Technical Lead - WordPress Performance Optimization

About Blaze Commerce

We're WordPress performance specialists who help WooCommerce stores achieve sub-second load times through native optimization. Our clients see 20-40% conversion improvements without the complexity of headless architecture. We leverage performance optimization and extensive UX research to deliver measurable revenue growth for WooCommerce store clients around the world.

Based in Melbourne, Australia with a distributed team across Southeast Asia, we're looking for a Technical Lead to drive engineering excellence across our growing portfolio of client sites.

The Role

Lead a team of 6-8 WordPress developers while ensuring flawless technical delivery across performance optimization projects, development services, and ongoing maintenance for 50+ WooCommerce stores. We're process-driven and committed to maintaining 5-star client satisfaction - you'll follow, refine, and improve our established workflows based on project retrospectives, team feedback, and customer feedback.

Core Responsibilities

Technical Leadership (40%)

• Own performance optimization strategies across the full WordPress stack
• Establish and enforce coding standards for WordPress development
• Technical architecture decisions for complex WooCommerce implementations
• Core Web Vitals optimization and monitoring

Team Management (30%)

• Direct management of 6-8 WordPress developers
• Daily standups, sprint planning, and resource allocation
• Code reviews and quality assurance processes
• Mentoring and skill development for team members

Client Delivery (20%)

• Technical scoping for performance optimization projects
• Solution architecture for WooCommerce customizations
• Production issue troubleshooting and resolution
• Client communication on technical matters

Innovation & Process (10%)

• Review and improve existing development processes based on retrospectives
• Optimize workflows and deployment procedures
• Research and implement new performance techniques
• Documentation standards and knowledge sharing
• Technical hiring and onboarding processes

Requirements

Essential Technical Skills

• 8+ years of WordPress development experience
• 4+ years working specifically with WooCommerce
• Expert-level PHP and MySQL optimization
• Deep knowledge of WordPress performance optimization:
  • Database query optimization
  • Object caching (Redis, Memcached)
  • CDN implementation and configuration
  • Full Site Editing and block development
  • Core Web Vitals optimization
• Strong experience with WordPress hosting environments (we primarily use Kinsta)
• Proven track record of achieving sub-2-second load times on complex WooCommerce sites

Leadership Requirements

• 2+ years managing development teams (minimum 4 developers)
• Experience delivering multiple concurrent client projects
• Strong project planning and estimation skills
• Excellent written and verbal English communication
• Ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders

Beneficial Skills

• React/JavaScript knowledge (for occasional legacy headless site support)
• Experience with performance monitoring tools (GTmetrix, PageSpeed Insights, WebPageTest)
• WooCommerce plugin development
• Systems integration experience (ERPs, CRMs, inventory management)
• DevOps and CI/CD pipeline setup

What You'll Work On

Performance Optimization Projects (60%)

• Optimize existing WooCommerce stores for speed and conversions
• Implement caching strategies and CDN configurations
• Database optimization and query refinement
• Core Web Vitals improvements

Development Services (25%)

• Custom plugin development for client requirements
• WooCommerce customizations and integrations
• Payment gateway implementations
• Third-party system integrations

Maintenance & Support (15%)

• Oversee hosting and maintenance for 50+ sites
• WordPress core, plugin, and theme updates
• Security monitoring and hardening
• Emergency support and troubleshooting

What We Offer

• Salary: PHP 200,000-220,000 per month (based on experience)
• Profit sharing - participate in our quarterly profit share program
• 100% remote - work from anywhere in the Philippines
• Flexible hours - output-focused environment
• Growth opportunity - direct path to CTO as we scale
• Strategic involvement - direct access to CEO and business decisions
• Stable client base - recurring revenue from established clients
• Learning budget - for courses, tools, and certifications

Our Hiring Process

We move fast. Strong candidates hear from us within 48 hours, and our streamlined interview process takes 7-10 days total.

Required Application Materials

• Resume highlighting WordPress/WooCommerce experience
• GitHub profile or code samples
• Brief case study of a site you optimized (before/after metrics)
• Current salary expectations

Why This Role Matters

Every second of load time costs our clients thousands in lost revenue. You'll directly impact the success of 50+ ecommerce businesses while leading a team that's obsessed with performance. If you believe WordPress can be just as fast as any modern stack and want to prove it every day, this role is for you.

Blaze Commerce is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse team.

No recruiters please - direct applications only.