Technical Program Manager â WordPress

Englewood Cliffs, NJ - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 05-09-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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

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 ...