Teal Media · 4 hours ago
Senior Back-end WordPress/PHP Developer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$115K/yr - $135K/yrTeal Media is a full-service creative and design agency focused on positive social change. They are seeking a Senior Backend Developer to lead technical implementations of custom web projects, primarily in WordPress, ensuring high performance, security, and accessibility while collaborating with various teams.
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No H1B
Responsibilities
Lead the technical implementation of custom web projects, primarily using open-source tools, with a strong focus on WordPress back-end development (themes, plugins, and systems integrations)
Act as the lead developer on both new builds and ongoing support work, owning technical decisions and translating complex client needs into thoughtful, scalable solutions
Write clean, well-structured, and well-documented code that meets team standards and supports long-term maintainability
Ensure sites are fast, secure, accessible, and built to scale
Handle ongoing site maintenance, updates, and feature enhancements for existing client projects
Own QA and testing for your work to ensure stability and quality before anything reaches a client
Support deployment workflows and collaborate with internal or client DevOps teams as needed (version control, staging environments, CI/CD)
Work closely with designers and front-end developers to ensure designs are technically sound and thoughtfully implemented
Partner with project teams and clients to scope solutions, explain technical tradeoffs, and solve problems as they come up
Join internal and client-facing meetings to demo features, explain approaches, and troubleshoot issues
Create documentation or provide training to help clients and internal teams confidently manage and maintain their sites
Collaborate with senior developers and technical leadership to align project execution with Teal’s technical direction
Research, test, and recommend tools, frameworks, and workflows that improve how we build and support sites
Help define and uphold internal coding standards and documentation so the whole team benefits
Contribute technical insight to proposals and pitches, helping articulate what’s possible and how we deliver it
Mentor developers across the team through thoughtful feedback, pairing, and code reviews
Participate in hiring and evaluation of technical talent as needed
Model strong communication, collaboration, and accountability within project teams
Qualification
Required
Strong back-end expertise in WordPress development (themes, plugins, and systems integrations)
Experience leading technical implementation of custom web projects using open-source tools
Ability to write clean, well-structured, and well-documented code that meets team standards
Experience ensuring sites are fast, secure, accessible, and built to scale
Ability to handle ongoing site maintenance, updates, and feature enhancements for existing client projects
Experience owning QA and testing for work to ensure stability and quality
Ability to support deployment workflows and collaborate with internal or client DevOps teams
Experience collaborating closely with designers and front-end developers
Ability to partner with project teams and clients to scope solutions and explain technical tradeoffs
Experience creating documentation or providing training to help clients and internal teams manage and maintain their sites
Ability to collaborate with senior developers and technical leadership to align project execution
Experience researching, testing, and recommending tools, frameworks, and workflows
Ability to help define and uphold internal coding standards and documentation
Experience contributing technical insight to proposals and pitches
Ability to mentor developers through feedback, pairing, and code reviews
Experience participating in hiring and evaluation of technical talent
Strong communication, collaboration, and accountability within project teams
Preferred
Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks (like React or Vue) and third-party integrations (CRMs, analytics, donation platforms)
Experience working in a digital agency or client-services environment, including managing multiple projects and collaborating across disciplines
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package
Generous PTO
Flexible, people-first workplace that supports balance and professional growth
Company
Teal Media
Teal Media specializes in web development, web design, UI,UX design, CRM and SEO services.
Founded in 2009
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
unknown2025-05-05Acquired
Leadership Team
Jason Yovanoff
Chief Technology Officer
Eric Lander
SEO & Analytics Partner
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