Context
We are looking for a senior WordPress plugin developer to design and develop a custom WordPress plugin that imports, manages, synchronizes, and displays job postings from JobsMedia, then presents them effectively on a WordPress site (existing theme).

Mission

• Design the architecture and develop a clean, maintainable WordPress plugin and Scalable

• Integrate the JobsMedia source (API/feed) to retrieve job offers

• Manage synchronization (initial import + updates + deletion/expiration)

• Provide front-end display tools (shortcodes / blocks / templates)

• Ensure quality, performance, security, documentation, and deployment support

Expected functional objectives

1) Import/synchronization of JobsMedia

• Connect to JobsMedia via API (REST/JSON) or feed (XML/JSON/CSV) depending on availability

• Import job postings into WordPress as:

  • Custom Post Type (e.g., job) or other relevant approach

  • Taxonomies (category, contract type, location, etc.)

  • Fields (ACF or native meta fields): title, company, city, province/region, salary, type, date, description, application URL, external identifier, etc.

• Scheduling via WP-Cron (or manual endpoint option / "Synchronize" button)

• Duplicate management via external identifier

• Management of expired offers: deactivation, archiving, or deletion (configurable)

• Logs (basic minimum level): number of offers imported, updated, ignored, errors

2) Administration / configuration

• Key/API, feed URL, frequency, filters (optional), debug mode

• Field mapping (if necessary)

• Expiration/archiving mode selection

"Sync Now" Tool

Displaying Logs / Last Sync Status

3) Front-end Display

• Integration Methods :

  • Shortcodes (required) + optionally Gutenberg blocks (bonus)

• Expected pages:

  • List of offers with pagination / lazy loading (optional)

  • Filters: keywords, location, category, contract type (minimum)

  • Offer details page

• SEO:

  • Clean URLs, titles/meta Consistent, structured data if relevant (bonus)

• Design:

  • Respect for the existing theme (use compatible templates, CSS classes, etc.)

Technical Requirements

• WordPress (core best practices): CPT, taxonomies, meta tags, hooks/actions/filters

• Modern PHP (ideally 7.4+), OOP, namespaces, autoloading (Composer preferred)

• Security: validation/sanitization, capabilities, nonces, admin permissions

• Performance: batch import, query limiting, transients/caching if necessary

• Compatibility:

  • WP 6.x

  • Standard themes + common page builders (ideally without dependencies)

  • strong)

• Delivery:

  • Versioned plugin (Git), clean structure, README + installation doc

  • Deployment script / procedure

  • Simple tests or at least a QA checklist

Desired Profile

• Proven experience (3+ years) in custom WordPress plugin development

• Comfortable with API/feed integrations, synchronization, mapping of Data

• Ability to propose a robust architecture and anticipate edge cases (duplicates, network errors, quotas, etc.)

• Clear communication, autonomy, rigor

Deliverables

1. Complete WordPress plugin (zip + Git repo)

2. Documentation:

   • Installation + configuration

   • Usage (shortcodes / options)

   • Synchronization Strategy + Logs

3. Maintenance Guide (how to update the mapping, diagnose an error)

4. Production Deployment Support (e.g., 1–2 weeks depending on the terms)

Process / Application

2–3 examples of similar WordPress plugins or projects (links / repo / screenshots)

Your proposed approach (architecture + steps + estimates)

Your rate (flat fee or hourly rate) and availability

Bonus: experience with job sites / job boards / importers

Bonuses appreciated

• Native Gutenberg block

• Real-time Webhook/Sync if JobsMedia allows it

• Structured JobPosting data (Schema.org)