, Cart, and Bump

Debug complex WordPress, WooCommerce, and plugin-related issues

Provide fast, stable, and scalable solutions

Identify recurring issues and propose long-term product improvements

Coordinate closely with Customer Success Engineers

9. CSS & Template Development

Develop and maintain CSS and templates for products

Ensure responsive, cross-browser compatible designs

Maintain high UI and performance standards

Required Skills & Experience

5+ years of hands-on WordPress development

Strong experience with:

WordPress Core & Plugin Development

WooCommerce internals and its ecosystem (APIs & customizations)

WordPress hooks (actions, filters, and custom hooks)

PHP mastery (expert-level OOP, design patterns and SOLID principles)

Database proficiency - Advanced MySQL skills, query optimization, custom table design

JavaScript, HTML, CSS

Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills to resolve plugin related issues

Security First - Expert in preventing SQL injection, XSS, CSRF; capability checks and input validation

Experience working on product-based WordPress plugins or SaaS

Strong understanding of orders, checkout flows, and extensibility points

Proficient with Git version control and collaboration

Performance Mindset: Experience optimizing slow queries, managing memory, and profiling

Technical Leadership: Code review experience, mentoring ability, architecture decision-making

Communication: Explains complex technical concepts clearly to different audiences

Ability to work on-site from our Delhi office

Nice-to-Have Skills

Payment gateway integration and debugging experience

Background processing and job scheduling (Action Scheduler or similar)

REST API design and development

Multi-currency or internationalization experience

Subscription/recurring billing systems knowledge

Contributing to or maintaining open-source projects

Experience building WooCommerce extensions

Experience with checkout, cart, or conversion-focused products

Familiarity with performance optimization and security best practices

Experience using AI tools for development

Candidates with hands-on experience in Agentic AI systems and working with Claude

Code will be given preference.

Why This Role is Exciting

Product Impact: Build features that directly impact revenue for thousands of businesses

Cross-Product Thinking: Work across an ecosystem of products, not siloed features

Innovation Encouraged: Find creative solutions to hard problemswe value ingenuity

Real Leadership: Influence technical direction without organizational bureaucracy

Modern Engineering: AI-enhanced workflows, continuous improvement, quality-first culture

WordPress at Scale: Solve interesting challenges in one of the world's largest tech ecosystems

How to Apply

Links to significant projects you've led (GitHub, WordPress.org, portfolio)

Brief note on a technical challenge you solved creatively