Staff Web Engineer
Overview
Be a part of something great. Location: Remote – Anywhere (Open to applicants located anywhere around the globe.) At 10up, we call developers like you engineers because you aren’t just a “coder”: you’re an innovative problem solver that uses web programming skills to divine smart, creative solutions to client challenges. As a Lead Web Engineer at 10up, you are taking the driving seat in building websites and solutions utilized by millions of people daily. 10uppers have been pushing the boundaries of WordPress for over 12 years—help innovate the internet by building exciting projects alongside a top-in-the-field team.
Job Description
s a Lead Web Engineer at 10up, you are taking the driving seat in building websites and solutions utilized by millions of people daily. 10uppers have been pushing the boundaries of WordPress for over 12 years—help innovate the internet by building exciting projects alongside a top-in-the-field team. You’ll work on a combination of unique projects and ongoing support engagements that help season your technical leading skills. As a leading digital agency, 10up’s client roster spans from innovative startups and impactful non-profits to some of the biggest names in the industry, such as ESPN, Google, The New York Times Co., Microsoft, and The Nobel Prize Committee. As a 10upper, you have options for flexible and alternative work schedules. Intentionally remote since day one, spanning six continents and 40 countries, 10up fully embraces the benefits of distributed work.
Responsibilities
- - Develop enterprise-level WordPress plugins and/or themes primarily using PHP and Gutenberg blocks in React.js
- - Expertise in React Architecture and Next.js for leading headless projects - either powered by WordPress or Sanity
- - Drive strategy in collaboration with experts across multiple disciplines, and independently lead overall technical vision and delivery on large-scale projects
- - Engage meaningfully with clients; eliciting their business requirements, documenting/estimating all technical features, leading demos and driving discussions
- - Contribute to the improvement of the Engineering discipline by advancing internal initiatives, engaging on Engineering Leadership discussions, and leading and mentoring other fellow engineers in the context of your projects
- - Support sales team by attending digital and in person onsites, and assisting with the development of sales estimates
Required Skills
- - Your experience independently leading large-scale enterprise projects makes you well-suited to lead a team of lead-level engineers, and wrangle multiple stakeholders, to find simple yet elegant solutions to complex problems
- - You have a minimum 2 years in a Lead Engineer, or Engineering Leadership, role
- - Your expert skills in React Architecture and WordPress engineering with PHP, React.js, and Gutenberg consistently follow best practices and set the highest standards of excellence
- - You have a code portfolio. Link us to your best WordPress work on GitHub and you’ll never have to do any live coding or whiteboard testing!
- - You have the ability to expertly debug performance and caching issues across environments
- - You prefer to work fully remote and are effectively engaging in a distributed team from the location of your choosing
Benefits
- - Multiple paid time off programs, including PTO, parental leave, bereavement leave, and company holidays – including an all-company break from Christmas Eve to New Years Day
- - Health, dental, and life insurance programs (available for United States and UK team members)
- - Retirement contribution programs (currently available in the U.S. and U.K.)
- - Flexible and alternate schedule programs - including options for 4-day work week (Monday-Thursday) configurations
- - $1,000 accrued annually in professional development budget for you to spend on conferences, training, or to buy back time for programs like independent study
- - Global Company summits – opportunities to meet, socialize, and learn with fellow team members in person at remarkable destinations
- - An end-of-year all-hands bonus program, along with smaller opportunities for recognition throughout the year
- - A Director of Engineering that supports your career growth and development
About the company
We make the internet better with consultative creative and engineering services, innovative tools, and dependable products that take the pain out of content creation and management, in service of digital experiences that advance business and marketing objectives.