To help further our mission of bringing Disney News to fans around the world, we are looking to expand our technical team. We are currently seeking to hire a part-time to full-time Next.js and WordPress engineer to build the next generation of the WDWNT network of websites.
The ideal candidate will possess the following:
- Extensive hands-on experience with Next.js and Vercel for high-traffic websites
- Creation and maintenance of headless WordPress installations
- Experience with all aspects of WordPress including the WordPress API
- Thorough understanding of the WordPress architecture to enable rapid troubleshooting of a variety of common and not-so-common issues
In addition to the above requirements, experience with any or all of the following would be a plus:
- Experience with the WordPress Media Library and third-party replacements
- Customization of the WordPress backend, to optimize workflows for writers and editors
- Identification of commercial plugins that could increase efficiency
- Development of bespoke WordPress plugins for specific use cases where commercial plugins do not exist
- WPEngine or other WordPress hosting services
- AdThrive, Google Ads, AdMob, and other advertising partners
- SEO and Google Search Console
- Zapier
- AWS
- PHP, CSS, HTML, and other languages
Salary is commensurate with experience and is negotiable.
Please send a cover letter and resume to jobs@wdwnt.com.
