Job Description
About the Role
As a Senior CMS Engineer, you'll work across both WordPress and Drupal projects, designing and delivering high-quality solutions for client work. You'll be hands-on in code across WordPress and Drupal projects, contributing to implementation decisions and supporting shared development standards.
- This role is best suited for someone who is strong in one CMS and confident working in the other.Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain custom WordPress and Drupal sites, themes, modules, and plugins
- Contribute to implementation decisions and uphold modern PHP and JavaScript best practices
- Support shared development standards across CMS platforms
- Evaluate plugins, modules, and third-party integrations to support project needs
- Identify opportunities to improve workflows, tools, and development processes
- Collaborate with design, product, and project teams to deliver against client goals
- Stay current on platform updates, security releases, and emerging CMS trends Qualifications
- Required
- 5-8 years of professional web or software development experience, ideally in an agency environment
- Strong experience in either WordPress or Drupal, with demonstrated proficiency in the other
- Advanced PHP experience and solid understanding of modern JavaScript
- Experience building custom themes, plugins, or modules
- Understanding of CMS architecture, configuration management, and caching strategies
- Experience with REST APIs and third-party integrations
- Proficiency with Git and CI/CD workflows
- Experience with CMS-friendly hosting and cloud platforms (WP Engine, Pantheon, Acquia, AWS, etc.)
- Ability to work independently on complex builds Preferred
- Experience with decoupled or headless CMS architectures
- Familiarity with React or modern front-end frameworks
- Experience with performance optimization and security best practices
- Experience working in Agile environments
- Familiarity with design tools like Figma and translating design systems into code
- Experience with additional CMS platforms (Contentful, Sanity, Webflow, etc.)
The target range of base compensation for this role is $110,000-$115,000 annually for full-time employment, $55-$60 per hour for the temporary period. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors, including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and location.
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