Software Engineer I

TaxAct

. Administer production, staging, and development environments in WP Engine .

Posted 11/2/2026part-timeRemote • Texas • United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in administering and developing WordPress sites, with strong capabilities in PHP, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Proficient in managing WordPress security, technical SEO, and integrating AI-assisted development tools into workflows.

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WordPress AdministrationPHP DevelopmentTechnical SEOWordPress SecurityAI-Assisted Development

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Hard Skills

PHPHTMLCSSJavaScriptWordPress ThemesWordPress PluginsAPI IntegrationVulnerability RemediationSite Performance OptimizationTroubleshooting

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationGood Judgment

Tools & Technologies

WP EngineWordPress REST APISEO ToolsAI Development Tools

Industry Keywords

Content ManagementSite HealthUser Access ManagementDeployment ManagementConfiguration Management

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaScriptPHPWordPress

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Administer production, staging, and development environments in WP Engine
Maintain WordPress core, themes, and plugins across eight properties
Manage deployments, backups, user access, configuration, and environment health
Identify and fix WordPress vulnerabilities, insecure configurations, and other security issues
Test updates, resolve plugin and theme conflicts, and remove obsolete components
Diagnose and fix site errors, broken forms, rendering problems, and performance issues
Build and modify pages, templates, themes, plugins, and site features
Complete technical SEO work, including sitemaps, redirects, metadata, schema, canonicals, and robots.txt
Support content teams with page builds, publishing workflows, and WordPress configuration
Maintain and extend integrations using APIs and the WordPress REST API
Support AI-assisted development, content, and publishing workflows
Coordinate with engineering, security, infrastructure, and marketing teams when needed
Serve as the primary WordPress expert with largely independent technical ownership

Requirements

What you’ll need

Deep hands-on experience administering and developing WordPress sites
Strong PHP, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript skills
Experience working directly with WordPress themes, plugins, and APIs
Hands-on experience administering multiple sites and environments in WP Engine
Strong knowledge of WordPress security, access control, vulnerability remediation, and plugin risk
Ability to independently troubleshoot unfamiliar problems and take work from diagnosis through production
Familiarity with technical SEO and common WordPress SEO tools
Experience using AI-assisted development tools and integrating AI services into content or publishing workflows
Clear communication and good judgment when balancing security, stability, effort, and business needs
Approximately 20-hour weekly commitment

Benefits

Comp & perks

Part-time engagement of approximately 20 hours per week
Supportive, open, and inclusive atmosphere
Equal opportunity employment
Disability assistance and accommodation available during the hiring process