Backend-Focused WordPress Developer Needed for Custom Student & Teacher Progress Tracking Platform

I’m building a custom education platform using WordPress that allows students to practice skills and teachers to track student progress. This is a backend-heavy project focused on data modeling, authentication, and permissions — not a page-builder or theme-only job. I’m looking for an experienced backend-focused WordPress developer to help design and build the core systems that power this platform. What I Need Built (Key Deliverables) Phase 1 – Core System Secure user authentication Multiple user roles: Student, Teacher, Admin Role-based access control (RBAC) Teacher & Student Management Teachers can create and manage student accounts Teachers can only view their own students Admin has full access Student Progress Tracking Custom progress tracking at the skill level Track attempts, accuracy, and completion status Store data in custom database tables No reliance on off-the-shelf LMS plugins Dashboards Student dashboard showing skill progress Teacher dashboard showing student and class progress Admin dashboard for full system oversight Skills Required Must-Have Advanced WordPress development (custom plugins) Strong PHP experience MySQL database design & data modeling User authentication & permissions Role-based access control (RBAC) Git / version control Nice-to-Have Laravel experience REST API development Education or LMS-related projects Data reporting / analytics How I Like to Work Clear, direct communication Phased development with milestones Thoughtful planning before coding Clean, documented, scalable code Long-term collaboration preferred I value developers who: Ask good questions Can explain their technical decisions Think about scalability and security This Is Not a Fit If You Mainly Do Elementor-only or theme-based work LMS plugin setup (LearnDash, TutorLMS, etc.) Quick fixes without backend architecture To Apply Please include: A brief description of a custom system you’ve built with multiple user roles How you would approach student progress tracking in WordPress Whether you would build this as a custom plugin and why Applications without these details will not be considered. Apply tot his job