Lead WordPress Developer (Remote, Salt Lake City)

Blacksmith Agency LLC; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency is seeking a senior, client-facing Lead WordPress Developer to guide end-to-end builds for US and international clients. You will scope work to client business goals, lead custom WordPress themes, templates, plugins and blocks, and drive efficiencies with AI while writing and reviewing real code.

You will serve as the development voice for clients, ensuring sites are fast, healthy, and tailored to objectives, with strong English communication throughout engagements.

Qualifications

• Strong WordPress, PHP, HTML/CSS/JS experience.
• Ability to scope work to business goals.
• Excellent English and client-facing communication.

Responsibilities

• Scope client work against business objectives and set the build approach.
• Lead custom WordPress builds: themes, templates, plugins and blocks.
• Drive efficiency with AI across the development process.
• Be the development voice the client hears, and keep their sites healthy.

Skills

WordPress

PHP

HTML/CSS/JS

Client-facing

AI-driven

Leadership

Tools

Git

VS Code

Job description

Remote (USA, Canada, Latin America or South Africa)

Blacksmith Agency

• Engineering
• Full time
• Remote (USA, Canada, Latin America or South Africa)

About The Role

Blacksmith Agency builds high-performance custom websites for clients across the US. As Lead WordPress Developer at Blacksmith, you lead custom WordPress work end to end. You are the face of development for your clients. You scope the build, understand the client's business objectives and tie the work back to them, drive efficiencies with AI, and lead builds that are fast, clean and custom. You still write and review real code.

This is a senior, client-facing lead for a strong developer who can also talk to clients. Excellent English required.

What You Will Own

• Scope client work against business objectives and set the build approach.
• Lead custom WordPress builds: themes, templates, plugins and blocks.
• Drive efficiency with AI across the development process.
• Be the development voice the client hears, and keep their sites healthy.

What You Bring

• Strong custom WordPress and PHP, plus modern HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
• The ability to scope work and tie it to a client's business goals.
• Real fluency using AI to drive development efficiency.
• Client-facing communication and excellent English.
• Experience leading or owning builds, not just closing tickets.