WordPress Developer (Healthcare Domain) — United States

Job Title: Senior WordPress Developer (Custom / PHP / No ACF)

• Location: Fully Remote (US-Based: EST/CST/MST preferred)

• Contract Length: 6 Months+ (40 hours/week)

Role Summary

We are seeking a senior full-stack WordPress Developer with deep expertise in custom theme and plugin development. This role is split between building from scratch (60%) and auditing, debugging, and refactoring legacy/unfamiliar codebases (40%).

Crucial Requirement: You must be comfortable building complex WordPress solutions without reliance on third-party page builders or field-management plugins like ACF or Elementor.

Key Technical Requirements

• Experience: 5+ years of professional WordPress development experience.

• PHP & Architecture: Advanced PHP (OOP, namespaces, Composer, autoloading, dependency management) and native WordPress APIs/hooks/filters.

• Custom Build Expertise: Proven experience authoring fully custom themes and plugins from the ground up.

• Security & Remediation: Strong background in vulnerability assessment and remediation (SQL injection, XSS, CSRF, nonces, capability checks).

• Front-End Stack: HTML5, CSS3, SCSS, JavaScript, Node.js, npm, and custom Bootstrap implementations. Figma design translation.

• Hosting & Tools: WP Engine hosting environment and Git-based workflows.

Core Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain fully custom WordPress themes, plugins, custom post types, and REST APIs without page builders.

• Read, troubleshoot, and refactor complex or legacy codebases while improving performance and maintainability.

• Perform runtime security assessments and remediate code vulnerabilities.

• Deliver responsive, accessible front-end interfaces aligned with WCAG 2.1/2.2 standards.

• Document technical architecture, custom functionality, and deployment procedures.