Lead development teams, shape architecture, and deliver high-quality WordPress solutions for mission-driven clients. As a WordPress Technical Lead at Kanopi Studios, you’ll combine hands-on coding with team leadership to guide projects from discovery to deployment.
About Kanopi Studios
Kanopi is a fully distributed design, development, and support agency specializing in Drupal and WordPress. We partner with mission-driven organizations to build and maintain websites that help their goals thrive. At Kanopi, people matter just as much as the work—we support our team’s growth, well-being, and success, because when our people thrive, our clients do too.
Schedule
- Remote, U.S. or Canada only
- Full-time role
- Salary range: $92,050 – $121,825 annually (commensurate with experience and location)
What You’ll Do
- Lead the technical approach on WordPress projects, ensuring quality and alignment with client needs
- Collaborate with UX, design, and project management during discovery and planning
- Build and configure WordPress sites using modern practices
- Develop custom themes, plugins, and Gutenberg blocks with React
- Provide architectural guidance, technical documentation, and mentoring for developers
- Write, review, and maintain high-quality code
- Participate in client meetings to clarify requirements and solve technical challenges
- Manage technical team workload across the project lifecycle
What You Need
- 8+ years of professional WordPress experience
- Deep expertise in WordPress architecture, custom themes, plugins, and FSE (full-site editing)
- Skilled in React, JavaScript, PHP, and SQL
- Proficiency with Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), CPTs, taxonomies, and REST API integrations
- Familiarity with tools like GitHub, Docker, CLI, and modern deployment workflows
- Strong documentation and technical specification skills
- Experience mentoring or leading developers, especially in distributed teams
- Ability to manage competing priorities and communicate clearly with stakeholders
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
Nice-to-Haves
- Experience in a remote agency environment
- Familiarity with performance optimization, accessibility, and web standards
- Next.js knowledge a plus
Benefits
- Competitive salary ($92,050 – $121,825)
- Comprehensive health, professional, and remote-workspace benefits (U.S. & Canada)
- Collaborative, inclusive, and remote-first culture
- Opportunity to work with mission-driven clients on impactful projects
Bring your technical expertise and leadership skills to a team dedicated to building a better web.
Your next career move starts here.
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