Front-End Engineer (Wordpress + React)

We are seeking an expert Front-End Engineer (Contractor) with deep experience building and maintaining high-traffic, large-scale WordPress websites, especially on platforms such as WordPress VIP, Altis, or similar enterprise-grade hosting environments. This contractor will focus on modern WordPress development using Gutenberg, block themes, and React, including upgrading legacy themes into modern block-based architectures. This is a remote contractor role intended for professionals based in the Philippines, with required collaboration overlap with U.S. Pacific Time.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, upgrade, and maintain Gutenberg/block-based WordPress themes.
• Modernize legacy PHP-based themes into React-driven Gutenberg/block themes.
• Build reusable WordPress blocks, components, and patterns aligned with the design system.
• Implement SEO best practices, accessibility improvements, and performance optimizations.
• Work on UI enhancements for high-scale, high-traffic WordPress environments.
• Implement pixel-perfect UI from Figma or similar tools.
• Ensure responsive, accessible, and cross-browser compatible front-end interfaces.
• Integrate front-end components with WordPress APIs.
• Use AI tools for coding, debugging, and generating tests.
• Follow modern Git workflows and participate in code reviews. Required Qualifications
• 3+ years front-end engineering experience.
• 2+ years modern WordPress development experience.
• Strong experience with high-traffic WordPress sites on WordPress VIP, Altis, or similar.
• Expert knowledge of Gutenberg, block themes, and WordPress theming.
• Advanced React and JavaScript/TypeScript skills.
• Strong CSS Skills (CSS3, SASS/SCSS, BEM, responsive/mobile first)
• Experience with build tools (Webpack, Vite, or similar) and modern bundling/transpilation workflows
• Understanding of accessibility standards (WCAG/ARIA)
• Strong understanding of SEO and performance optimization.
• Knowledge of REST API integrations.
• Comfortable using AI tools for development.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with design systems and automated testing.
• Familiarity with CI/CD workflows.
• Experience working with distributed teams.
• Experience working with Google Tag Manager (GTM)

Contract Details

• Contractor role, remote
• Must overlap with U.S. Pacific Time.
• Full-time