Senior WordPress Lead: Full-Stack Architect (Remote)

Rankings.io; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully Remote

Unlimited PTO

Wellness reimbursement

Professional development stipend

401(k) with 3% Employer match

Health insurance

Job summary

Rankings.io is seeking a Senior Developer to lead full-stack WordPress projects for personal injury law firms. This fully remote role combines technical ownership with leadership, quality, and cross-functional collaboration across teams, delivering high-value websites on time.

You will build custom themes and plugins, audit existing sites, optimize performance and accessibility, and mentor other developers while adopting AI-enhanced workflows.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on WordPress development experience, including custom theme and plugin development.
• Portfolio demonstrating high-quality websites and complex development work.

Responsibilities

• Build custom, responsive WordPress websites using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and Gutenberg, with expert knowledge of WordPress architecture, custom themes/plugins, APIs, databases, integrations, and hosting environments.
• Audit existing client sites to identify technical issues, dependencies, conflicts, and risks before development begins.
• Develop reusable themes, plugins, Gutenberg blocks, and components.
• Serve as a technical resource to unblock and support other developers.
• Act as a right hand to the Director of Development, helping solve complex technical issues and elevate development standards.
• Be an ambassador for QA, building with a "right the first time" mindset and identifying issues before they reach QA or the client.
• Review code for functionality, responsiveness, accessibility, performance, browser compatibility, and design fidelity.
• Identify root causes and improve development and QA practices.
• Mentor and support other developers while contributing to a culture of ownership and accountability.
• Translate Figma and other designs into pixel-perfect, polished web experiences.
• Have strong visual sensibility across typography, spacing, hierarchy, responsive behavior, interactions, and visual details.
• Independently identify and correct visual inconsistencies.
• Stay current with AI-assisted development and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, functionality, visual experiences, and problem-solving.
• Evaluate new technologies thoughtfully without sacrificing quality, security, performance, or maintainability.
• Own and prioritize work within agency timelines.
• Proactively communicate blockers, risks, and timeline concerns before they impact delivery.
• Partner with Design, UX, SEO, PM, and Account teams; clearly communicate technical tradeoffs.
• Optimize for site speed and Core Web Vitals and follow WordPress security best practices.
• Implement ADA/WCAG 2.1/2.2 standards and technical SEO requirements including schema, indexation, crawlability, and clean architecture.
• Understand how development decisions impact SEO, lead generation, and the overall user experience.

Skills

Full-stack development

Technical leadership

Design-minded development

Mentoring others

Problem solving

Tools

WordPress

Gutenberg

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

PHP

APIs

Git

Job description

Rankings.io is seeking a Senior Developer to lead full-stack WordPress projects for personal injury law firms. This fully remote role combines technical ownership with leadership, quality, and cross-functional collaboration across teams, delivering high-value websites on time.

You will build custom themes and plugins, audit existing sites, optimize performance and accessibility, and mentor other developers while adopting AI-enhanced workflows.