WordPress Engineer (Lead) ID37398

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.

Must haves

• 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.

Nice to haves

• Experience with WordPress VIP hosting infrastructure;

• Experience working with WordPress multi-sites;

• Experience with modern CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows;

• Exposure to AWS cloud services and modern infrastructure tools;

• Previous experience in a tech lead or staff engineer role;

• Contributions to the WordPress community (open source, events, etc.);

• Experience working in digital media or publishing environments;

• Familiarity with front-end frameworks like React, Next.js, and TypeScript.

The benefits of joining us

• Professional growth

Accelerate your professional journey with mentorship, TechTalks, and personalized growth roadmaps

• Competitive compensation

We match your ever-growing skills, talent, and contributions with competitive USD-based compensation and budgets for education, fitness, and team activities

• A selection of exciting projects

Join projects with modern solutions development and top-tier clients that include Fortune 500 enterprises and leading product brands

• Flextime

Tailor your schedule for an optimal work-life balance, by having the options of working from home and going to the office – whatever makes you the happiest and most productive.