Principal WordPress Engineer

We are working with a household brand to find a Principal Engineer with a background in enterprise WordPress. This position offers the chance to shape technical strategy and drive innovation across their WP centre of excellence!

What you’ll do:

Lead technical conversations with engineers, architects, and stakeholders.

Own technical strategy alongside the Head of Engineering.

Mentor and grow a high-performing team.

Champion coding standards, TDD, and DevOps best practices.

What we’re looking for:

Strong engineering background with a passion for clean, tested code.

WP stack experience – WPCLI, Gutenberg, React, PHP, TDD/E2E

Experience balancing commercial goals with user experience.

Agile mindset and collaborative approach.

Continuous improvement mentality and openness to new ideas.

Salary expectations – up to £120,000K (dependant on experience)

Hybrid working – Central London

3 stage interview process:

30 min initial conversation

Technical pairing

1 hour final