Senior WordPress Full Stack Developer

About this role

Americaneagle.com is a family-owned web design, development, and digital marketing agency with a passionate belief in the power of technology to positively transform business practices. Our focus is on helping customers grow and achieve success in the digital space. We cover a variety of different industries, including eCommerce, associations & nonprofits, government, healthcare, sports & entertainment, transportation, and more. The company was recently named by Built In Chicago as one of the best places to work and to Inc.com's list of 5000 fastest-growing private companies multiple times!

As a Senior WordPress Full Stack Developer, you will lead the technical direction of complex WordPress implementations across both front-end and back-end development. This is a hands-on role for someone with deep WordPress and PHP expertise who is also comfortable with modern front-end development, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Gutenberg, and component-based architecture.


The ideal candidate can translate customer requirements into scalable technical solutions while balancing quality, performance, accessibility, scope, budget, and long-term maintainability.


Responsibilities

• Architect complex WordPress solutions across front-end and back-end technologies
• Define project architecture, content models, block strategy, integrations, and deployment approaches
• Remain hands-on with development for complex features, prototypes, and technical escalations
• Build and review custom themes, plugins, Gutenberg blocks, and reusable components
• Partner with front-end developers to ensure responsive, accessible, performant implementations
• Architect third-party integrations including APIs, CRMs, payment systems, SSO, and other external services
• Evaluate when to use WordPress core, third-party plugins, custom development, or external platforms
• Participate in discovery, estimation, solution design, and client-facing technical discussions
• Review code and...