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Senior/Lead WordPress Developer (Contract)

Reaktiv Studios
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About this role

About the Role

Reaktiv is seeking senior and lead WordPress developers for a 3-6+ month contract (25-35 hours per week). You will help build, maintain, support, and refactor WordPress sites and content management systems, create custom plugins and themes, and work with enterprise clients. This is a fully distributed team role requiring collaboration, empathy, and a proactive approach to problem solving. What You'll Do

  • Develop and maintain WordPress sites and CMSs for clients.

  • Create custom WordPress plugins and themes that scale to client needs.

  • Leverage PHP and JavaScript, and work with SQL, HTML5, CSS, and CSS preprocessors.

  • Participate in positive, collaborative peer code reviews.

  • Work with a distributed team via Slack, Asana, Notion, and Zoom.

  • Implement automated deployment workflows and use Git or similar version control.

  • Audit sites for performance, security, and future maintainability; provide recommendations.

  • Document the team's workflows and processes; guide clients toward desired results.

  • Contribute to enterprise/WordPress VIP projects when needed. What We're Looking For

  • Senior or lead WordPress developers; deep understanding of WordPress architecture.

  • Experience with WordPress is required; enterprise and WordPress VIP experience preferred.

  • Ability to create custom WordPress plugins and themes that work at scale.

  • Strong PHP and JavaScript skills; proficient in SQL, HTML5, CSS, and CSS preprocessors.

  • Experience with automated deployment workflows and Git or similar version control.

  • Comfortable collaborating with a distributed team using Slack, Asana, Notion, and Zoom.

  • Passion for solving complex problems; willingness to learn and document workflows.

  • Excellent client-facing communication; patient, respectful, and collaborative.

  • Experience auditing sites for performance, security, and maintainability.

  • Agency environment experience of 2+ years (preferred). Nice to Have

  • WordPress VIP/Enterprise experience (explicitly preferred).

  • Prior work with large-scale enterprise websites. Compensation & Benefits

  • Contract: 3-6+ months; 25-35 hours per week.

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