Senior Web Platform Engineer — Hybrid in Chicago

Care2Prevent; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Senior Web Platform Engineer at The University of Chicago Advancement Technology leads the backend architecture, development, and long-term health of Advancement web platforms. You own security, integrations, deployments, and platform reliability, coordinating with stakeholders and external partners.

In this hybrid Chicago-based role you set standards, implement analytics and accessibility, and guide testing, releases, and incident response across WordPress, Drupal, and related systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
• 5+ years of experience developing or leading production web platforms.
• Experience with CMS platforms (WordPress, Drupal) and integrations.
• Strong knowledge of web security, accessibility, and performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead backend architecture and platform health for Advancement web assets.
• Design, implement, and maintain integrations with enterprise systems.
• Ensure security, accessibility, and performance standards.
• Coordinate deployments, testing, and incident response.

Skills

HTML, CSS, JavaScript proficiency

CMS administration (WordPress, Drupal)

Security, accessibility, performance

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and professional experience

Tools

WordPress

Drupal

APIs & Data Integration

Salesforce Experience Cloud

Identity & access management

Job description

The Senior Web Platform Engineer at The University of Chicago Advancement Technology leads the backend architecture, development, and long-term health of Advancement web platforms. You own security, integrations, deployments, and platform reliability, coordinating with stakeholders and external partners.

In this hybrid Chicago-based role you set standards, implement analytics and accessibility, and guide testing, releases, and incident response across WordPress, Drupal, and related systems.