Rankings.io

Director of Development

Rankings.io

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: MontanaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $120,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Lead, coach, and develop an internal team of developers.
  • Manage overseas development resources with clear accountability and quality expectations.
  • Set expectations around code quality, deadlines, and developer role responsibilities.
  • Conduct performance reviews, mentorship, and professional development planning.
  • Identify skill gaps and participate in hiring, onboarding, and team scaling.
  • Forecast capacity needs and plan hiring proactively based on growth.
  • Partner cross-functionally with Design, UX, SEO, Project Managers, Accounts and Project stakeholders to create and execute project plans within scope and timeline.
  • Make effective decisions balancing quality, speed, client needs, and profitability.
  • Contribute directly to advanced builds, complex implementations, and high-risk debugging.
  • Ensure consistent execution of custom and responsive WordPress development across desktop, mobile, and tablet.
  • Drive strong front-end execution using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern responsive standards.
  • Lead advanced front-end work including animation and complex interactions where appropriate.
  • Debug and resolve code, performance, and cross-browser issues quickly and thoroughly.
  • Own and evolve development workflows, branching strategies, and code review standards.
  • Define and improve staging-to-production deployment workflows.
  • Improve documentation standards for scalability and knowledge transfer.
  • Strengthen automation across QA, deployments, and repetitive processes.
  • Continuously refine internal SOPs to reduce technical debt and increase velocity.
  • Monitor and oversee the execution of development-related tickets.
  • Improve 'definition of done' clarity to reduce bug recycling and rework.
  • Own and improve WordPress development standards and best practices.
  • Maintain and advance company theme/plugin assets to support scalable delivery.
  • Improve modular, reusable component and Gutenberg block systems.
  • Be an expert in site speed and performance optimization, ongoing site maintenance, updates, and iterative site edits.
  • Own launch readiness including forms, scripts, plugins, redirects, SEO requirements, performance checks, and post-launch support.
  • Own and standardize website migration and launch frameworks to preserve SEO equity, lead flow, and technical integrity.
  • Oversee redirect mapping, crawl comparisons, indexation validation, and analytics continuity.
  • Establish structured DNS transition protocols and post-launch performance monitoring.
  • Partner with SEO and project teams to proactively identify and mitigate traffic volatility risks during structural or domain changes.
  • Define internal performance benchmarks (Core Web Vitals targets).
  • Monitor performance trends across builds.
  • Establish load testing standards where appropriate.
  • Reduce technical debt across legacy projects.
  • Improve performance consistency across all builds.
  • Own WordPress security best practices (hardening, permissions, 2FA, etc.).
  • Establish plugin vetting standards.
  • Oversee patch management and vulnerability monitoring.
  • Ensure reliable backup and disaster recovery protocols.
  • Improve intake form security and data protection standards.
  • Build risk mitigation practices into QA workflows.
  • Serve as internal expert on ADA compliance and WCAG 2.1/2.2 standards.
  • Build repeatable accessibility auditing and remediation systems.
  • Integrate accessibility into component libraries and QA processes.
  • Move beyond reactive compliance toward proactive accessibility standards.
  • Ensure development decisions support technical SEO best practices.
  • Maintain clean architecture, schema implementation standards, indexation hygiene, and performance alignment.
  • Partner closely with SEO teams to ensure seamless implementation of technical requirements.
  • Own strong working knowledge of hosting environments and troubleshooting.
  • Improve hosting and maintenance operational standards.
  • Help define scalable and profitable hosting/maintenance offerings.
  • Improve operational clarity around what is included vs. billable.
  • Own overall site quality and conduct structured reviews at key phases.
  • Continuously improve QA processes and bug triage systems.
  • Own BugHerd workflow, expectations, and accountability.
  • Reduce post-launch bug volume through stronger internal standards.
  • Improve development cycle time without sacrificing quality.
  • Improve build efficiency and margin through smarter systems and templating.
  • Evaluate build timelines and reduce unnecessary friction.
  • Participate in pricing strategy for custom builds and retainers.
  • Identify opportunities for productization and repeatable systems.
  • Align development output with company profitability goals.
  • Evaluate AI-assisted development and QA tools where appropriate.
  • Strengthen automation across repetitive tasks.
  • Improve component-based systems to reduce one-off builds.
  • Continuously evaluate tools and technologies that increase scalability and quality.

Requirements

  • 8–12+ years development experience.
  • 3–5+ years leadership experience managing developers.
  • Expert-level WordPress development experience (custom builds, complex sites).
  • Expert-level front-end development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript).
  • Strong version control experience.
  • Deep understanding of performance optimization and Core Web Vitals.
  • Strong technical SEO implementation knowledge.
  • Strong ADA/WCAG compliance implementation experience.
  • Experience with website launches at scale.
  • Experience improving QA systems and development workflows.
  • Experience in agency or multi-client environments preferred.
  • Strong communication and decision-making skills under deadline pressure.
Benefits
  • Starting Salary of $120k
  • Work remotely from home
  • Unlimited PTO
  • $100 Wellness Reimbursement Program
  • 401(k) with 3% Employer match (Safe Harbor)
  • 100% Health Insurance (including fully employer-funded coverage)
  • Quarterly training stipend for Professional Development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
WordPress developmentHTMLCSSJavaScriptperformance optimizationCore Web Vitalstechnical SEOADA complianceQA systemsversion control
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationdecision-makingmentorshipteam developmentcross-functional collaborationproblem-solvingaccountabilityorganizational skillscapacity planning