Advanced WordPress/YOOtheme Developer (Contract Hire)

Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced contract WordPress developer to support our internal development team. This role focuses on advanced builds, custom functionality, and complex problem-solving to alleviate production bottlenecks. We require senior-level expertise for sophisticated projects, executing with minimal oversight.

This is not a basic WordPress role. We are looking for a developer who can architect scalable solutions within WordPress, work efficiently inside the YOOtheme framework, and integrate custom development as needed.

Duties

• Build and support advanced WordPress websites using YOOtheme Pro.
• Develop and manage Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) implementations with YOOtheme Essentials, including flexible content structures and reusable systems.
• Architect and implement complex directory structures, including custom post types, taxonomies, relationships, filtering, and search logic.
• Develop custom functionality when native tools or plugins are insufficient.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues across themes, plugins, and hosting environments.
• Collaborate with internal designers and strategists to translate UX/UI into performant builds.
• Develop and refine mobile navigation systems, including complex menu logic and responsive behavior.
• Ensure clean, maintainable, and scalable code.
• Optimize performance, accessibility, and SEO-related technical elements.
• Document approach and decisions when building reusable systems.

Required Experience

• 5+ years of WordPress development experience.
• Deep experience with YOOtheme Pro.
• Strong expertise in Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) and YOOtheme Essentials, including flexible content fields, repeater fields, relationship fields, JSON syncing, and deployment workflows.
• Proven experience building complex directory-style websites, including custom post types & taxonomies, advanced filtering and search, and data relationships and hierarchies.
• Strong understanding of PHP (WordPress theme/plugin development), JavaScript (especially for UI behaviors and navigation), and HTML/CSS (with attention to responsive design and maintainability).
• Experience customizing or extending page builders/frameworks when needed.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Experience integrating APIs or third-party data sources into WordPress.
• Familiarity with performance optimization techniques (Core Web Vitals, caching strategies).
• Experience working within agency workflows.
• Understanding of SEO technical requirements in WordPress builds.

Pay: $80.00 per hour

Application Question(s)

• Describe a project where you used YOOtheme Pro alongside YOOtheme Essentials and Advanced Custom Fields to build a flexible, scalable content system. How did you structure the fields? How did you handle repeatable layouts or modular content? What limitations did you encounter, and how did you solve them? Provide the URL for this work.
• Walk through how you would architect a directory site with: Multiple content types (e.g., businesses, locations, categories), Filtering by multiple criteria, Bi-directional relationships between entries. Include details on post types, taxonomies, and how filtering/search would work. Give an example of when YOOtheme Pro (or another builder) could not meet a requirement. What was the limitation? What approach did you take to extend or bypass it? Why did you choose that approach over alternatives?
• Describe the most complex mobile navigation system you’ve built. What made it complex? How did you handle usability, performance, and maintainability? What tradeoffs did you make?
• You inherit a WordPress site with: Large ACF structures, Complex queries, Slow load times. Walk through your process for diagnosing and improving performance.
• When building with ACF, how do you decide between: Flexible content fields, Repeaters, Separate post types? Provide a real-world example.
• What is your philosophy on managing styles in WordPress builds—specifically: Using framework settings (like YOOtheme), Creating custom CSS systems, Maintaining consistency across pages and components? Where do you draw the line between using the framework and writing custom styles?

Work Location: Remote