WordPress Development Lead (Remote, San Antonio)

Blacksmith Agency LLC

San Antonio (TX)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 160,000

Full time

2 hours ago
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Job summary

Blacksmith Agency, a remote-first studio building high-performance WordPress sites for US clients, seeks a Senior WordPress Development Lead. You will own scope, architecture, and delivery while guiding developers and maintaining client relationships.

You’ll write and review real code, architect plugins and themes, and drive development efficiency with AI. Excellent English and leadership are essential for client success.

Qualifications

  • Senior WordPress developer with proven client-facing experience.
  • Ability to scope work to business goals and deliver fast, clean builds.
  • Fluent English and strong communication with clients.

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

WordPress development
PHP
HTML
CSS
JavaScript
Client communication
AI in development
Lead builds

Tools

AI tooling

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 WordPress Development Lead 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.
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