Senior Developer, WordPress

??Title: Senior WordPress Developer

?Department: Engineering

?Location: UK or Europe, Remote

About Block Labs Block Labs is a leading force in the Web3 space, incubating, investing in, and accelerating top-tier fintech, crypto and iGaming projects. With a mission to shape the future of decentralized technology, we partner with visionary startups to raise funding, refine product-market fit, and grow their audiences. Our diverse team drives innovation, using deep industry expertise and an extensive network to empower the next wave of blockchain-driven companies. At Block Labs, we?re passionate about turning bold ideas into breakthrough success.

About The Role We?re looking for an experienced WordPress Developer to play a key role in developing, optimizing, and maintaining our portfolio of high-traffic WordPress websites. You will collaborate closely with colleagues across our engineering and product teams, contributing to both technical decisions and product execution. The ideal candidate has deep WordPress expertise, a sharp eye for performance, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Key Responsibilities - Develop, maintain, and optimize WordPress websites with a strong focus on performance, scalability, and security.

• Build custom themes and plugins with a focus on best practices and long-term maintainability.
• Optimize front-end performance and implement SEO improvements, including Core Web Vitals enhancements.
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code in PHP, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3.
• Collaborate with engineering and product team members to deliver high-quality features aligned with business needs.
• Work with Git-based workflows and participate in code reviews.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex bugs and issues across staging and production environments.
• Coordinate with DevOps to manage hosting, caching, and CDN strategies.
• Stay current with the latest WordPress developments, plugin ecosystem, and modern web technologies.
• Develop and maintain third-party integrations to extend website functionality.

About You - 4+ years of experience in web development, with a primary focus on WordPress.

• Deep knowledge of WordPress core, architecture, REST API, and block development.
• Proven experience creating custom themes and plugins.
• Proficiency in PHP, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, and MySQL.
• Strong understanding of web performance optimization, including caching, CDNs, and SEO best practices.