Senior WordPress Developer

About Nexcess Nexcess provides specialty cloud solutions for organizations where performance and compliance have to coexist. We serve businesses worldwide, from agencies scaling client sites to enterprises running mission-critical operations.

We've built our reputation on deep technical expertise and genuine partnership with every client we work with. Behind every environment we manage is a team of people who take the craft seriously and keep showing up when it matters.

About Nexcess Nexcess delivers specialized cloud infrastructure designed for environments where peak performance and rigorous compliance are non-negotiable.

Supporting a global client base ranging from high-growth agencies to mission-critical enterprise operations, we have established a legacy rooted in technical proficiency and collaborative client success.

Our managed environments are backed by a dedicated team of experts committed to operational excellence and reliable execution when it counts most.

We also build the software that runs on top of that infrastructure — The Events Calendar, LearnDash, Kadence, and SolidWP among them — installed on millions of WordPress sites worldwide. Compensation: The base salary for this role is between $80,000-$120,000 and varies based on location, experience, and skill set.

Description We are hiring several Senior Software Engineers to work across the two halves of what we do: the managed WordPress, WooCommerce, and Magento hosting platform itself, and the WordPress products that run on it.

We will work out the best fit with you during the interview process rather than asking you to choose up front. Platform Cloud covers the hosting platform: provisioning and lifecycle, the PHP request path, caching layers, database performance, and the reliability of customer sites at scale.

Products and Solutions covers our WordPress product portfolio: core APIs, the Block Editor, and writing upgrade-safe code that ships to an enormous and completely uncontrolled installed bas