Job Specifications
Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack / WordPress) Wanted at Mission-Driven Science Org
Pay range: $70 - $100 per hour contract role with potential to go fulltime staff
Are You the Missing Piece?
Do you live and breathe WordPress? Love building elegant, content-driven sites that actually matter? This foundation drives groundbreaking math and science research that improves the lives of everyday people. They help power some of the most respected science publications on the internet and need a Senior Software Engineer to help them with feature development, site maintenance, and shaping how WordPress is done at scale—on a classic LAMP stack. You’ll be helping level up security best practices across a complex ecosystem of public-facing sites, with the opportunity to go fulltime. It’s a good look for 2026. Read on.
What's it going to take to score an interview?
Strong full-stack development experience building content-focused sites on a WordPress CMS
Deep proficiency in PHP, JavaScript, and HTML/CSS
Strong understanding of WordPress architecture, best practices, and plugins
Hands-on experience with Git, version control, and deployment pipelines
Working knowledge of modern web frameworks (Node.js, React, Angular, Vue)
Understanding of database design and management (SQL and NoSQL)
Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs
Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud)
Nice to have: experience in cybersecurity or building security best-practice frameworks in a WordPress-centric environment
You should take this meeting because ...
This is a 6-month temp-to-perm opportunity with the real possibility of becoming full-time. You’ll work alongside smart, supportive colleagues in a hybrid environment, all while contributing to a mission-driven organization advancing scientific research. If you want meaningful work, visible impact, and the chance to leave WordPress ecosystems better than you found them—this one’s worth your time.
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