WordPress Architect

Americaneagle.com is a family-owned web design, development, and digital marketing agency with a passionate belief in the power of technology to positively transform business practices. Our focus is on helping customers grow and achieve success in the digital space. We cover a variety of different industries, including eCommerce, associations & nonprofits, government, healthcare, sports & entertainment, transportation, and more. The company was named by Built In Chicago as one of the best places to work and to Inc.com's list of 5000 fastest-growing private companies multiple times!

As a WordPress Architect, you will lead the technical direction of complex WordPress implementations across both front-end and back-end development. This is a hands-on role for someone with deep WordPress and PHP expertise who is also comfortable with modern front-end development, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Gutenberg, and component-based architecture.

The ideal candidate can translate customer requirements into scalable technical solutions while balancing quality, performance, accessibility, scope, budget, and long-term maintainability.

Responsibilitie

• Architect complex WordPress solutions across front-end and back-end technologies
• Define project architecture, content models, block strategy, integrations, and deployment approaches
• Remain hands-on with development for complex features, prototypes, and technical escalations
• Build and review custom themes, plugins, Gutenberg blocks, and reusable components
• Partner with front-end developers to ensure responsive, accessible, performant implementations
• Architect third-party integrations including APIs, CRMs, payment systems, SSO, and other external services
• Evaluate when to use WordPress core, third-party plugins, custom development, or external platforms
• Participate in discovery, estimation, solution design, and client-facing technical discussions
• Review code and provide technical guidance across both front-end and back-end development
• Establish reusable WordPress standards and best practices across projects
• Troubleshoot complex production, performance, and architectural issues
• Mentor developers and serve as a senior technical escalation point

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional web development experience with significant WordPress experience

• Experience architecting complex or enterprise WordPress solutions

• Strong PHP and WordPress development skills

• Strong understanding of WordPress core, hooks, APIs, themes, plugins, custom post types, and Gutenberg

• Strong front-end skills including semantic HTML, modern CSS, and JavaScript

• Experience building responsive and accessible interfaces

• Experience with performance optimization and Core Web Vitals

• Experience with REST APIs, third-party integrations, and authentication

• WooCommerce experience

• Experience with Git, Composer, CI/CD, and modern development workflows

• Experience with hosting platforms such as WordPress VIP, WP Engine, Pantheon, or AWS

• Ability to estimate technical work and balance architecture with scope and budget

• Strong customer-facing and technical communication skills

• Occasional travel may be required based on business needs, including team meetings, training, or client visits.

Nice to Have

• React and Next.js experience
• Headless or composable WordPress experience
• WPGraphQL or API-driven WordPress experience
• WordPress Multisite experience
• Experience with design systems or component libraries
• Agency or consulting experience
• Experience mentoring or technically leading developers
• Open-source WordPress contributions
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools

Americaneagle.com provides its employees with an energetic work environment and opportunities to further develop their skills. Our dedication to growing our development team is how we can produce excellent sites and applications for our clients. We do all of this while maintaining a family value focus and pushing for a good work-life balance. We offer a generous compensation and benefits package. The US-based salary range for this full-time position is $95,000-$130,000 per year. Within this range, individual pay is determined by job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. At Americaneagle.com, we are committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package, a positive work environment, company activities, and more.