WordPress Developer

Aristotle; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT Services company in Washington, DC is seeking a Mid-Level WordPress Developer. You will build and maintain custom Gutenberg blocks and develop ACF-powered block types while ensuring responsive and performant front-end implementations. The ideal candidate has at least 3 years of WordPress development experience, strong knowledge of PHP and JavaScript, and familiarity with Git. The company offers competitive compensation and a dynamic work environment.

Benefits

Medical benefits

Paid vacation

401k plan

Stock options

Casual dress code

Qualifications

• 3 years of professional WordPress development experience.
• Strong proficiency with Git version control in a team environment.
• Experience developing custom WordPress plugins and themes from the ground up.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and maintain custom Gutenberg blocks using React and the WordPress Block API.
• Develop ACF-powered block types and integrate them seamlessly into our block library.
• Create custom plugins to extend WordPress core functionality.

Skills

Creating custom Gutenberg blocks with React

Building ACF block types

Git version control

PHP

JavaScript (ES6+)

HTML5

CSS3

Troubleshooting and optimizing WordPress performance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

React

WordPress Block API

ACF

Job description

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We’re building a flexible WordPress framework to spin up beautiful, modular websites—leveraging custom content modules alongside native Gutenberg blocks. As a Mid-Level WordPress Developer, you’ll turn designs and IA blueprints into robust, maintainable solutions: from custom Gutenberg blocks and ACF integrations to plugins and themes.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and maintain custom Gutenberg blocks using React and the WordPress Block API.
• Develop ACF-powered block types and integrate them seamlessly into our block library.
• Create custom plugins to extend WordPress core functionality, adhering to best practices and security standards.
• Build and customize WordPress themes—ensuring responsive, performant, and accessible front-end implementations.
• Collaborate with designers, content strategists, and DevOps to translate IA and wireframes into working code.
• Manage code in Git repositories, participate in code reviews, branch strategies, and resolve merge conflicts.
• Troubleshoot and optimize WordPress performance, including PHP, JS, and database layers.
• Document code, block patterns, and deployment processes for team use.
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.
• 3 years of professional WordPress development experience.
• Proven experience creating custom Gutenberg blocks with React.
• Hands-on experience building ACF block types.
• Strong proficiency with Git version control in a team environment.
• Experience developing custom WordPress plugins and themes from the ground up.
• Solid understanding of PHP, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS3.
• Familiarity with REST APIs and integrating third-party services.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to maintainable, well-documented code.
  
  

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience working with Bootstrap or other CSS frameworks.
• Familiarity with Web Components (Stencil, LitElement, etc.).
• Prior work integrating third-party APIs (payment gateways, CRM, analytics).
  
  

Salary Range: 80k-90k/year

Benefits

All positions are Full-Time, with competitive compensation, medical benefits, paid vacation, 401k plan and stock options. Casual dress code and a non-corporate atmosphere make this a fun place to work and learn in a team environment. Please visit our website at (url removed).

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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