Senior Web Developer

Who We Are

Great Minds is a high-growth mission-driven organization founded by educators in 2007. As a for-profit Public Benefit Corporation we believe all students deserve access to meaningful challenging contentand all teachers deserve tools that are intuitive effective and built for the realities of todays classrooms.

We develop high-quality knowledge-rich math science and ELA curricula grounded in research and designed in collaboration with educators. Our materials reflect real classroom needs and are built to drive lasting student outcomes.

We are committed to usability coherence and practical implementationsupporting teachers not just through curriculum but with professional learning purposeful technology and responsive service that enable strong adoption and impact.

What We Build

Our productsEureka Math and Eureka Math² Wit & Wisdom PhD Science Geodes and the newly launched Arts & Letters ELAare trusted by thousands of schools and districts nationwide.

• Eureka Math is the most widely used math curriculum in the U.S. and is focused on balancing conceptual understanding procedural fluency and application.

• Wit & Wisdom and Arts & Letters ELA anchor our reading strategy with content-rich grade-level instruction that integrates literature history and the arts grounded in the science of reading. Geodes complements our reading suite with decodable texts that pair phonics with meaningful content to support early literacy.

• PhD Science is a hands-on K-5 Science program that sparks curiosity as students build enduring knowledge of how the scientific world works.

These programs reflect a shared belief in high expectations joyful rigor and deep respect for educators and students.

Where Were Headed

Great Minds is entering a new stage of growth and product maturity. We are focused on building more connected customer-informed experiences across the full educator journeyfrom curriculum to professional learning to platform and support.

Our long-term vision is to become a true partner in impactnot just delivering curriculum but supporting educators in achieving outcomes at scale.

Job Purpose

We are looking for an experienced Senior Web Developer who combines strong front-end engineering skills with deep WordPress expertise. Youll develop modern responsive and secure websites while ensuring the technical foundation supports SEO and Answer Engine Optimization (AEO). This role is ideal for a developer who thrives at the intersection of front-end craft CMS development and technical performance.

Responsibilities

Front-End Development

• Build reusable UI components using React Tailwind CSS Bootstrap and Storybook.

• Create responsive accessible and semantic templates that align with brand and UX standards.

• Implement modern build tools and workflows (Webpack Vite etc.).

WordPress Development

• Develop and maintain custom themes plugins and Gutenberg blocks.

• Work with Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) custom post types and taxonomies.

• Integrate with the WordPress REST API and/or GraphQL for dynamic and headless implementations.

Security & Performance

• Apply WordPress hardening and follow OWASP Top 10 best practices.

• Prevent vulnerabilities (XSS CSRF SQL injection) through secure coding practices.

• Optimize for Core Web Vitals (LCP CLS INP) with caching code splitting and image/CDN optimization.

AEO SEO & Accessibility

• Implement clean HTML heading hierarchy and crawlable templates.

• Ensure proper use of meta tags canonical tags robots directives and XML sitemaps.

• Support structured data/schema validation ( for rich snippets and answer engines.

• Align technical implementation with accessibility search and AI discoverability goals.

Collaboration & Workflow

• Work cross-functionally with designers marketers and other developers.

• Use Git-based workflows and contribute in agile/sprint cycles.

• Document code architectural decisions and technical standards to ensure maintainability and scalability.

Requirements

• 5 years of professional experience in front-end and WordPress development.

• Strong proficiency in:

  o WordPress (themes plugins Gutenberg ACF)

  o React JavaScript/ES6 TypeScript (preferred)

  o Tailwind CSS Bootstrap Storybook

  o PHP MySQL HTML5 CSS3

• Understanding of:

  o Technical SEO & AEO best practices (semantic HTML structured data Core Web Vitals)

  o Web security standards (WordPress hardening OWASP)

• Comfortable with Git workflows and agile collaboration.

Preferred

• Experience with WooCommerce or other ecommerce platforms.

• Familiarity with Gatsby or other headless frameworks.

• CRM integration experience (e.g. Marketo HubSpot Salesforce).

• Experience with local WP environments (LocalWP Lando DevKinsta Docker).

Required Education

Bachelors Degree in Information Technology or Equivalent

Status

Full-time

Location

Remote

The expected base salary range for this position is $104000-$114000 however the offered salary may be higher or lower than the above range dependent on numerous factors including but not limited to location work experience skills and internal equity considerations. The base salary is not inclusive of benefits or other incentives.

A cover letter and resume are required to be considered for this position.

New employees will be required to successfully complete a background check.

Any communication to applicants relating to the Great Minds hiring process will only come from email addresses with the domains or . If in the course of the application or hiring process with Great Minds you are contacted through another domain are requested to provide banking or other sensitive information or you note any other suspicious activity please contact

Great Minds is an equal opportunity employer. We will extend equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to race religion color sex (including pregnancy sexual orientation and gender identity) national origin disability age genetic information or any other status protected under applicable federal state or local laws. Our policy reflects and affirms the organizations commitment to the principles of fair employment and the elimination of all discriminatory practices.

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