Job Description
About Us:
Alaya is a growing FinTech-powered business with a dedicated team of developers and engineers working in the AWS and WordPress space. As the technology driver in Alaya, we are moving towards serverless solutions. Our goal is to keep increasing the agility of the company in order to adapt to the pace of the industry. We have a team that is experienced in cutting-edge technologies and we encourage continuous learning.
Role Overview:
We are seeking a Senior Web Developer to lead the development of our high-traffic mortgage brokerage website. This role is responsible for enhancing site performance, user experience, and feature set to drive lead generation and customer acquisition. The Senior Developer will serve as the technical owner of our WordPress platform – optimizing it to match or exceed industry benchmarks in speed, UX, and functionality. The ideal candidate has at least 5-8 years of WordPress development experience and a track record of managing large-scale WordPress sites with heavy traffic and conversion-focused features.
About You:
You are a perfect blend of technical expertise and user-centric design sensibilities. You have a strong eye for intuitive interface design and the skills to implement them through clean, robust code. With deep experience in managing high-traffic WordPress sites, you’re well-versed in the WordPress ecosystem—especially in custom theme and plugin development, performance tuning, and security best practices. You thrive in cross-functional teams, communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, and approach challenges with a problem-solving mindset. You don’t just build websites—you craft experiences that are fast, functional, and built to scale.
Role Descriptions:
- Optimize site speed and responsiveness across devices using best practices like caching, minification, and image compression. Monitor and improve Core Web Vitals to ensure a smooth, Google-recommended user experience.
- Build and implement new features such as mortgage calculators and application flows. Ensure seamless integration with the site to boost lead generation and user engagement.
- Work with designers to improve interface, usability, and accessibility across devices. Use analytics and feedback to deliver intuitive, responsive design enhancements.
- Implement SEO best practices including schema, meta tags, and optimized page structures. Manage SEO tools and support content teams to improve organic traffic and rankings.
- Keep WordPress core, themes, and plugins updated in staging before going live. Maintain site security with plugins, firewalls, backups, and swift issue resolution.
- Use tools like GA, GTM, Hotjar, and VWO to track user behavior and optimize conversions. Run A/B tests and make data-driven improvements to reduce bounce rates.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into tech solutions. Provide technical leadership and mentor junior developers where needed.
Job Specification
Eligibility Requirements:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field preferred.
- Experience: 5+ years of WordPress development experience, including 2+ years in a senior or lead role. A strong portfolio of examples of previous work optimizing large-scale WordPress sites is a must.
- Technical Skills:
- Expertise in PHP and the WordPress API, including building custom plugins and themes from scratch.
- Skilled in front-end technologies (HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, React) and familiar with modern frameworks or libraries as needed.
- Solid understanding of responsive design and cross-browser compatibility.
- Experience with MySQL database design and efficient query writing.Comfortable with using Git for version control and managing deployments
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, AWS, and agile development workflows.
- Performance & SEO:
- Proven experience in performance tuning for WordPress – using caching (object and page caching), CDNs, and other techniques to improve load times
- Strong knowledge of Core Web Vitals and tools like Google PageSpeed Insights.
- Deep knowledge of SEO best practices – you stay updated on search algorithm changes and have implemented on-page SEO improvements that resulted in higher rankings.
- Experience with schema markup, JSON-LD, and optimizing content for targeted keywords is expected.
- UX & Accessibility:
- Good sense of web design and usability.
- Able to collaborate with designers to implement clean, user-friendly interfaces.
- Experience with WordPress page builders or block editor (Gutenberg) to layout pages is helpful, but also able to custom-code when needed for flexibility.
- Understands web accessibility guidelines and ensures new features are compliant (so that all users have a great experience).
- Soft Skills:
- Excellent problem-solving abilities – can debug complex issues and “figure things out” independently.
- Innovative mindset to proactively suggest improvements and new ideas.
- Strong communication and teamwork skills – able to work with non-technical stakeholders and clearly document changes.
- Highly organized and able to manage project timelines.
- A self-starter who takes ownership of projects from concept to deployment, and comfortable making decisions to achieve objectives.
What’s In It For You:
- A Passion-Driven Environment: Work with a team that’s passionate about what they do and driven to succeed.
- Care for You: We prioritise your well-being, offering a supportive and inclusive workplace culture.
- Oneness in Diversity: Be part of a diverse team where every voice is heard and valued. Together, we celebrate our successes and grow stronger as one.
- Comprehensive Benefits:
- Competitive Salary Package
- Five Working Days (Mon-Fri)
- Complimentary full breakfast
- Working with cross-cultural teams across Australia and Nepal
- Medical and accidental insurance coverage for you and two beneficiaries.
- Exclusive Leaves:
- 18 days of paid annual leave.
- 12 days of paid sick leave.
- 1 day floating leave
- 4 months of paid maternity leave.
- 1 month of paid paternity leave.
- 13 days of paid public holidays (Extra 1 day for female employees)
- Various exclusive bonuses, including profit, festival, book reading bonus and many more.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for work-based counselling.
- Employee engagement and well-being activities and events.
- Educational discounts through partnerships with various top colleges.
- Continuous learning and development opportunities
- Monthly and Quarterly Awards and Recognition
- Employee referral bonus for recommending new hires.
- Customer Referral - Refer your friends and relatives in Australia to use our services and we’ll reward you!
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