WordPress Engineer (Lead) ID37398

Job Description

AgileEngine is an Inc. 5000 company that creates award-winning software for Fortune 500 brands and trailblazing startups across 17+ industries. We rank among the leaders in areas like application development and AI / ML, and our people-first culture has earned us multiple Best Place to Work awards.

If you're looking for a place to grow, make an impact, and work with people who care, we'd love to meet you!

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Own the technical direction for our WordPress platform and lead the development and implementation of new features in collaboration with internal and external partners;
• Contribute to and guide the evolution of platform architecture and back-end infrastructure;
• Enforce coding best practices and ensure performance, security, and scalability of our WordPress implementation;
• Collaborate with designers, front-end engineers, and product managers to plan and execute development work;
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to internal engineers to support their growth in WordPress development;
• Lead code reviews, documentation efforts, and continuous improvement processes.

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Requirements

5+ years of commercial experience; Deep understanding of WordPress and PHP fundamentals, with a strong portfolio of complex or large-scale projects; Experience designing scalable back-end systems and implementing custom plugins and themes; Proven ability to lead and influence technical decisions across teams or organizations; Strong knowledge of RESTful APIs and familiarity with GraphQL APIs; Experience with headless or decoupled WordPress implementations; Familiarity with modern JavaScript (e.g., ESNext, JSX) and experience building custom Gutenberg blocks using block.json and React; Prior experience supporting high-traffic enterprise websites; Skilled in debugging, performance optimization, and local development workflows; Experience working with testing tools in WordPress, such as phpunit; Proficient in version control tools such as Git / GitHub; Upper-Intermediate English level.