Senior PHP/WordPress Developer - Remote

5h5 hours ago

Postmedia Network Inc.

Remote · Full-time · $85,000 – $95,000

About this role

The Senior PHP/WordPress Developer is a high-impact technical role responsible for the architecture, development, and stability of our enterprise-scale WordPress VIP ecosystem. This individual acts as a technical anchor and servant leader utilizing BDD, ATDD and TDD to ensure quality and reliability.

You provide the technical rigour that allows our team to move fast without breaking things. Architect bespoke high-performance WordPress themes, plugins and solutions optimized for the WPVIP platform while writing clean modular PHP using OOP and SOLID principles.

Drive collaboration with stakeholders using BDD to create shared understanding and own Continuous Delivery pipelines using VIP-CLI and GitHub Actions. Act as a servant leader by removing technical blockers and facilitating pair programming to socialize testing best practices across the team.

Proactively identify technical debt and platform risks while taking full initiative over the delivery lifecycle. This role enables the organization to scale confidently while mentoring the next generation of engineers through engineering excellence and technical stewardship.

Requirements

7+ years of professional PHP experience with deep expertise in the WordPress VIP ecosystem.
Proven experience with testing frameworks such as PHPUnit, Playwright, Behat or Cypress and commitment to TDD/BDD workflows.
Expert knowledge of modern Continuous Delivery practices and WPVIP-specific deployment constraints.
Strong command of React (Gutenberg), ES6+ and REST/GraphQL API integration.
Extensive experience with tools such as PHPCS, New Relic, Query Monitor, WPScan and K6/WebPageTest.
BDD, ATDD, TDD and CI/CD engineering excellence.
WPVIP architecture and high-scale PHP technical stewardship.
Servant leadership through mentorship and knowledge sharing.

Responsibilities

Architect bespoke, high-performance WordPress themes, plugins and solutions optimized for the WPVIP platform.
Write clean, modular PHP (8.x) using OOP and SOLID principles to ensure code is maintainable and VIP-standard compliant.
Drive collaboration efforts with stakeholders using BDD to create a shared understanding.
Implement and advocate for ATDD and TDD practices to ensure an executable understanding of the intended behavior.
Own and optimize Continuous Delivery pipelines using VIP-CLI and GitHub Actions ensuring every commit is deploy-ready.
Act as a servant leader by removing technical blockers and facilitating pair programming to socialize testing best practices.
Proactively identify technical debt and platform risks and refactor code for better testability and performance.