Front End Wordpress Developer at ASCENDING Washington DC

Comunidade Metodista; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

ASCENDING is seeking a Mid-Level Front End WordPress Developer in Washington, DC. The role focuses on turning designs into robust WordPress solutions using Gutenberg blocks, ACF integrations, plugins, and themes.

The candidate will collaborate with designers, content strategists, and DevOps, maintain code in Git, and ensure performance and security across the WordPress stack.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field is required.
• 3 years of professional WordPress development experience.
• Proven experience creating custom Gutenberg blocks with React.
• Hands-on experience building ACF block types.
• Strong proficiency with Git version control in a team environment.
• Experience developing custom WordPress plugins and themes from the ground up.
• Solid understanding of PHP, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS3.
• Familiarity with REST APIs and integrating third-party services.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to maintainable, well-documented code.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and maintain custom Gutenberg blocks using React and the WordPress Block API.
• Develop ACF-powered block types and integrate them into our block library.
• Create custom plugins to extend WordPress core functionality with best practices and security.
• Build and customize WordPress themes for responsive, performant front-end implementations.
• Collaborate with designers, content strategists, and DevOps to translate IA and wireframes into code.
• Manage code in Git repositories, participate in code reviews, and resolve merge conflicts.
• Troubleshoot and optimize WordPress performance across PHP, JS, and database layers.
• Document code, block patterns, and deployment processes for team use.

Skills

React

Gutenberg blocks

ACF

PHP

JavaScript (ES6+)

HTML5/CSS3

WordPress development

REST APIs

Documentation & maintainable code

Git collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Git

WordPress plugins/themes development

Bootstrap

Web Components

Job description

Front End Wordpress Developer job at ASCENDING. Washington DC.

Location: 1-2x a week in Washington, DC (Out of state candidates can be remote but must be willing to be onsite once a month for 2-3 days. Travel and hotel will be paid for)
Salary: $90k/yr

We're building a flexible WordPress framework to spin up beautiful, modular websites-leveraging custom content modules alongside native Gutenberg blocks. As a Mid-Level WordPress Developer, you'll turn designs and IA blueprints into robust, maintainable solutions: from custom Gutenberg blocks and ACF integrations to plugins and themes.

Responsibilities:

• Architect, build, and maintain custom Gutenberg blocks using React and the WordPress Block API.
• Develop ACF-powered block types and integrate them seamlessly into our block library.
• Create custom plugins to extend WordPress core functionality, adhering to best practices and security standards.
• Build and customize WordPress themes-ensuring responsive, performant, and accessible front-end implementations.
• Collaborate with designers, content strategists, and DevOps to translate IA and wireframes into working code.
• Manage code in Git repositories, participate in code reviews, branch strategies, and resolve merge conflicts.
• Troubleshoot and optimize WordPress performance, including PHP, JS, and database layers.
• Document code, block patterns, and deployment processes for team use.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
• 3 years of professional WordPress development experience.
• Proven experience creating custom Gutenberg blocks with React.
• Hands-on experience building ACF block types.
• Strong proficiency with Git version control in a team environment.
• Experience developing custom WordPress plugins and themes from the ground up.
• Solid understanding of PHP, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS3.
• Familiarity with REST APIs and integrating third-party services.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to maintainable, well-documented code.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience working with Bootstrap or other CSS frameworks.
• Familiarity with Web Components (Stencil, LitElement, etc.).
• Prior work integrating third-party APIs (payment gateways, CRM, analytics).