Remote Senior WordPress Architect - PHP & Gutenberg Lead

Fueled; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Fueled is a leading digital strategy, design, and engineering agency. We are a global, 300+ person team delivering large-scale WordPress solutions and modern PHP architecture for top brands.

This contract senior web engineer role focuses on building robust, scalable WordPress back-ends and mentoring others while operating in a fully remote environment. You will architect core systems, drive performance improvements, and lead from the remote location of your choice, collaborating with clients and

Qualifications

• Expertise in WordPress backend development and modern PHP.
• Strong understanding of Gutenberg blocks architecture.
• Experience with performance optimization and caching strategies.
• Proficient in Git workflows and code reviews.
• Strategic partner for technical discussions and client needs.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build enterprise WordPress solutions with high performance.
• Develop plugins and themes using modern PHP and Gutenberg in React.js.
• Define back-end vision, architecture, and scalability decisions.
• Provide expert code reviews to ensure security and maintainability.
• Mentor team members and drive technical standards across projects.

Skills

WordPress development

PHP

Gutenberg

Code reviews

Performance optimization

Git workflows

React.js

Tools

Git

React.js

Job description

Fueled is a leading digital strategy, design, and engineering agency. We are a global, 300+ person team delivering large-scale WordPress solutions and modern PHP architecture for top brands.

This contract senior web engineer role focuses on building robust, scalable WordPress back-ends and mentoring others while operating in a fully remote environment. You will architect core systems, drive performance improvements, and lead from the remote location of your choice, collaborating with clients and