Full Stack Engineer - PHP & Javascript (WordPress)
$103,334–$155,002 year
On-siteDenver, Colorado, United States
Job Summary
Write clean CSS, HTML, JavaScript, and PHP to create and build user-facing features integrated onto thousands of client websites. Develop custom features for enterprise clients and contribute to a robust design framework enabling easy superficial theming. Mock up page elements, typography improvements, and other design framework components using Photoshop and Sketch. Review pull requests and write technical documentation to help and share knowledge with other engineers. Transition the platform to a Gutenberg-based theme architecture by building custom plugins, extending the WordPress Block Editor, and migrating classic themes to block-based systems.
Required Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience working with large-scale production codebases and mission-critical systems
- Strong PHP knowledge
- Strong JavaScript knowledge
- Strong WordPress knowledge, including experience building custom plugins or themes
- Strong semantic HTML and CSS knowledge, including modern and legacy techniques for reusable components and layouts
- Good understanding of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
- A keen eye for good web design and user experience
- Solid understanding of web fundamentals and performance best practices
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, demanding environment
- Motivated, hard-working, and able to lead by example
- Must be authorized to work in the United States
Desired Qualifications
- Experience developing Gutenberg blocks or extending the WordPress Block Editor
- Familiarity with React, including building custom editor components or block interfaces
- Understanding of WordPress block-based theme development, including theme.json and block pattern systems
- Experience migrating or refactoring classic themes to a Gutenberg-based architecture
- Knowledge of block.json configuration, editor styling, and content synchronization patterns
- Experience with modern front-end build tools (Webpack, Vite, Babel, etc.) in a WordPress environment
- Passion for improving editor UX and enabling non-technical users to build beautiful, accessible websites
- Collaborative mindset — able to work closely with design, product, and engineering to shape the future of the FH.me platform
- Experience with Twig templating
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