Senior WordPress Engineer

Summary

Join The Points Guy, a Red Ventures division, as a Full Stack Software Engineer. This role requires 5+ years of experience and proficiency in TypeScript, React, NextJS, NestJS, and Express. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement scalable web applications using WordPress, build robust backend services, and maintain applications in a cloud environment. Responsibilities include ensuring high security standards and optimizing applications for speed and scalability. The position offers competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities to present work at internal tech conferences.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a Full Stack Engineer or similar
• 2+ years of creating and maintaining content using Wordpress
• Proficiency in TypeScript, React, NextJS, NestJS, Express
• Proficiency in writing unit and integration testing
• Experience with service-oriented architecture and event-driven systems
• Experience with relational and non-structured databases
• Familiarity with AWS
• Strong understanding of the entire development process (design, development, deployment)
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work well in a team
• Demonstrated "can do" attitude with a willingness to tackle and solve complex problems
• The ability to prioritize, strategize, execute, and deliver
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement scalable and efficient web applications using a headless instance of WordPress
• Design and develop UX-rich, accessible, and search optimized front end applications using HTML5, Typescript, design systems, and frameworks like React and Next.js
• Design and develop robust, scalable, and efficient backend services using TypeScript & GraphQL, NestJS, and Express
• Provision and maintain applications in a cloud environment with infrastructure as code tooling like Terraform, CloudFormation
• Leverage service-oriented architecture and event-driven systems to build scalable solutions
• Manage and optimize applications for maximum speed, scalability, and maintainability
• Collaborate with the team to define, design, and ship new features
• Contribute to the entire development life cycle, from concept to release
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, design, and other engineering teams
• Ensure that all systems are designed and implemented with high security and data protection standards

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with other programming languages such as Java, PHP, or Elixir
• Prior working experience with operational excellence tools like Grafana, CloudWatch, Splunk, New Relic, and/or Rollbar

Benefits

• Health Insurance Coverage (medical, dental, and vision)
• Life Insurance
• Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Pay
• 401(k) with match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Parental Bonding Benefit Program
• USA Compensation Range: $100,000 - $150,000
• New York City Compensation Range: $125,000 - $175,000