Senior Full Stack WordPress Engineer

Kanopi Studios is a Design, Development & Support Agency with a fully distributed team of people who are experts in Drupal & WordPress.

Our clients are mission-driven — and so are we. We design, build, and support websites that help their missions thrive.

We believe the people behind the work matter just as much as the work itself. That’s why we’re deeply committed to supporting our team’s growth, well-being, and success. When our people thrive, our clients do too — and together, we build a web that works better for everyone.

As Kanopi continues to grow, we’re excited to welcome a new Senior Full Stack WordPress Engineer to our team.

Kanopi Studios seeks a Senior Full Stack WordPress Engineer to join our collaborative, fun, and fully distributed team. As a Senior Engineer at Kanopi Studios, you are instrumental in delivering outstanding digital experiences to our clients. This varied role can include anything from deeply technical custom integrations to strategic improvements on existing sites. Your day-to-day work includes hands-on development and collaboration on sites while staying accountable to schedules, estimates, project requirements, and high standards of quality.

We are looking for experienced candidates who:

• Understand our clients' business goals and needs for the sites we support.
• Identify issues, research solutions, and advise on best practices aligned with client goals.
• Explain complex technical concepts in clear, accessible language for non-technical audiences.
• Make smart technical design decisions and trade-offs considering our clients’ business requirements.
• Expertly craft custom front- or back-end solutions in WordPress.
• Build, adapt, and configure WordPress sites using modern development practices.
• Work with existing WordPress codebases to extend and improve them.
• Develop native Gutenberg blocks using React and build custom themes and plugins.
• Create HTML templates and patterns optimized for full-site editing.
• Perform end-to-end responsibilities for engineering work on complex projects.
• Contribute to our common code libraries.
• Write tests and contribute to test cases.
• Plan and execute new features on existing sites.
• Build against an established suite of user stories for large-scale projects.
• Proactively identify issues and technical limitations and communicate clearly across agency functional areas.
• Clearly document code and processes to communicate your technical decisions.
• Mentor new and developing engineers.
  

This is a full-time position. The salary range for this position is $81,000.00 - $117,400.00 - the range is broad, but it is commensurate with experience, aligned with current members of our team with similar experience, and may shift a bit depending on your geographic location. This is a 100% remote role, but you must live and be able to work in the US or Canada.

We are looking for candidates who…

• Have 5+ years of related WordPress experience.
• Have worked in an agency environment, preferably in multiple time zones.
• Demonstrate knowledge of industry trends.
• Show strong problem-solving abilities, intelligence, and initiative.
• Have strong debugging skills.
• Demonstrate knowledge of modern development workflows, including command line, gitflow, containers, and dev/stage/prod environments.
• Deeply understand modern web standards and technologies.
• Exhibit thoughtful, inclusive, and articulate communication skills in writing and in person.
• Have a BS or MS in Computer Science, or equivalent work experience.
• Have some Next.js or Vue experience (this would be an excellent plus).
  

At Kanopi, we know that a diverse team makes us stronger, more creative, and more effective. We enthusiastically welcome applicants of all backgrounds, and we strongly encourage people of color, women, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, and those from other underrepresented communities to apply.

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1. Use the ‘Apply for this Job’ button located toward the bottom of the page.
2. Fill out all required fields on the Application page.
3. Please upload a resume and cover letter (including your answer to the question below).
   

About that cover letter… This is VERY important!

We’d love to hear what makes you a great fit for this role — and be sure to include your answer to this question: What’s your favorite piece of technology, and why?

We want to make sure we’re a great fit — for you and for us! Here’s what our process generally looks like:

• Application review: We’ll take time to carefully review your application.
• Initial questions: If we’d like to learn more, we’ll send a short set of questions to get to know you better.
• Interviews: You’ll meet with several team members to chat about the role and your experience.
• Code Test: You may be asked to complete a code test to show us how you approach your work.
• Ongoing communication: We aim to follow up with every applicant, but if you haven’t heard from us, feel free to reach out — we’re happy to connect!

We’ll explain each step more fully as you move through the process. We're excited to get to know you!

Kanopi Studios is committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require accommodations at any stage of the application process, please let us know, and we will work with you to meet your needs.

We offer a comprehensive range of health, professional, remote workspace, and other fun benefits for all full time US and Canadian employees. For more information, see the benefits section of our careers page.

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by those assigned to this classification. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by those occupying this position. The job description and job functions described herein are subject to possible modification by Kanopi Studios in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

No agencies, recruiters or overseas applicants (for consideration, applicants must live in the US or Canada).