Lead WordPress & Frontend Developer (Remote, Contract)

About the Role

As a Lead WordPress & Frontend Developer at Infuse, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the technical landscape of the company’s multi-site web platform. This position is essential for ensuring code quality and release readiness, which directly impacts the user experience across all regional websites. In the initial months, you will immerse yourself in the existing platform, conducting thorough reviews of both internal and external development work while enhancing aspects like performance, security, and maintainability. Your leadership will guide both the engineering team and external vendors, making this role crucial for the future evolution of the platform.

Key Responsibilities

• You will take ownership of the technical quality and release readiness across the core platform and regional websites, ensuring a seamless user experience.
• Your role will involve developing and improving WordPress themes, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) configurations, and custom PHP plugins to enhance functionality.
• Regular code reviews will be part of your responsibilities, as you will evaluate technical solutions and estimates provided by internal developers and external vendors.
• You will establish practical engineering standards that cover code review processes, testing methodologies, security protocols, and Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) practices.
• Collaboration with the DevOps team will be critical as you work to improve deployment workflows, optimize CDN caching, and boost production reliability.
• Your efforts will extend to maintaining integrations with marketing automation tools, analytics platforms, tag management systems, and cookie consent mechanisms.
• You will focus on improving key performance metrics such as page speed, structured data, multilingual setups, sitemaps, and technical SEO/AEO strategies.
• Additionally, you will contribute to proof of concept developments and architectural decisions regarding a potential transition to a React/Next.js platform.

Requirements & Qualifications

• A strong background in WordPress development, showcasing hands-on experience with PHP, custom themes, and plugin development.
• Production-level experience with React, Next.js, and TypeScript is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with WordPress Multisite, MySQL, and complex web platforms is essential for success in this role.
• Proven ability to lead technical teams and manage projects effectively is necessary, along with excellent communication skills.
• A solid understanding of web performance optimization techniques and SEO best practices will be advantageous.

What You’ll Gain

• Experience leading a technical team and influencing project outcomes, significantly enhancing your leadership skills.
• Opportunities to work with advanced technologies like React and Next.js, broadening your technical expertise.
• Enhanced problem-solving capabilities as you tackle complex web development challenges in a collaborative environment.
• Exposure to various aspects of web platform management, which can pave the way for future roles in senior technical leadership or project management.

How to Apply

If you are excited about this opportunity, please submit your application via this link: Apply here.