WordPress Developer

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.

Why Join Brook & Whittle?

• Build solutions that directly impact customer experience and online revenue
• Gain ownership of meaningful projects while collaborating with experienced leadership
• Work with modern AI-assisted development tools, including Claude Code and other productivity-enhancing technologies
• Access professional development resources, including a Pluralsight subscription
• Join a company investing in digital transformation, ecommerce growth, and technology innovation
• Be part of a supportive team environment with opportunities to expand your technical expertise and career growth

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

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 pract