About The Position
We're hiring a Full-Stack WordPress Developer for ongoing website maintenance and new feature development across multiple WordPress sites. You'll work inside an established stack (WP Engine + Genesis + ACF Pro) and own tasks end-to-end: implementation, testing, troubleshooting, and deployment. This role is ideal for someone who is fast, accurate, process-driven , and comfortable shipping reliable work through a staging → QA → production workflow. Tech Stack WP Engine hosting (staging + production workflows) WordPress (latest versions) Genesis Framework Custom Genesis Child Theme (Altitude Pro–based) ACF Pro (custom blocks, CPTs, field groups) Gravity Forms Agile Store Locator Additional plugins as needed per site
Requirements
- Strong WordPress development experience (theme + functionality)
- Strong PHP (WordPress hooks/actions/filters, templating, debugging)
- Solid front-end skills (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
- Experience with Genesis Framework
- Strong ACF Pro experience (CPTs, templates, custom blocks)
- Comfort working in WP Engine environments
- Familiarity with Gravity Forms
- Basic database competency (WordPress tables, safe edits)
- Detail-oriented with strong written English communication
- Reliable, responsive, and able to follow SOPs
Nice To Haves
- AI Agent Builder / Automation Coder
- This is not required, but a plus if you can support lightweight automations that reduce manual work. Examples: Building simple AI agents/workflows for internal ops (intake helpers, QA assistants, content utilities)
- Integrations using APIs/webhooks (forms → CRM → sheets, etc.)
- Automation tools (Zapier, Make, n8n) and/or small scripts (Python/Node)
- Prompt/system design for consistent outputs
Responsibilities
- Ongoing Maintenance & Support
- Update website content using provided copy
- Fix internal 301/404 errors and broken links
- Repair broken images, embeds, and media issues
- Update plugins safely and consistently
- Update WordPress core versions
- Manage PHP version updates in WP Engine
- Troubleshoot and resolve front-end issues (CSS/JS/layout)
- Perform light WordPress database work (phpMyAdmin-level tasks)
- QA test thoroughly before pushing updates live
- Full-Stack Build Work (Core to This Role)
- Build and maintain ACF field groups , CPTs, templates, and reusable components
- Develop and extend custom Gutenberg/ACF blocks
- Customize Genesis child theme templates and functionality (PHP)
- Implement integrations (Gravity Forms, maps/locator tools, third-party APIs)
- Debug performance issues, plugin conflicts, and theme-related bugs
- Implement best practices for security, performance, accessibility, and SEO fundamentals
- Work with Git-based versioning (when applicable) and maintain clean release practices
- Workflow Expectations (Required)
- Each project/task includes a pre-approved time estimate
- If work can be completed within the estimate → bill normally
- If additional time is required → provide a revised quote before logging extra hours
- No additional hours may be billed without written approval
- All work must follow proper WP Engine staging-to-production workflow : Push production to staging Perform updates/builds in staging QA testing Deploy to production
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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