At 10up, we call developers like you engineers because you aren’t just a “coder”: you’re an innovative problem solver that uses web programming skills to divine smart, creative solutions to client challenges. As a Lead Web Engineer at 10up, you are taking the driving seat in building websites and solutions utilized by millions of people daily. 10uppers have been pushing the boundaries of WordPress for over 12 years—help innovate the internet by building exciting projects alongside a top-in-the-field team.

You’ll work on a combination of unique projects and ongoing support engagements that help season your technical leading skills. As a leading digital agency, 10up’s client roster spans from innovative startups and impactful non-profits to some of the biggest names in the industry, such as ESPN, Google, The New York Times Co., Microsoft, and The Nobel Prize Committee.

As a 10upper, you have options for flexible and alternative work schedules. Intentionally remote since day one, spanning six continents and 40 countries, 10up fully embraces the benefits of distributed work.

What you will do:

• Develop enterprise-level WordPress plugins and/or themes primarily using PHP and Gutenberg blocks in React.js.

• Drive strategy in collaboration with experts across multiple disciplines, and lead overall technical vision and delivery on large-scale projects.

• Engage meaningfully with clients; leading demos and driving discussions.

• Contribute to the improvement of the Engineering discipline by leading and mentoring other fellow engineers

• Ultimately you will make the web better by finely crafting websites, apps, and tools that reach millions of online visitors every day.

About you:

• Your experience leading large-scale enterprise projects makes you well-suited to lead a team of senior engineers, and wrangle multiple stakeholders, to find simple yet elegant solutions to complex problems.

• You have experience leading and building headless JavaScript projects with WordPress.

• Your expert skills in WordPress engineering with PHP, React.js, and Gutenberg consistently follow best practices and set the highest standards of excellence.

• You have a code portfolio. Link us to your best WordPress work on GitHub and you’ll never have to do any live coding or whiteboard testing! 

• You have the ability to expertly debug performance and caching issues across environments.

• You prefer to work fully remote and are effectively engaging in a distributed team from the location of your choosing.