The Role in a Nutshell
We are seeking a talented Web Developer to join our team at WP Engine. As a member of our Marketing department, you will work with other developers, designers, and partners to build high-traffic, high-performance, and high-visibility sites using modern WordPress development, particularly native block development using React.
What's Cool About This Job
You will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of projects, from building new components to migrating content from old WordPress sites to our Atlas site. Our team values elegance and constructive collaboration, and we encourage you to approach obstacles as challenges to be overcome.
Your Skills and Expertise
* Demonstrated understanding of modern WordPress development.
* Demonstrated expertise in native block development using React.
* Familiarity with the WordPress Block Editor and theme.json.
* Proven experience in modern front-end web development, including writing HTML that is semantic and accessible, styled by modern CSS.
The Day to Day
1. Collaborate with your team to build elegant and compelling user experiences on the web, or build the behind-the-scenes systems that get the data we need.
2. Work with your team to ensure our architecture, plugins, and internal developer experience are well-crafted.
3. Collaborate with our Marketing team (or Product & Engineering partners) to understand and create our next project.
4. Address security vulnerabilities to improve security of our sites.
5. Learn something new, or teach something new to a colleague.
Your Benefits
* Company Stock Options.
* Great Health Benefits.
* Fertility Benefits.
* HSA Company contribution.
* 401(k) with a 4% match.
* Disability Insurance.
* Paid Family and Caregiver's Leave.
* Employee Assistance Program.
* Generous Vacation Time.
* One-time $500 payment to set up your home office.
* 4 Company Wellness Days a year.
* 1 floating holiday.
* $100 monthly wellness allowance to spend on what you want.
* Free subscription to Calm.
* Pet Insurance.
* On-going education through LinkedIn Learning, Workday Learning and our Career Growth Portal.