GoFundMe.org

Senior WordPress Engineer

GoFundMe.org

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $133,000 - $200,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

BootstrapGraphQLJavaScriptjQueryMySQLNode.jsPHPReactSCSSWebpackWordPress

About the role

  • Contribute to the development, customization, and maintenance of high-performance WordPress websites and applications
  • Development and maintenance of custom WordPress themes and plugins following best practices and modern coding standards
  • Develop and implement sustainable strategies for more streamlined content management for collaboration, editors, and translators
  • Architect scalable and performant WordPress solutions for high-traffic websites
  • Collaborate with design and product teams to translate UI/UX designs into functional WordPress implementations with attention to detail and appropriate interactivity
  • Collaborate with design system team to implement design consistency and best practices across the entire GoFundMe experience
  • Integrate third-party APIs and services into WordPress websites
  • Contribute to code reviews to uphold code quality standards
  • Optimize websites for SEO, accessibility, performance, and responsiveness across all modern devices as directed by the Director of Technical SEO
  • Manage and improve WordPress hosting configurations, deployment pipelines (CI/CD) and version control processes
  • Stay up-to-date with the latest WordPress core updates, trends, and vulnerabilities, ensuring timely upgrades
  • Debug and troubleshoot issues across the stack (front-end, PHP back-end, database, server environments)

Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional WordPress development experience
  • Advanced proficiency in PHP, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3/SASS, and MySQL
  • Strong experience with custom WordPress theme and plugin development
  • Solid understanding of WordPress core, hooks, filters, REST API, and multisite environments
  • Strong experience with ACF, Gutenberg/Block Editor, and third-party integrations
  • Knowledge of WordPress hosting solutions (WPEngine, WPVIP) and domain management
  • Proficiency with Node, npm, Git, Gulp, Webpack, Bootstrap, jQuery, Tailwind, and modern development frameworks and workflows
  • Experience working with a mature design system or suitable equivalent
  • Experience working with localization, modern translation plugins and large-scale multisite installations
  • Experience with performance and media optimization, caching strategies, and WordPress security best practices
  • Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work both independently and in collaboration with other developers and teams to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
  • Preferred: Experience with React, REST API / GraphQL and custom block development
  • Preferred: Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.)
  • Preferred: Understanding of SEO technical principles and schema.org structured data