WordPress developer at Virtual Internships · Remote only · 3 - 9 years · ₹5L - ₹15L / yr · Raised funding · Remote only · Posted 23 Jan 2023
Job description
We are Virtual Internships, an EdTech startup on a mission to bridge the gap between education and the workplace by making internships accessible to all.
Over the last four years, we’ve established partnerships with 12,000+ companies, 100+ universities, and supported thousands of students and graduates in becoming more employable via our online work experience product.
We are a team of 130+ across 25+ countries, and recently https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/14/virtual-internships-matches-students-with-top-companies-around-the-world/">secured our Series A funding from investors such as Hambro Perks, Sequoia Capital, Kaplan, Arsenal Growth, and Ascend Vietnam Ventures - who have collectively guided the likes of Google, Linkedin, WhatsApp, Canva, Udemy, and Applyboard.
Our 2022 awards include:
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Ranked 23rd out of 13,000 organizations in https://www.escapethecity.org/escape100/2022?utm_source=media_kit&utm_medium=blogpr&utm_campaign=esc100_2022&utm_id=launch">The Escape 100: the top purposeful organisations to ‘escape’ to in 2022
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https://www.techinasia.com/50-rising-startups-southeast-asia">Tech in Asia’s “Top 50 Rising Startups” (No.6 in Vietnam)
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Top100 EdTechStartup Selected by https://www.holoniq.com/notes/holoniq-europe-edtech-100/">HolonIQ
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Finalist for https://www.businessleader.co.uk/gotech-awards-22-finalists/">Go:Tech Awards
Your Role
Become one of our new Senior Software Engineers, where you will play a role in building an enterprise-level WordPress platform. If you want to work in a flexible environment where you can own technology, strategies, design, and build new systems from scratch using the tools YOU choose, read on!
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Work with the Marketing team to conduct a plan for building the website and scale-up plan yearly.
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Development/Deployment of enterprise-level WordPress plugins and themes in a WordPress VIP multi-site environment.
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Building and collaborating with developers from other teams to create modular, extensible PHP and JS solutions (plugins, packages, blocks, and components).
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To create own themes based on requirements from HTML scratch.
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Local Development Environment Setup/Configuration.
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Theme and Plugin Security.
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Understanding of best standards and guidelines about WordPress.org.
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Ability to handle complex problems from design to execution and deliver in time bound manner under constraints.
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Autonomously architect, prototype, and maintain solutions to different problems.
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Comfortable wearing many hats and willing to work on all parts of the stack.
Your Impact
In your first month, you will:
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Get onboarded and brought up to speed with all things VI - our company structure, product, mission, and values
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Meet with colleagues across the company and start building relationships that will help you better understand the company
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Review our current programs, systems, and data so you can gain insight into where we currently are
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Take over our new WordPress website which is in setting phase
Within 3 months, you will:
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Take ownership of your role and started working directly with stakeholders.
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Have strong relationships with our external vendors and be the front line of people support for the company
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Deliver 1st version of the new website.
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Coordinate with analysis to set up Google Analytics and other tools.
Within 6 months, you will:
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Work with the Marketing team to maintain, and improvement by the analyst result of the new website.
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Be a strong technical advisor for the marketing team about SEO/other Google and WordPress technologies.
Job Requirements
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A Bachelor’s degree is preferred.
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Extensive experience in writing and building PHP applications at scale using object-oriented coding, namespace, autoloading, dependency injection, PHPCS, Psalm, PHPUnits etc., as well as interacting with REST API/ GraphQL
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Familiarity with WordPress development (multisite, configuration, parent/child themes, plugins, Gutenberg) and understanding of security concerns and site optimization for performance.
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Possesses an understanding of and commitment to web standards, including web accessibility standards (WCAG)
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Familiarity with package managers for PHP (Composer) and JS (NPM/Yarn)
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Familiarity with PSR specifications
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Previous working experience with Code versioning and code review
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Previous working experience with Docker, Git, and dependency management via Composer
Consider this our wish list. We know there will be great candidates that don't meet every one of these criteria—if you're passionate about the role and have early-stage startup experience, we'd still love to hear from you.
What do we offer?
One of our core values at Virtual Internships is transparency. That’s why, we’re allowing you to ‘try before you apply’ in our “https://www.notion.so/virtualinternship/Virtual-Internships-VI-P-GUIDE-0aaa39e9a3304d4cbc19fad96bd0c72d">VI-P Guide” which includes our values, how we operate, how we build our packages, and how we interview.
To give you an example of some of our perks and benefits:
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Flexible Working Hours - start earlier, leave earlier, take a shorter lunch or leave a bit later, it's totally up to you.
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Remote First - work from anywhere, with a budget to support your remote setup
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Learn from the world’s best - access to exclusive content including how-to guides and playbooks from Sequoia/500Global-backed organizations
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Professional Development Budget - dedicated budget towards content/platforms/courses that can contribute to your professional growth
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Impact - we’re still at an early stage, so your impact is magnified. You will likely be solving something that hasn’t already been solved or you will be taking something to an entirely new level!
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Birthday Leave - go enjoy yourself on your birthday without needing to use your annual leave
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Meritocracy - a culture that prides itself on internal promotions and meritocracy. The majority of our managerial team has risen up (quickly), including our COO, CAO, CFO, Head of Host Companies, and Head of Intern Experience.

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Experience Level: 3+ years
Location: Bangalore, Karnataka (On-site)
Job Overview: We are in search of a seasoned and proficient WordPress Developer to join our innovative team. As a WordPress Developer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the digital presence of our projects. Your primary responsibilities will revolve around leading the development process, creating functional and visually appealing websites, and ensuring seamless integration with our brand's identity across various online platforms.
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Job Type: Internship
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Stipend
- 3-month internship: Unpaid Skill Based
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About the Role
We are looking for a motivated and creative WordPress Intern who is eager to learn and work on real-world website projects. This role involves assisting in website development, customization, and maintenance using WordPress, while gaining hands-on experience with live client projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in building and managing WordPress websites
- Customize themes and plugins as per project requirements
- Upload and manage website content (pages, blogs, media)
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- Basic knowledge of WordPress CMS
- Understanding of themes, plugins, and page builders (Elementor, etc.)
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- Hands-on experience in WordPress website development
- Exposure to live client projects and workflows
- Website optimization and maintenance skills
- Understanding of SEO-friendly website structure
- Practical knowledge of plugins, themes, and customization
Who Can Apply
- Students pursuing IT, Computer Science, or related fields
- Freshers interested in WordPress and web development
- Candidates looking to build a strong website development portfolio
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- Medical Insurance cover for self and immediate family.
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Job Description:
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Company: Wisetr Technology Pvt. Ltd. ("FunnelKit is one of the brands of Wisetr Technology Pvt. Ltd.")
Website: www(dot)funnelkit(dot)com
Location: Delhi, Tilak Nagar (work from office/ on-site only)
Experience: 5+ years + AI mindset
Education: Engineering candidates should only apply with relevant experience with WordPress and WooCommerce plugin/ product development (not theme customization)
Working Days: 5 days - Monday – Friday
About FunnelKit
FunnelKit builds powerful no-code funnel and marketing automation products for WooCommerce businesses worldwide. Our mission is to help small businesses grow profitably by giving them the right tools to increase conversions and revenue—without unnecessary complexity.
We are a product-first, customer-driven team that values ownership, simplicity, kindness, and excellence.
Role Overview
This role is ideal for someone who:
- Can lead development of our WordPress & WooCommerce product suite as a senior engineer who thinks beyond code
- Enjoys solving real customer problems
- Has worked on production-level WordPress plugins or SaaS products
- Takes ownership of both development and troubleshooting
You'll drive architectural decisions, mentor team members, and shape products that impact thousands of businesses. We're looking for someone who combines deep technical expertise with product thinking—understanding not just how to build features, but why they matter to customers.
You will work closely with Development, Product, QA, and Customer Success teams to build, improve, and support FunnelKit’s core products.
Key Responsibilities
1. Plugin Development & Product Feature Development
- Build and maintain WordPress plugins to extend site functionality and improve user experience
- Own architecture decisions for complex features across multiple products
- Work with the Product team to convert requirements into high-quality code
- Build custom solutions based on real customer use cases
- Ensure all features are properly tested and documented before release
- Mentor mid-level and junior developers through code reviews and pairing
- Lead initiatives that improve developer productivity and code quality
- Think creatively about technical challenges—finding innovative solutions
- Drive technical standards and best practices for the team
2. WooCommerce Integration & WordPress Hooks
- Develop custom solutions and features specifically for WooCommerce stores using WordPress hooks.
- Utilize deep knowledge of WordPress hooks (actions & filters) to extend core functionality and integrate with other plugins.
3. Troubleshooting & Release Stability
- Monitor product behavior after updates and releases
- Debug complex cross-system issues and performance bottlenecks
- Ensure smooth upgrades and backward compatibility
- Perform root-cause analysis to prevent repeat issues
- Resolve issues related to plugin conflicts, performance, and compatibility with WordPress and WooCommerce.
4. Product Improvement & Analysis
- Design scalable solutions that work across our product ecosystem
- Analyze L2 support tickets to identify patterns and gaps
- Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to implement improvements and evaluate technical feasibility and trade-offs
5. Git & Code Management
- Manage code using Git (commits, merges, releases)
- Maintain clean, scalable, and secure codebases
- Follow WordPress and WooCommerce best practices
- Conduct regular code reviews
6. AI-Assisted Development
- Use Cursor AI for code assistance, security checks, and snippet creation
- Improve development speed while maintaining high code quality
- Work closely with the development team to ensure smooth integration of plugins with existing systems
- Document technical decisions and create knowledge-sharing resources
7. QA & Test Case Collaboration
- Create clear use cases for QA testing
- Work closely with QA to ensure all features and fixes are thoroughly tested
- Reduce post-release bugs through strong pre-release validation
8. Internal Support to Customer Success
- Assist Customer Success Engineers with technical guidance
- Help resolve complex L1 issues when required
- Ensure recurring problems are documented and addressed at the product level
- Handle and resolve L2 support tickets for FunnelKit Checkout, Cart, and Bump
- Debug complex WordPress, WooCommerce, and plugin-related issues
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- Identify recurring issues and propose long-term product improvements
- Coordinate closely with Customer Success Engineers
9. CSS & Template Development
- Develop and maintain CSS and templates for FunnelKit products
- Ensure responsive, cross-browser compatible designs
- Maintain high UI and performance standards
Required Skills & Experience
- 5+ years of hands-on WordPress development
- Strong experience with:
- WordPress Core & Plugin Development
- WooCommerce internals and its ecosystem (APIs & customizations)
- WordPress hooks (actions, filters, and custom hooks)
- PHP mastery (expert-level OOP, design patterns and SOLID principles)
- Database proficiency - Advanced MySQL skills, query optimization, custom table design
- JavaScript, HTML, CSS
- Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills to resolve plugin related issues
- Security First - Expert in preventing SQL injection, XSS, CSRF; capability checks and input validation
- Experience working on product-based WordPress plugins or SaaS
- Strong understanding of orders, checkout flows, and extensibility points
- Proficient with Git version control and collaboration
- Performance Mindset: Experience optimizing slow queries, managing memory, and profiling
- Technical Leadership: Code review experience, mentoring ability, architecture decision-making
- Communication: Explains complex technical concepts clearly to different audiences
- Ability to work on-site from our Delhi office
Nice-to-Have Skills
- Payment gateway integration and debugging experience
- Background processing and job scheduling (Action Scheduler or similar)
- REST API design and development
- Multi-currency or internationalization experience
- Subscription/recurring billing systems knowledge
- Contributing to or maintaining open-source projects
- Experience building WooCommerce extensions
- Experience with checkout, cart, or conversion-focused products
- Familiarity with performance optimization and security best practices
- Experience using AI tools for development
- Candidates with hands-on experience in Agentic AI systems and working with Claude Code will be given preference.
Why This Role is Exciting
- Product Impact: Build features that directly impact revenue for thousands of businesses
- Cross-Product Thinking: Work across an ecosystem of products, not siloed features
- Innovation Encouraged: Find creative solutions to hard problems—we value ingenuity
- Real Leadership: Influence technical direction without organizational bureaucracy
- Modern Engineering: AI-enhanced workflows, continuous improvement, quality-first culture
- WordPress at Scale: Solve interesting challenges in one of the world's largest tech ecosystems
What Success Looks Like
First 3 Months:
- Lead your first major feature from design to deployment
- Establish yourself as a reliable code reviewer
- Identify and fix a significant performance or architectural issue
First 6 Months:
- Own a product area and drive its technical direction
- Mentor team members with measurable improvement in their skills
- Ship an innovative solution that becomes a best practice
First Year:
- Drive cross-product improvements that benefit the entire ecosystem
- Be the technical leader others consult for complex decisions
- Contribute to hiring and growing the engineering team
What We Value
- Product-minded engineering: Understanding business impact, not just technical elegance
- Ownership mentality: Taking responsibility for outcomes, not just tasks
- Continuous improvement: Always learning, always getting better
- Knowledge sharing: Writing docs, mentoring others, building team capability
- Creative problem-solving: Seeing opportunities others miss, finding better ways
What We Offer
- Opportunity to work on globally used WordPress products
- Competitive senior-level compensation
- High-ownership, low-bureaucracy environment
- Collaborative, product-driven culture
- Competitive salary based on experience
- Long-term growth and learning opportunities
- Technical leadership growth opportunities
How to Apply
- Links to significant projects you've led (GitHub, WordPress.org, portfolio)
- Brief note on a technical challenge you solved creatively
NOTE: This is a full-time, on-site position based in Delhi. Remote or hybrid candidates will not be considered.
FunnelKit is committed to creating an inclusive environment and is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Paid sick time
- Provident Fund
- Paid time off
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Tilak Nagar, Delhi, Delhi: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Application Question(s):
- Experience with Core PHP, WordPress & WooCommerce is a must.
Work Location: In person






