Sr. Software Engineer

We’re not looking for the average WordPress developer – we’re looking for someone who can come in and make a quick & lasting impact on our team & product.

This high-level role will help chart our roadmap for maintaining and advancing a large multisite network by combining modern WordPress features and professional development technologies (like Javascript/React, Tailwind, Playwright, Laravel and PSR standards).

The successful candidate will partner with our remote team to research new solutions, define development plans, and lead projects to develop exceptional user experiences for launching high-performing websites.

Key Responsibilities:
Partner with product/design team to define and drive the technical roadmap for the Carrot website platform.
Be our expert in modern WordPress features, block editor, themes
Deeply understand and optimize for browser performance (CWV)
Advise and contribute to conversion rate optimization at scale
Champion systems, optimization, and automation
Proactively identify and reduce risks before starting major projects
Set standards, create and lead projects, delegate work to others
Go out of your way to reduce complexity
Take additional “tech lead” responsibilities as needed for driving to results

You’d be a great fit for this role if…
You’d be pumped about partnering to set our roadmap for automated customer websites:

Adoption of modern WordPress features like full site editing and block-based themes
Building dynamic content tools like Block Pattern libraries
Simplifying complex user interactions between content and site design at scale
Automating website creation and page layouts with patterns and generative AI
You have a strong background in leading projects from goal to a successful launch:
Collaborate with other teams to understand the customer’s needs
Creating work plans (epic, tickets, timelines)
Delegating work throughout a team
Ensuring project timelines are met
Creating technical documentation
And measuring results to ensure goals are met
You have extensive experience being a positive team influencer that works well cross-functionally:
Working across teams (product, CX, etc) to ensure our products are meeting customer needs
Partnering with other Engineering leads on shared goals and supporting connected products
Mentoring and unblocking others in the team

Technical Qualifications:
Expert in WordPress visual/block editor (Gutenberg)
Extensive experience building and maintaining ???themes, plugins
Experience building and maintaining automated builds and testing (Playwright)
Experience with PHP frameworks like Laravel/Symfony
Experience with Front End frameworks (React, Tailwind)
Commitment to web best practices including accessibility, responsive design, and CWV
WordPress at scale (Multisite or other)

Key Qualifications:
6+ years of experience building custom WordPress products
Experience working at a remote-first company and with a close team
Experience shipping customer-facing products
Excellent written and verbal remote work communication skills
Self-directed project leadership skills
The compensation for this role will be based on relevant experience & skillset that’s evaluated throughout the interview process.

The estimated salary band for this role is $130,000 – $150,000.

Company
Carrot
Job Type
Full Time
Location
N/A
Budget
$135-150k
How to Apply
Via web form