Technical Program Manager â WordPress
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Job Description
Role: Technical Program Manager WordPress
Location: Englewood Cliffs NJ. Hybrid 3 days a week - Need Local Candidates
Job Type: Contract
Note: Irrespective of the number of technical video rounds there will be one in-person interview at any of the client offices
Roles & Responsibilities
Client is seeking a Tech lead/Manager who has experience managing WordPress-powered websites and CMS platforms.
Though they are adverting for a full-time employee they are open to a contractor for the right profile.
Manager/Tech Lead-Web Engineer MSNBC
An experienced and hands-on Manager / Technical Lead to oversee the development and evolution of our high-traffic web platforms powered by WordPress VIP. This role combines strong technical skills with team leadership and architectural oversight. You will lead a team of engineers focused on delivering performant secure and scalable web experiences while closely collaborating with cross-functional teams in product design editorial and infrastructure.
Youll help set technical direction contribute directly to the codebase and shape the long-term maturity of our CMS and front-end systems. The ideal candidate has deep experience with WordPress in enterprise environments and is passionate about building world-class publishing platforms.
Qualifications & Requirements
- 7 years of professional experience in software development with at least 3 years in a technical leadership or management capacity
- Proven experience managing large-scale WordPress-powered websites and CMS platforms including WordPress VIP Gutenberg and REST APIs
- Strong hands-on experience with JavaScript PHP (LAMP stack) and MySQL/Postgres
- Expertise in building and maintaining custom themes and plugins in enterprise WordPress environments
- Strong knowledge of system design architecture patterns security and performance optimization
- Experience working with GraphQL RESTful APIs JSON XML and modern config formats like YAML
- Familiarity with DevOps practices CI/CD pipelines Docker and cloud-native infrastructure
- Understanding of front-end performance tuning SEO caching and deployment strategies
- Experience using tools like Yoast Sailthru and analytics/personalization plugins
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills with a strong ability to bridge technical and business discussions
Employment Type
Full-time
