Senior WordPress Developer (Remote, Miami)

Blacksmith Agency; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency is seeking a Senior WordPress Developer to lead end-to-end custom WordPress projects for US-based clients. You will scope builds, align with business goals, and own client communication while delivering fast, clean, and bespoke sites.

You will collaborate with clients, write high-quality code, and push efficiencies through AI tools, ensuring sites stay healthy and scalable across environments. Excellent English is essential for direct client interaction.

Qualifications

• 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.

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

Client-facing communication

Excellent English

Leadership / ownership of builds

AI-driven development

Scope & objectives alignment

Tools

WordPress

PHP

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

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 Senior 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.