WordPress Developer - Full Stack

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Hybrid | New Albany, IN (3 Days Onsite)

Build the Ecommerce Experience Behind a Growing National Brand

Are you passionate about building ecommerce experiences that customers actually use? Do you enjoy working across both front-end and back-end development, solving complex business challenges, and seeing the direct impact of your work on revenue and customer experience?

Brook & Whittle is seeking a WordPress Full Stack Developer to join our growing Ecommerce team. In this role, you'll help shape and enhance our WordPress/WooCommerce platform, developing features, integrations, and scalable solutions that support a high-performing online storefront.

This is an opportunity to work across the entire application stack, from customer-facing experiences and custom WooCommerce functionality to APIs and integrations that connect our ecommerce business with internal systems. You'll be part of a collaborative team that values innovation, modern development practices, and continuous learning.

What You'll Do

• Develop and support our WordPress and WooCommerce storefront across the full technology stack
• Build and maintain custom WordPress plugins, themes, Gutenberg blocks, and reusable components
• Enhance WooCommerce functionality, including product management, checkout experiences, payment processing, shipping workflows, and order management
• Design, build, and maintain REST APIs, webhooks, and integrations with internal business systems and third-party platforms
• Partner closely with ecommerce, marketing, and business stakeholders to deliver solutions that support business growth
• Participate in architecture discussions, technical design, development, testing, deployment, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Monitor and optimize website performance, accessibility, Core Web Vitals, and overall user experience
• Support platform security, maintenance, and performance optimization efforts
• Contribute to code reviews, technical documentation, and knowledge sharing across the team

Requirements

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven experience developing and supporting production ecommerce websites across both front-end and back-end technologies
• Strong expertise in PHP 8.x and WordPress development
• Experience with:
  • Custom WordPress plugin and theme development
  • Hooks, filters, custom post types, and WP REST API
  • WooCommerce customization and extension development
  • JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS/SCSS
  • React for Gutenberg block development and interactive user experiences
• Experience building and consuming REST APIs, webhooks, and integrations
• Understanding of ecommerce ecosystems, including integrations with ERP, payment, tax, shipping, and marketing platforms
• Working knowledge of MySQL, database troubleshooting, and performance optimization
• Experience with Git, Composer, WP-CLI, code reviews, and modern deployment workflows
• Experience utilizing AI development tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or Cursor while maintaining code quality and ownership
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving abilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field
• Equivalent practical experience will also be considered
• 3-7 years of full-stack software development experience
• 3+ years of WordPress development experience
• 3+ years working with WooCommerce or another enterprise ecommerce platform supporting a live, revenue-generating storefront

Who Thrives in This Role?

You are someone who:

• Enjoys solving real-world business problems with software
• Takes ownership and follows projects through to completion
• Balances technical excellence with practical business needs
• Stays current with emerging technologies and development trends
• Collaborates effectively across technical and non-technical teams
• Sees opportunities for improvement and enjoys building better solutions

Work Authorization

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. Brook & Whittle is unable to provide employment visa sponsorship now or in the future for this position, including H-1B, TN, OPT, CPT, or other employment-based visa sponsorship. Applicants requiring current or future sponsorship will not be considered.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Salary Description

starting at 85,000 annually

Notice of AI Use in Job Application Review

As part of our commitment in creating a fair, efficient, and consistent hiring process we may use artificial intelligence (AI) to help our recruiting teams organize, summarize, and analyze information provided by candidates, including resumes, application responses, and other materials submitted during the application process.AI may be used to identify patterns, highlight relevant skills, and experience, and assist in comparing a candidate's qualifications with the requirement of a specific role. These tools are to improve efficiency and consistency while supporting more informed hiring decisions, which will ultimately be made by the hiring team.