Remote WordPress Engineer: Block Themes & Plugins

Planeteria; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Continuing education support

Fully remote work

Job summary

Planeteria Media is hiring a WordPress Developer to build and maintain custom block themes and plugins. Translate designs into accessible front-ends, implement content models, and ship secure, maintainable code.

You will use AI tools, applying strong engineering judgment to verify and harden production code. You will collaborate with PM, design, and content, ensure WCAG-minded implementations, and focus on performance through efficient asset loading and prudent caching.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional WordPress development experience.
• Strong knowledge of WordPress core APIs, hooks, custom post types and taxonomies.
• Custom block development: create blocks with block.json and editor UX; familiarity with the Interactivity API.
• Block theme fluency: theme.json, templates, and patterns; building editor-friendly, native Gutenberg themes.
• Working knowledge of accessibility best practices and performance fundamentals.
• Experience with Git-based workflows and shipping production code safely.
• Familiarity with OWASP-minded security practices including nonces, capabilities, sanitization, and escaping.
• Demonstrated ability to use AI coding tools responsibly by verifying output, debugging issues, and improving generated code.

Responsibilities

• Develop custom WordPress block themes using templates, patterns, theme.json, and block supports.
• Build and maintain custom plugins including integrations, admin UX, and editorial workflows.
• Translate designs into accessible, responsive front-ends with WCAG-minded implementations.
• Implement secure WordPress patterns including capability checks, nonce verification, sanitization and escaping.
• Improve performance through smart asset loading and Core Web Vitals-minded front-end work.
• Collaborate with PM, design, and content to clarify requirements, estimate work, and communicate tradeoffs.
• Debug production issues thoroughly and improve the codebase.
• Produce clear handoff documentation and participate in client training and support.

Skills

WordPress development

WP core APIs

Block development

Block themes

Accessibility (WCAG)

Performance optimization

Git workflows

Security practices (OWASP)

AI coding tools usage

React/Next.js (bonus)

Tools

Git

Pantheon

ACF

WooCommerce

SCSS

Interactivity API

Job description

Planeteria Media is hiring a WordPress Developer to build and maintain custom block themes and plugins. Translate designs into accessible front-ends, implement content models, and ship secure, maintainable code.

You will use AI tools, applying strong engineering judgment to verify and harden production code. You will collaborate with PM, design, and content, ensure WCAG-minded implementations, and focus on performance through efficient asset loading and prudent caching.