CloudLinux is hiring a
Product Owner/WordPress optimization

Summary

This job is for a Product Manager in the CloudLinux OS department, responsible for optimizing PHP/WordPress sites, leading a team, and collaborating with stakeholders. Requires 5+ years of site optimization experience, proficiency in PHP/JavaScript, WordPress, web technologies, and Linux.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience in site optimization and web technologies
• Active engagement in the WordPress community
• Proficiency with programming languages such as PHP and JavaScript, and in web technologies such as HTML and CSS
• Strong knowledge of WordPress, including themes, plugins, optimization techniques, and explicit development of plugins
• Understanding and applying different existing solutions/plugins for performance improvement; understanding the variances between different optimization features
• Experience with tools that measure web page performance and a strong understanding of the most important evaluating performance metrics
• Good understanding of caching mechanisms
• Understanding of the most important and popular paint points in WordPress
• Knowledge of popular frameworks and libraries such as AngularJS, ReactJS, or Vue.js
• Strong understanding of web servers such as Apache, Nginx, Litespeed and their advantages/disadvantages
• Familiarity with web design principles, user experience (UX) design, and accessibility standards
• Knowledge of SEO practices and web analytics to improve a website’s visibility and performance
• Understanding of how to create websites that work well on a variety of devices and screen sizes
• Knowledge of web security practices to protect websites from threats and vulnerabilities
• Understanding of how to ensure websites function and display correctly across different web browsers
• Knowledge of web services like REST or SOAP, which allow different software applications to communicate with each other
• Proficiency in database management and optimization, with knowledge of SQL or NoSQL databases
• Experience with e-commerce platforms, which are used to create online stores
• Hands-on experience in Linux (experience with popular distributions such as CentOS, Almalinux, CloudLinux, and Debian)

Responsibilities

• Define the main strategy, product vision, roadmap, and backlog for optimizing PHP/WordPress sites
• Develop and evolve the existing optimization and diagnostic features
• Make an active comparison with analogs and search for the best website optimization solutions in the market
• Generate and explore ideas for optimization
• Implement necessary metrics to monitor product success and provide ongoing oversight of these metrics
• Lead and manage a team of web developers and designers, ensuring effective collaboration and high-quality output
• Lead and support technical escalations with global customers, presenting analysis, reports, insights, and findings
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders to understand their needs and expectations, translating these into actionable tasks for the team
• Ensure the product meets user needs and provides an excellent user experience, with a particular focus on website performance and speed
• Identify potential risks and develop strategies to mitigate them, ensuring the smooth delivery of the product
• Develop and maintain strong and healthy relationships with peers from the other development units, customer success, presales, and other stakeholders at Imunify

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with other CMS like Drupal or Joomla
• Knowledge of web hosting control panels such as cPanel, Plesk, or DirectAdmin

Benefits

• Fully remote work with flexible working hours
• Paid 24 days of vacation per year, 10 days of national holidays, and unlimited sick leaves
• Compensation for private medical insurance
• Co-working and gym/sports reimbursement
• Budget for education
• The opportunity to receive a reward for the most innovative idea that the company can patent