Senior PHP/Wordpress Developer

PEI Group is a subscriber-focused business intelligence company founded in 2001 that focuses on private investment markets in real estate, infrastructure, private equity, private debt, and specialist sector-specific activities within private asset classes. 

We provide industry-leading journalism, data, and market insight to subscribing clients via a broad portfolio of specialist brands supported by our robust and scalable digital publishing, analytics, and database platform. With our multi-talented global team of over 400 people spread across EMEA, the USA, and Asia, our purpose is to inform and connect investment professionals across global, specialised markets.

We are seeking a Senior PHP/WordPress Developer with deep experience in full-stack development and a strong understanding of infrastructure and production systems. This high-impact role is suited for someone who can go beyond application coding and help build scalable, secure, and performant WordPress-based platforms. We work across multiple programming languages and adopt Test-Driven Development and Continuous Deployment.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Engineering & Development:

• Design, develop, test, and debug custom WordPress plugins, integrations and themes tailored to business needs.
• Write clean, testable, and high-performance PHP code using modern practices.
• Collaborate with front-end developers and designers to implement responsive and accessible user interfaces.

Infrastructure & DevOps:

• Manage WordPress deployments in production, including using version control, planning and execution, and monitoring and optimising the deployments.
• Work closely with DevOps and infrastructure teams to manage deployments, CI/CD pipelines, and production readiness.
• Configure and troubleshoot web servers (Nginx, Apache) and reverse proxy setups.
• Implement and tune caching strategies (object caching, page caching, etc.) and CDN integrations (e.g., Cloudflare, Akamai).
• Monitor and improve application performance and scalability through log analysis, profiling tools, and server-side tuning.

Production Support & Diagnostics

• Analyse HTTP traffic, debug and resolve 4xx/5xx response errors, and monitor uptime and performance metrics.
• Conduct root cause analysis and log investigations (using tools like ELK stack, Datadog, or similar).
• Support incident response and coordinate with 3rd-party vendors such as WordPress hosting and CDN providers.

Collaboration & Ownership

• Work with cross-function
• al teams including Product, Design, QA, and Data Engineering.
• Provide technical leadership within the WordPress space.
• Participate in sprint planning, story estimation, and stakeholder demos.

SKILLS / COMPETENCIES:

• 6+ years of experience in PHP development.
• 2+ years of working experience, specifically in WordPress and MySQL.
• Proven experience in both frontend and backend WordPress development.
• Expertise in custom plugins and theme development.
• Proficiency with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and RESTful APIs.
• Experience with large multisite WordPress setups.
• Strong understanding of SEO best practices.
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and modern software architecture principles.
• Experience with web hosting environments, server management, and cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS/GCP).
• Exposure to DevOps practices, CI/CD, and production deployments.
• Experience with Caching, CDNs, and server configuration (e.g., Nginx).
• Ability to analyse logs, resolve HTTP errors, and address performance issues in live environments.
• Strong communication, teamwork, and the ability to work across multiple projects and deadlines.