Senior Software Engineer, WordPress

Clearlink

. Develop high-quality software aligned with user needs and business goals .

Posted 9/17/2026full-timeSalt Lake City • Utah • United StatesSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in developing and optimizing high-traffic WordPress applications, including custom themes, plugins, and APIs, while ensuring performance, security, and scalability. Provides technical leadership and mentorship, fostering collaboration across cross-functional teams.

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WordPress Application DevelopmentPHP ProgrammingReact Framework ExperienceDevOps WorkflowsAWS or Azure Experience

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Hard Skills

Object-Oriented ProgrammingJavaScript FrameworksDatabase Design and OptimizationAPI DevelopmentPerformance Optimization

Soft Skills

Technical LeadershipCollaborationMentoring

Tools & Technologies

GitHubDockerKubernetesTerraformPostman

Industry Keywords

CMS-Driven ApplicationsHigh-Traffic WebsitesApplication SecurityRoot Cause AnalysisService-Oriented Architecture

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaJavaScriptKubernetesMySQLNode.jsNoSQLPHPPostgresReactTerraformTypeScriptWordPressGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop high-quality software aligned with user needs and business goals
Take technical ownership of high-profile, high-traffic WordPress properties and evolve their applications, integrations, architecture, and supporting services
Design, develop, maintain, and optimize enterprise-scale WordPress applications, custom themes, plugins, integrations, APIs, and performance improvements
Write secure, testable, maintainable, and extensible code
Collaborate with product managers, UX designers, and cross-functional teams
Build performant and responsive web experiences using WordPress, PHP, TypeScript, React, Node.js, Go, and related frameworks
Ensure performance, reliability, scalability, and security of consumer websites
Design and optimize Postgres and MySQL databases
Apply DevOps workflows for development, deployment, and ongoing operations
Work on service-oriented and high-availability web application architectures
Use AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity, code quality, testing, troubleshooting, and delivery speed
Design and build custom APIs and integrations
Manage and review code using GitHub or similar version control systems
Lead or participate in technical design reviews
Review other developers' code and provide constructive feedback
Provide technical direction and day-to-day engineering leadership
Participate in hiring and mentor junior and mid-level engineers

Requirements

What you’ll need

Five years of experience with object-oriented programming and one or more languages/frameworks such as PHP, Java, Node.js, Golang, or JavaScript
Strong hands-on experience developing, maintaining, and supporting WordPress applications, including custom themes, plugins, APIs, and third-party integrations
Experience managing and optimizing high-traffic WordPress websites, including performance, caching, security, scalability, and production troubleshooting
Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, design patterns, and application architecture
Three years of experience with modern JavaScript frameworks; strong React experience preferred
Three years of experience testing, maintaining, and launching software products
Experience developing and supporting CMS-driven applications and integrations
Experience with infrastructure as code using Terraform, CDK, CloudFormation, or similar technologies
Experience performing root cause analysis across applications, infrastructure, data, and processes
Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP and tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, Bitbucket, Git, or Postman
Strong understanding of application and data security
Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, including MySQL and PostgreSQL
Ability to work within existing codebases and open-source technologies, identify improvements, and optimize them over time
Ability to provide technical leadership and platform ownership while remaining hands-on

Benefits

Comp & perks

Low-cost, competitive health coverage, including domestic partners
Employer-paid counseling services
401(k) matching after two months of employment, starting at approximately 3%
Employer-paid lifestyle spending account for physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing expenses
Flexible time off with weekly accrual
Paid parental leave: 2 weeks during the first year and up to 9 weeks after one year
Company-paid holidays plus additional flex holidays
Remote-first schedule; hybrid schedule for employees within 50 miles of the Salt Lake City, Utah office
Employer-paid life insurance, including dependent and spouse coverage
Employee Resource Groups
Accommodation support during the application or employment process