WordPress Engineer (Enterprise Engineering)

Location: Fully Remote - US Only

Pay Rate: $70 - $75/hr (W2)

Duration: 12-month contract possible extension/conversion

Schedule: Full-Time | 40 Hours/Week

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Paid Vacation, and Sick Leave

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced Web Developer to support large-scale WordPress marketing and informational web properties. This role will focus on building new functionality, maintaining enterprise WordPress applications, optimizing site performance, and implementing secure development practices while leveraging AI-assisted engineering workflows.

The ideal candidate brings strong expertise in custom WordPress development, PHP, JavaScript, WordPress VIP, Gutenberg block development, and enterprise-scale website operations.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Develop and maintain enterprise WordPress applications using PHP and JavaScript
2. Build custom WordPress themes and plugins from scratch, including bug fixes and updates.
3. Design and implement Gutenberg custom blocks and reusable components
4. Support WordPress multisite environments and scalable content architectures
5. Optimize Core Web Vitals, page speed, caching, and site reliability
6. Troubleshoot production issues and deploy safe, incremental releases
7. Implement secure coding practices and dependency management
8. Collaborate with Marketing, Design, Product, and Engineering stakeholders
9. Participate in code reviews, testing, documentation, and deployment activities
10. Implement an AI-first development workflow using modern toolsets such as Claude, GitHub Copilot, DevMate, and Codex to accelerate delivery
11. Support technical maintenance and enhancement initiatives across web ecosystem

Must-Have Qualifications:

Enterprise WordPress Development

1. 5+ years WordPress engineering experience
2. Experience supporting large-scale WordPress environments
3. Custom plugin development
4. Custom theme development

Technical Skills

1. PHP
2. JavaScript (ES6+)
3. HTML5
4. CSS3 / SCSS
5. WordPress REST API
6. Gutenberg Block Editor
7. WordPress Hooks
8. WordPress PHP APIs

Engineering Practices

1. Secure coding practices
2. Code review experience
3. Performance optimization
4. Scalability and reliability engineering
5. Cross-functional collaboration

AI Development

1. Experience utilizing AI coding tools
2. Claude
3. GitHub Copilot
4. DevMate
5. Codex

Nice to Have Qualifications:

1. WordPress VIP
2. Enterprise CMS environments
3. Media company experience
4. High-traffic public websites
5. React
6. WordPress Multisite
7. Core Web Vitals optimization
8. Accessibility (WCAG)
9. Meta experience
10. Agile/Scrum environments

Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation. #TMMT

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