The company is seeking a Manager / Technical Lead to oversee the development and evolution of high-traffic web platforms powered by WordPress VIP, aiming to deliver performant, secure, and scalable web experiences.
Requirements
- 7+ years of professional experience in software development with at least 3 years in a technical leadership or management capacity
- Proven experience managing large-scale WordPress-powered websites and CMS platforms, including WordPress VIP, Gutenberg, and REST APIs
- Strong hands-on experience with JavaScript, Node.js, PHP (LAMP stack), and MySQL/Postgres
- Expertise in building and maintaining custom themes and plugins in enterprise WordPress environments
- Strong knowledge of system design, architecture patterns, security, and performance optimization
- Experience working with GraphQL, RESTful APIs, JSON, XML, and modern config formats like YAML
- Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and cloud-native infrastructure
Responsibilities
- Define platform architecture and evolve best practices around WordPress development and web application performance
- Drive architectural decisions that ensure scalable, secure, and reliable systems
- Lead technical spikes, proof-of-concepts, and evaluation of emerging technologies and tools
- Provide hands-on guidance in WordPress theme and plugin development, system integration, and code standards
- Remain actively involved in development, contributing to the codebase and setting the bar for quality and maintainability
- Build and maintain custom WordPress components and support integration with third-party platforms
- Collaborate on front-end architecture to support responsive, modular, and high-performance UIs
Other
- This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills with a strong ability to bridge technical and business discussions
- Experience managing a team of engineers—fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and technical excellence
- Conduct regular code and design reviews, delivering thoughtful and actionable feedback
- Partner with leadership on roadmap planning and long-term platform goals
