Front-End Engineer with PHP

Job Overview

Be engineer #3 on a tight, fast-moving team. You'll own end-to-end web feature development, from technical design to implementation, testing, deployment, and maintenance, in a PHP/WordPress environment.

Partner with Product, Design, and QA to ship performant, accessible, and maintainable web experiences that level up our SaaS.

Primarily front-end focused with hands-on PHP for WordPress templating, hooks, and API integrations. Report directly to the CTO.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship features with PHP (WordPress), modern JavaScript (ES6+), HTML, and CSS.
• Create responsive, accessible UIs and reusable components; ensure cross-browser compatibility.
• Integrate with REST/AJAX APIs (internal and third-party) and contribute to endpoint design as needed.
• Optimize performance across the entire stack, including queries, rendering, assets, and SEO.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues; participate in on-call if/when a rotation is formalized.
• Contribute to technical design, architecture decisions, documentation, and best practices.
• Lead small projects end-to-end and help chart our path toward TypeScript and stronger CI/CD.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5–10 years building modern web applications with PHP, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
• WordPress experience: custom themes/plugins, WP REST API, hooks/filters, Gutenberg and/or ACF, WP-CLI, performance/security know-how.
• Strong JavaScript (ES6+) and jQuery in production environments.
• Solid CSS3 (Flexbox/Grid), responsive design; familiarity with Sass/PostCSS.
• Git-based workflows and code reviews.
• RESTful API design/consumption; JSON, OAuth, common auth patterns.
• MySQL fundamentals and writing/debugging efficient queries.
• Testing fundamentals with at least one framework.
• Accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA) and web performance best practices.
• Clear communicator; comfortable in Agile sprints.

Nice to have

• TypeScript experience (or migrating JS to TS).
• Familiarity with a modern front-end framework (React, Vue, or Angular).
• Build tools (Vite/Webpack), npm/yarn/pnpm.
• CI/CD (e.g., GitHub Actions) and Docker.
• Observability (Sentry, Datadog, New Relic) and logging patterns.
• Design systems, component libraries, and Figma collaboration.
• GraphQL, message queues, or microservices exposure.
• Internationalization/localization.

How We Work

• Ownership mindset. Ship value quickly without sacrificing maintainability.
• Pragmatic problem solver who reduces complexity and iterates.
• Empathetic teammate and inclusive collaborator who gives and receives feedback effectively.

Success Metrics

• On-time delivery with low defect rates.
• Improved Core Web Vitals (e.g., LCP/INP) and backend response times.
• Helpful code reviews, meaningful tests, and clear docs.
• Fewer production incidents and faster MTTR.
• Our stack and tools
• WordPress + PHP 8.x, MySQL.
• Front-end: HTML/CSS, JavaScript (ES6+), jQuery; path toward TypeScript.
• Collaboration: Slack, Notion; marketing integration (Klaviyo).
• Source control: Git; Agile, 2-week sprints.

Logistics

• Work arrangement: Fully remote; must be able to work standard PST/PDT hours (Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm).
• Team: You'll be the third engineer, reporting to the CTO, with no direct reports initially.
• Start date: October 1, 2025.
• Employment: Full-time.

Our Interview Process (fast, four steps)

• Preliminary Chat – A quick conversation to get to know you, your communication style, and what motivates you.
• Intro & Role Alignment with the CTO
• Technical Deep Dive – A practical WordPress/JavaScript problem-solving session (no long take-home assignments).
• Team Conversation + Final Q&A

Compensation and benefits (Philippines)

13th-month pay: Provided in line with local practice.

Paid time off

• 15 days paid vacation leave per year
• 10 days paid sick leave per year
• Philippine regular public holidays observed
• Option to use select "special non-working" holidays as floating days
• On-call: If a formal rotation is instituted, we'll define expectations and compensation.

Note: We currently focus compensation on salary and 13th-month pay. No HMO/insurance or monthly stipends at this time.

Equal Opportunity

We're an equal opportunity employer. If you need accommodations during the hiring process, let us know and we'll make it work.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Php Php456.95 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Opportunities for promotion
• Pay raise
• Work from home

Work Location: Remote

Expected Start Date: 10/01/2025