Remote WordPress Developer: Themes, Plugins & SEO

Specter Ops, Inc.; Village of Highland Falls (NY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Remote work stipend

401(k) with company match

Professional development allowance

Annual company events

Job summary

SpecterOps seeks an Associate Web Developer with WordPress experience to support the ongoing development, optimization, and maintenance of our public-facing web presence. You will work closely with Marketing to build and refine pages, implement new functionality, and ensure WordPress remains scalable and secure.

The ideal candidate is self-directed, communicates clearly, and can own deliverables from start to finish, whether building from scratch or improving an existing codebase.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional web development experience with WordPress focus.
• Solid understanding of responsive design and CSS box model.
• Hands-on experience building and customizing WordPress themes and plugins from scratch.
• Experience with AI coding tools and ability to verify outputs.
• Familiarity with page builders like Elementor or Gutenberg.
• Experience integrating marketing tools (HubSpot, Salesforce, GA).
• Understanding of web performance, Core Web Vitals, and SEO.
• WordPress security best practices and site hardening.
• Git-based version control and CLI usage.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain WordPress properties, including themes and plugins.
• Build landing pages and site sections with Marketing and Design.
• Optimize performance: speed, Core Web Vitals, SEO.
• Manage WordPress configuration, plugins, and security hardening.
• Integrate third‑party tools and analytics platforms.
• Troubleshoot front‑end and back‑end issues promptly.
• Maintain clean, documented code and development standards.
• Assist QA and testing for high-quality releases.
• Collaborate asynchronously with a remote-first team.

Skills

WordPress

Responsive design

Gutenberg/Elementor

Git

REST API integration

HubSpot/Salesforce/GA

Async communication

Remote work experience

Tools

WordPress Core

Elementor

Gutenberg

Git

REST APIs

HubSpot

Salesforce

Google Analytics

Job description

SpecterOps seeks an Associate Web Developer with WordPress experience to support the ongoing development, optimization, and maintenance of our public-facing web presence. You will work closely with Marketing to build and refine pages, implement new functionality, and ensure WordPress remains scalable and secure.

The ideal candidate is self-directed, communicates clearly, and can own deliverables from start to finish, whether building from scratch or improving an existing codebase.