Senior WordPress Platform Engineer
Santa Clara, CA (Onsite) | Contract | 10+ Years Experience
Seeking a Senior WordPress Platform Engineer with deep expertise in enterprise-scale WordPress Multisite environments. This role requires a highly independent technical leader who can own platform operations, security, performance, and deployments with minimal oversight.
Required Skills:
10+ years of web/platform engineering experience with strong WordPress focus
Expert in WordPress Multisite architecture and operations
Strong PHP, MySQL, REST APIs, and modern web technologies
Experience with custom themes/plugins, CI/CD, cloud hosting (AWS/Azure/WP Engine)
Enterprise security, vulnerability remediation, and compliance management
Performance optimization, CDN, caching, and Core Web Vitals
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, global environment
Preferred:
Experience with GitHub Copilot, Claude, or AI-assisted development tools
Multilingual WordPress environments (WPML or similar)
Looking for a proactive Platform Partner who takes ownership, communicates effectively, identifies risks early, and manages a mission-critical WordPress platform without handholding.