WordPress Developer

Our client is looking for an experienced WordPress developer to provide ongoing development coverage and support for a content-rich marketing site built on a custom PHP theme and hosted on WP Engine. You'll keep the site stable, secure, and up to date, respond when issues come up, and take on development work as the team's needs evolve. You'll need to work independently and communicate clearly with nontechnical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Maintain and support a custom WordPress theme built with PHP, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), and custom post typesPerform routine WordPress core, plugin, and theme updates, testing changes in staging before they go to productionRespond to and resolve urgent production issues, such as site outages, broken functionality, plugin conflicts, and security concernsAnswer support questions from content and marketing teams and help them work effectively in WordPress.Troubleshoot and debug issues across the WordPress site.Take on development requests as they arise, such as new templates, ACF components, integrations, and enhancementsManage the site within WPEngine's staging and production environments, including backups and restore pointsWork within a Git and GitHub pull-request workflow, and help establish or improve version control and deployment practices where neededKeep the site's PHP version and dependencies current and supported on WPEngineDocument fixes, processes, and site architecture so knowledge isn't lost

Requirements

5+ years of professional WordPress development experience, with a focus on custom themes rather than page buildersStrong proficiency in PHP, HTML, CSS, and JavaScriptDeep experience with ACF, custom post types, taxonomies, and WordPress template hierarchyExperience maintaining and troubleshooting production WordPress sites, including plugin conflicts, updates, and security hardeningHands-on experience with WPEngine or a similar managed WordPress hostComfort working in Git and GitHub with a pull-request-based workflowWorking experience with Next.js and React, enough to maintain and troubleshoot an existing applicationFamiliarity with consuming WordPress data via the REST API or WPGraphQLStrong written communication and the ability to work independently with minimal oversight Nice to haveExperience with CI/CD deployments (e.g., GitHub Actions to WPEngine)Technical SEO experience, such as structured data, redirects, sitemaps, and site performance (Core Web Vitals)Familiarity with web accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1 AA)Experience integrating marketing tools such as forms, analytics, and tag managers