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Senior WordPress Engineer

La Fosse • European Union
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Senior WordPress Engineer to develop and maintain an enterprise-scale, headless WordPress publishing platform supporting major UK media brands. Design custom plugins, build Gutenberg blocks with React and TypeScript, and architect scalable multi-tenant solutions serving millions of readers. Requires strong PHP expertise, proven Gutenberg development experience, and deep understanding of headless WordPress architecture.

Key Highlights
Fully remote role with UK working-hours overlap required
12-month contract with a leading media and publishing organisation
Work on enterprise-scale headless WordPress platform serving millions of readers
Combine advanced PHP engineering with React and TypeScript for Gutenberg blocks
Mentor engineers and contribute to architectural decisions
Key Responsibilities
Design, develop and maintain custom WordPress plugins, platform functionality and integrations
Build and enhance custom Gutenberg blocks using React and TypeScript
Develop and maintain headless WordPress architecture, including REST APIs and structured content models
Support a multi-tenant WordPress environment serving multiple brands and digital properties
Improve platform performance, scalability, caching and security
Build integrations with editorial, content planning and syndication systems
Support the migration and consolidation of websites onto shared enterprise infrastructure
Write automated tests, conduct code reviews and maintain high engineering standards
Collaborate with product managers, engineers and editorial stakeholders to deliver new functionality
Mentor other engineers and contribute to architectural and technical decisions
Technical Skills Required
PHP React TypeScript
Benefits & Perks
Fully remote working
Opportunity to work on large-scale publishing platform
Collaborate with experienced engineering team
Nice to Have
WordPress VIP or similar enterprise WordPress hosting environments
Experience building publishing platforms, editorial tools or content management solutions
Working with high-traffic websites serving millions of users
Content syndication and third-party editorial integrations
Experience with CircleCI
Previous involvement in platform migrations or consolidating multiple websites
Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code, Cursor or Codex

Job Description

Senior WordPress Engineer

Location: Fully Remote (UK working-hours overlap required)

Contract Type: 12 months

Industry: Media, Publishing & Technology

About the Opportunity

We are working with a leading organisation in the media and publishing industry that is looking for an experienced Senior WordPress Engineer to join its engineering team.

You will help develop and maintain an enterprise-scale, headless WordPress publishing platform supporting some of the UK's most recognisable media brands.

The platform serves millions of readers across websites and mobile applications, providing journalists and editorial teams with sophisticated content creation and publishing tools.

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