WordPress Developer

About CoinGape

CoinGape is Asia’s largest online crypto publisher, awarded Best Crypto Media Company 2024. With a presence across four continents and 15 countries, we deliver trusted crypto news and world-class marketing services 24/7. With 4M+ monthly visitors across 120 countries, CoinGape is rapidly expanding and shaping the future of crypto journalism.

Role Overview

We are looking for a WordPress Developer Manager to lead our backend development team. The ideal candidate will own the website’s architecture, ensure smooth operations, and make strategic tech decisions while mentoring developers.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead backend development for CoinGape’s WordPress-powered platforms.

• Architect and implement new features and functionalities.

• Ensure 100% uptime, troubleshoot, and resolve critical WordPress errors (fatal errors, upgrade failures, etc.) quickly.

• Oversee CMS management, cookies management, and third-party integrations.

• Work closely with front-end, marketing, and design teams.

• Monitor and improve website performance, scalability, SEO, and security.

• Decide on tech stack and cloud resource allocation (AWS, DigitalOcean, etc.).

• Manage, guide, and mentor a team of developers while conducting peer code reviews.

• Maintain Git management and CI/CD pipelines for streamlined deployments.

• Handle database optimization and server monitoring (New Relic preferred).

• Implement and manage security protocols: IP blocking, bot attacks, DDOS mitigation, firewalls, and Cloudflare handling.

• Optimize SEO-centric aspects: Core Web Vitals, page speed, search console error fixes, custom sitemaps, schema, hreflang subfolders.

• Manage login functionality, user profiles, and authentication systems.

• Develop and maintain APIs (REST, Postman testing, JSON, XML).

• Ensure platform stability for high-traffic websites (1M+ MAU) with 50k+ pages.

Skills & Qualifications

• Strong experience with WordPress backend development & PHP.

• Expertise in LAMP stack with deep knowledge of custom themes, plugins, caching, and upgrades.

• Hands-on knowledge of MySQL, REST APIs, JSON, XML, JavaScript.

• Proven experience in handling SEO optimization, security protocols, firewalls, and cloud deployments.

• Ability to architect and scale enterprise-level WordPress solutions.

• Experience with Git workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and collaborative code reviews.

• Leadership experience in managing and mentoring development teams.