Senior WordPress Engineer · PHP Engineer
Remote-first · Based in Portugal, Currently in GMT+7
20+ years in production web systems
200+ projects delivered across the world
I design and evolve WordPress systems that operate under real production pressure.
I’ve worked with startups, agencies, e-commerce brands, and large-scale media platforms, helping them modernize legacy systems, stabilize deployments, and scale without breaking editorial workflows.
I focus on building systems that remain extensible years after launch.
- Architect modular WordPress platforms
- Refactor legacy monoliths into maintainable components
- Design scalable plugin ecosystems
- Implement headless / decoupled architectures
- Optimize performance-critical rendering paths
- Reduce technical debt without halting product velocity
- Modern PHP (strict typing, OOP, service-oriented patterns)
- WordPress Core architecture
- Custom plugin & framework engineering
- REST API design & integrations
- React
- Gutenberg block development
- State-driven UI patterns
- Performance-oriented JavaScript
- Accessible, standards-compliant UI systems
- Modular system design
- Code standards enforcement
- Release lifecycle management
- Production stability engineering
- Refactoring strategies for long-lived platforms
Worked as Senior WordPress Backend Developer on ARTE, one of Europe’s major public broadcasting platforms.
Impact
- Reduced technical debt across a large legacy codebase
- Helped modularize a monolithic system
- Improved production stability through better deployment practices
- Contributed to internal standards and engineering practices
- Enabled gradual migration toward modern frameworks
Led architectural evolution of a WordPress-based framework:
- Transitioned toward service-oriented architecture
- Enabled headless and decoupled use cases
- Simplified custom Gutenberg block development workflows
- Rebuilt fragile data duplication logic using native APIs
- Improved developer ergonomics and long-term maintainability
Focus: extensibility without sacrificing stability.
Architected a high-performance inventory management system built on WordPress.
Highlights
- Modular OOP architecture
- Complex inventory state modeling (reserved, in-transit, multi-provider normalization)
- High-performance AJAX search with client-side state control
- URL state synchronization for deep linking
- Optimized rendering for large product datasets
Designed to balance complex business logic with responsive UX.
Led advanced UI and backend evolution of a commercial mapping product.
- Multi-field data filtering systems
- External interface integration modules
- Dynamic marker and tooltip rendering logic
- Backend refactoring for improved error handling
- Accessibility and internationalization improvements
- Rendering engine performance optimization
I run the technical direction: architecture, development, and long-term support.
Clients include startups, retail brands, creative agencies, and tourism platforms. Most engagements are long-term partnerships centered around reliability and sustainable growth.
Production stability is not optional.
I optimize for:
- Predictable releases
- Isolated risk
- Extensible architecture
- Clean upgrade paths
- Systems that other developers can safely evolve
Remote Senior WordPress / Platform Engineering roles where:
- Architecture decisions are valued
- Technical debt is addressed intentionally
- Long-term maintainability is prioritized
- Modern frontend integrations are part of the roadmap
📧 leite.carvalho@gmail.com
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