Membership Platform Engineer (WordPress & Billing Systems)

Type: Full-time, Remote (U.S. only)
Salary: $125,000/year
Schedule: Flexible within standard U.S. business hours.

Overview

We are seeking an experienced backend-focused WordPress engineer to support and improve a high-traffic subscription and membership platform. This role focuses on platform reliability, billing systems, payment integrations, and membership access management in a production environment.

The ideal candidate has strong experience with WordPress development, subscription platforms, APIs/webhooks, and troubleshooting complex production issues involving payments and member access.

Responsibilities

Maintain and extend backend WordPress functionality using PHP
Develop and maintain custom plugins and integrations
Manage membership, subscription, and access-control systems
Build and maintain integrations with payment processors and related services
Ensure reliable webhook processing and billing synchronization
Troubleshoot production issues involving payments, APIs, and user access
Improve platform performance, stability, logging, and monitoring
Manage staging-to-production deployment workflows and rollback procedures
Optimize database queries and backend performance
Document systems and technical processes
Collaborate with cross-functional team members on platform improvements

Required Experience

5+ years of WordPress and PHP development experience
Experience with membership or subscription-based platforms
Experience integrating payment systems such as Stripe and/or PayPal
Experience building and maintaining API and webhook integrations
Experience troubleshooting production billing and access-control issues
Experience managing deployments between staging and production environments

Preferred Experience

Experience with subscription management plugins or platforms
Experience with ecommerce platforms and related integrations
Familiarity with Cloudflare or similar CDN/security/performance platforms
Experience with CRM, analytics, or marketing automation integrations
Experience working remotely with distributed teams

Required Skills

Strong understanding of WordPress architecture and plugin development
Strong backend debugging and performance optimization skills
Familiarity with secure payment and webhook handling practices
Strong organizational and problem-solving abilities
Ability to work independently and communicate effectively in a remote environment

Interested candidates should submit a resume and brief overview of relevant WordPress, subscription, and payment integration experience.