Full Stack Engineer - PHP & Javascript (WordPress)

FareHarbor

$103K — $155K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience with large-scale production codebases.
  • Strong knowledge of PHP and JavaScript.
  • Experience with WordPress, including custom plugins or themes.
  • Solid understanding of semantic HTML and CSS.
  • Familiarity with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
  • Keen eye for design and user experience.

Responsibilities

  • Write clean (S)CSS, HTML(Twig), JavaScript, and PHP.
  • Create user-facing features for client websites.
  • Collaborate with project managers on custom features for Enterprise clients.
  • Use design tools to mock up page elements and typography improvements.
  • Review pull requests and write technical documentation.
  • Share knowledge and help other engineers.
  • Develop a solid design framework for easy theming.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • 26 vacation days, 10 sick days, and 12 paid holidays annually.
  • Global leave benefits including 22 weeks of parental leave.
  • 401k with employer matching.
  • Social hours, events, and team-building activities.
  • Wellness benefits like Headspace subscription and webinars.
  • Hybrid work-friendly environment, with work-from-home assistance.
  • Paid volunteer hours.
Full Job Description
About the Role

FareHarbor, a Booking.com company, is looking for a full-time Engineer with experience in PHP, JavaScript, WordPress, UX, design, accessibility, and modern web standards to join the FareHarbor.me team in our Denver office.

The FareHarbor.me team powers our managed website platform, which serves thousands of custom client websites. We're currently transitioning our platform to a Gutenberg-based theme architecture, and this role will play a key part in building the next generation of FareHarbor Sites - bringing together robust backend systems, a modern editorial experience, and scalable front-end design.

What you'll do here:
  • Write clean (S)CSS, HTML(Twig), JavaScript and PHP
  • Create and build user-facing features to be integrated on thousands of client websites
  • Work with project managers to create and build custom features for Enterprise client websites on occasion
  • Work with Photoshop, Sketch, and the like to mock up page elements, typography improvements, etc for our design framework
  • Review pull requests, and write technical documentation for our engineers
  • Help and share knowledge with other engineers
  • Help develop a robust design framework that enables easy superficial theming.

Requirements:
  • 3+ years of experience working with large-scale production codebases and mission-critical systems.
  • Strong PHP knowledge.
  • Strong JavaScript knowledge.
  • Strong WordPress knowledge, including experience building custom plugins or themes.
  • Strong semantic HTML and CSS knowledge, including modern and legacy techniques for reusable components and layouts.
  • Good understanding of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
  • A keen eye for good web design and user experience.
  • Solid understanding of web fundamentals and performance best practices.
  • Experience with Twig templating is a plus.
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, demanding environment.
  • Motivated, hard-working, and able to lead by example.

Preferred Experience
  • Experience developing Gutenberg blocks or extending the WordPress Block Editor.
  • Familiarity with React, including building custom editor components or block interfaces.
  • Understanding of WordPress block-based theme development, including theme.json and block pattern systems.
  • Experience migrating or refactoring classic themes to a Gutenberg-based architecture.
  • Knowledge of block.json configuration, editor styling, and content synchronization patterns.
  • Experience with modern front-end build tools (Webpack, Vite, Babel, etc.) in a WordPress environment.
  • Passion for improving editor UX and enabling non-technical users to build beautiful, accessible websites.
  • Collaborative mindset - able to work closely with design, product, and engineering to shape the future of the FH.me platform.

Benefits
  • Medical, dental + vision coverage
  • 26 vacation days, 10 sick days & 12 paid holidays per year
  • Global leave benefit
    • 22 weeks paid parental leave
    • 2 weeks paid grandparent leave
    • Extended care and bereavement leave
    • Life insurance policy
  • 401k + employer matching
  • Social hours & events and team-building
  • Educational Opportunities
  • Wellness benefits (Headspace subscription & wellness webinars)
  • Work-from-home assistance
  • Hybrid friendly
  • Paid volunteer hours

Salary Range: $103,334 - $155,002, plus 10% bonus potential

Please note you must be authorized to work in the United States for this position.

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