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Great Minds · 23 hours ago

Senior Web Developer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

$104K/yr - $114K/yr

5+ years exp

Great Minds is a high-growth, mission-driven organization founded by educators in 2007. They are seeking an experienced Senior Web Developer to develop modern, responsive, and secure websites while ensuring the technical foundation supports SEO and Answer Engine Optimization. The role combines strong front-end engineering skills with deep WordPress expertise, focusing on building reusable UI components and maintaining custom themes and plugins.

Education

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Build reusable UI components using React, Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap, and Storybook

Create responsive, accessible, and semantic templates that align with brand and UX standards

Implement modern build tools and workflows (Webpack, Vite, etc.)

Develop and maintain custom themes, plugins, and Gutenberg blocks

Work with Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), custom post types, and taxonomies

Integrate with the WordPress REST API and/or GraphQL for dynamic and headless implementations

Apply WordPress hardening and follow OWASP Top 10 best practices

Prevent vulnerabilities (XSS, CSRF, SQL injection) through secure coding practices

Optimize for Core Web Vitals (LCP, CLS, INP) with caching, code splitting, and image/CDN optimization

Implement clean HTML, heading hierarchy, and crawlable templates

Ensure proper use of meta tags, canonical tags, robots directives, and XML sitemaps

Support structured data/schema validation (schema.org/JSON-LD) for rich snippets and answer engines

Align technical implementation with accessibility, search, and AI discoverability goals

Work cross-functionally with designers, marketers, and other developers

Use Git-based workflows and contribute in agile/sprint cycles

Document code, architectural decisions, and technical standards to ensure maintainability and scalability

Qualification

WordPressReactTechnical SEOJavaScript/ES6+PHPMySQLHTML5CSS3Git workflowsAgile collaborationTailwind CSSBootstrapStorybookWooCommerceNext.jsGatsbyCRM integrationLocal WP environments

Required

5+ years of professional experience in front-end and WordPress development

Strong proficiency in: WordPress (themes, plugins, Gutenberg, ACF), React, JavaScript/ES6+, TypeScript (preferred), Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap, Storybook, PHP, MySQL, HTML5, CSS3

Understanding of: Technical SEO & AEO best practices (semantic HTML, structured data, Core Web Vitals), Web security standards (WordPress hardening, OWASP)

Comfortable with Git workflows and agile collaboration

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or Equivalent

Preferred

Experience with WooCommerce or other ecommerce platforms

Familiarity with Next.js, Gatsby, or other headless frameworks

CRM integration experience (e.g., Marketo, HubSpot, Salesforce)

Experience with local WP environments (LocalWP, Lando, DevKinsta, Docker)

Company

Great Minds

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A group of education leaders founded the non-profit Great Minds in 2007 to define and encourage content-rich comprehensive education.

Founded in 2007

Richmond, Virginia, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://greatminds.org

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