Lead Web Engineer: Azure, WordPress & CMS Architect

Urban Land Institute; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Urban Land Institute (ULI) seeks a Lead Web Engineer to own the uli.org rebuild, Azure hosting, and a growing set of digital products. You will write code, build prototypes, and ship features, while guiding architecture, timelines, and integration strategies for a modern web portfolio used by members and staff.

You will be responsible for WordPress implementations, CMS decisions, accessibility standards, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable web properties.

Qualifications

• Progressive, hands-on experience in web development and web platform ownership.
• A portfolio, GitHub, or other examples of production web work you personally built.
• Deep WordPress expertise, including the block editor, custom post types, taxonomies, and multisite
• Experience building and running websites and web applications on Microsoft Azure
• Experience designing and consuming REST APIs and building integrations between systems
• Experience building accessible websites to WCAG 2.2 AA
• The ability to explain technical options, trade-offs, and risks clearly to non-technical colleagues
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, information systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

Responsibilities

• Lead the uli.org rebuild and consolidate sites for members, non-members, and staff.
• Turn business objectives into technical solutions: approach, scope, and timeline.
• Build prototypes and present to test ideas early.
• Implement information architecture and templates behind them.
• Plan content migration, redirects, and search continuity.
• Set up measurement: GA4, GTM, Core Web Vitals targets.
• Evaluate CMS options like Umbraco and explain trade-offs.
• Write, review, and maintain production code across WordPress sites.

Skills

Web development

WordPress

Azure

REST APIs

WCAG 2.2 AA

Portfolio/GitHub

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, information systems, or a related field

Job description

Urban Land Institute (ULI) seeks a Lead Web Engineer to own the uli.org rebuild, Azure hosting, and a growing set of digital products. You will write code, build prototypes, and ship features, while guiding architecture, timelines, and integration strategies for a modern web portfolio used by members and staff.

You will be responsible for WordPress implementations, CMS decisions, accessibility standards, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable web properties.