WordPress Developer

Hiebing•Madison, WI

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Hiebing is seeking a curious, motivated and innovative WordPress Developer to build and maintain WordPress websites and contribute to a range of digital work in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment. The role includes new WordPress development and maintenance for existing clients, with the potential to develop new client capabilities and eventually lead Hiebing’s WordPress development practice. WordPress development is central to the position, but the developer will also troubleshoot integrations, assist with analytics and tagging, support email development, and take on other technical assignments as client and team needs evolve. The role is based in Hiebing’s Madison, Wisconsin office and follows a hybrid schedule: in-office Monday through Wednesday, with remote work optional Thursday and Friday. Candidates outside commuting distance should be willing to relocate to the Madison area. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship.

Requirements

2–3 years of professional web development experience, including meaningful hands-on WordPress theme development experience.
Comfort using GitHub Copilot for AI-assisted development and as part of the problem-solving process.
Strong HTML, CSS and JavaScript fundamentals.
Working knowledge of PHP and WordPress development.
Experience with WordPress themes, plugins, Gutenberg/block editor and common marketing-site integrations.
Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills.
Experience with Git-based version control.
Ability and willingness to work across different types of technical assignments rather than specializing exclusively in one area.
Resourcefulness and comfort researching unfamiliar problems and identifying solutions independently.
Self-motivation and ability to take ownership of work and follow it through to completion.
Curiosity and eagerness to learn new technologies, platforms and approaches.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and shift between projects in a fast-paced environment.
Collaborative, dependable approach and commitment to producing high-quality work.
Authorization to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship.
Candidates who do not live within commuting distance of Madison, Wisconsin must be willing to relocate to the area.

Nice To Haves

WooCommerce or Shopify experience, including checkout optimization, payment and shipping plugins, and catalog organization.
Comfort with WP-CLI, Composer, deployment automation and modern WordPress build pipelines.
Experience implementing WordPress hardening practices, including secure configuration, plugin governance and least-privilege access.
Familiarity with unit testing or automated regression testing.
Hands-on experience with Email on Acid or Litmus.
Familiarity with analytics, tagging and marketing integrations, including GA4/GTM, consent tools, A/B testing, email providers and CDPs.
Accessibility awareness, including WCAG fundamentals, and experience implementing accessible UI patterns.

Responsibilities

Develop, enhance and maintain WordPress websites, including Gutenberg/block editor development, theme customization, plugin configuration and integrations.
Troubleshoot website issues, including plugin conflicts, third-party integrations, browser and device inconsistencies, and performance problems.
Support website maintenance, landing pages, forms, content migrations and other digital enhancements across multiple client properties.
Assist with analytics and tagging implementations using tools such as Google Tag Manager and GA4, including implementation, troubleshooting and quality assurance.
Support email development and production, including building and modifying HTML emails, troubleshooting rendering or template issues, and conducting technical quality assurance.
Implement and troubleshoot marketing technology integrations, including forms, analytics, consent management, email platforms and other third-party tools.
Use Git-based development workflows and follow practices for commits, branching, pull requests, releases and documentation.
Collaborate with developers, digital strategists, project managers, designers and other team members to solve problems and deliver high-quality work.
Maintain security, accessibility, performance and quality standards across development work.