
Software Engineer, WordPress
Stagwell
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: California • United States
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Salary
💰 $70 - $90 per hour
Tech Stack
About the role
- Develop custom WordPress themes, templates, and plugins aligned with project specifications.
- Implement responsive, accessible, and performant front-end components.
- Collaborate closely with designers and other developers to ensure pixel-perfect execution.
- Translate Figma designs and wireframes into modular, reusable blocks (Gutenberg or ACF or similar).
- Support content migration and integration with third-party APIs.
- Test, debug, and document code to ensure quality and maintainability.
- Participate in code reviews and provide thoughtful feedback to peers.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional web development experience, with a strong WordPress focus.
- Proficient in custom theme and plugin development, ACF or Gutenberg blocks, and template hierarchy.
- Strong skills in HTML, CSS, modern JavaScript/Typescript, and web animation using CSS and Javascript.
- Understanding of accessibility, performance, and responsive design.
- Comfortable working in cross-functional teams and reviewing peer code.
- Experience with Git workflows, build tools (Vite, Webpack) and JIRA.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
WordPress developmentcustom theme developmentplugin developmentACFGutenbergHTMLCSSJavaScriptTypeScriptweb animation
Soft Skills
collaborationcode reviewfeedback