Job Title: WordPress Web Engineer
Location: New York City, NY Local Candidates Only Client: Versant
Rate: $55/hr
Experience: 5+ Years
Work Arrangement: Onsite / Local Candidates Only
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced WordPress Web Engineer with 5+ years of hands-on experience to develop, maintain, and optimize high-performance WordPress-based web applications.
The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in custom WordPress plugin and theme development using PHP, along with modern React, JavaScript/TypeScript, GraphQL, REST APIs, content modeling, caching, accessibility, SEO, and web performance.
Experience running WordPress at scale, particularly on WordPress VIP or comparable high-traffic managed platforms, is highly valuable. The candidate should also be comfortable troubleshooting production issues across CMS, frontend, APIs, caching layers, and third-party integrations.
Core Responsibilities
WordPress Engineering
React & Modern Frontend Development
GraphQL Development
WordPress Content Modeling
API & Systems Integration
Production Support & Troubleshooting
Performance, Accessibility & Security
Collaboration & Documentation
Required Technical Skills
Strongly Preferred Skills