Job Url: https://www.remoterocketship.com/company/thearenagroup-net/jobs/software-engineer-wordpress-backend-united-states-remote Job Description: The Arena Group Website LinkedIn All Job Openings The Arena Group is an innovative media and technology company that connects over 100 million people with interests they love through iconic media brands. By leveraging proprietary technology and data, The Arena Group delivers targeted audience engagement for advertisers, audience-led e-commerce, and impactful branded content and sponsorships. The company creates enriching experiences for its users while maximizing effectiveness for its partners in the advertising and media space. 201 - 500 employees Founded 2016 📱 Media 🛍️ eCommerce Software Engineer - WordPress Backend 2 hours ago 🗽 New York – Remote 💵 $110k - $160k / year ⏰ Full Time 🟡 Mid-level 🟠 Senior 🔙 Backend Engineer WordPress Apply Now Receive Emails with Similar Jobs Report problem 📋 Description • The Arena Group is seeking a Software Engineer with experience working in WordPress internals to join its best-in-class, fast growing publishing technology platform. • In this role, you’ll work with a diverse team of top-notch engineers, designers, and product managers. • You’ll build new capabilities to our headless WordPress publishing platform and watch them be used by millions of users. • You’ll also have the ability to learn or further develop your skills in areas such as microservice architecture, data analytics, API design, and AI. 🎯 Requirements • Experience working with the internals of the WordPress CMS (extending Taxonomies, optimizing queries, connecting new data sources, stretching Gutenberg to meet new editorial workflows, etc.) • 4+ years of proven expertise building web applications professionally and working comfortably with all layers of the application stack, from infrastructure to front-end. • Strong computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, programming languages, systems, and information retrieval. • Proficiency in writing scalable, testable, and maintainable code • The ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently • Experience working on a microservice architecture is a plus 🏖️ Benefits • Medical, Dental and, Vision Coverage • Retirement Savings Plan (401K), with company match • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) & Health Savings Account (HSA) • Commuter Benefits • Reimbursement for business cell phone use per company policy • Employee Stock Option Plan (Publicly Traded Company - AREN) • Unlimited Paid Time Off • Paid Parental Leave • 12 Paid Holidays Apply Now Discover 100,000+ Remote Jobs