On Site WordPress Developer

* Senior Full-Stack Word Press Engineer
* Take the next step in your career now, scroll down to read the full role description and make your application.

* Louisville, KY (On-Site)
* Full-Time | 7–10+ Years Experience

* Salary Range: *$80,000–$110,000 (depending on experience)

* This Is Not a “Keep-the-Lights-On” Job.
* Websites are promises.
Promises to be clear.
Promises to be trustworthy.
Promises to work when people need them most.

At
* Brown Carrington*, our website isn’t decoration—it’s infrastructure. It’s where people facing high-conflict, high-stakes family law decisions decide whether to trust us. Your work directly shapes that moment. If you believe engineering is a responsibility—not just a skill—keep reading.

* About Brown Carrington
* Brown Carrington is a nationally recognized family and matrimonial law firm with offices in
* Louisville, Lexington, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Denver, Atlanta, and Palm Beach*. We handle some of the most complex family law matters in the country. That means our systems—digital and otherwise—must be calm, clear, reliable, and intentional. We value
* clarity over noise, execution over hype, and systems that hold up under pressure*.

* The Opportunity
* This role is
* not* about patching plugins, chasing theme updates, or reacting to breakage. You will
* own and evolve
* a high-performance Word Press ecosystem designed for:

* Multi-market growth

* Measurement and attribution

* Conversion and intake efficiency

* Long-term maintainability and security

You’ll work closely with leadership, SEO, paid media, intake, and creative partners to ensure the website functions as a
* true business platform*, not a digital brochure. This role is for a developer who understands that
* architecture choices affect marketing outcomes, business performance, and real human experiences*.

* What You’ll Do
* As our senior full-stack engineer, you will architect, build, and maintain Word Press as a production-grade platform.

That includes:

* Frontend & UX Engineering
* * Build clean, accessible, responsive interfaces using
* modern HTML, CSS, JavaScript
* * Develop reusable components and block patterns (Gutenberg) for scalable, multi-office growth

* Ensure consistent UX across devices, browsers, and screen sizes

* Collaborate with designers and marketers to balance aesthetics, clarity, and conversion

* Backend & Word Press Architecture
* * Develop and maintain
* custom themes and plugins* (no page-builder dependency)

* Design and manage
* custom post types, taxonomies, and custom fields
* * Extend Word Press via
* REST APIs, webhooks, and integrations
* * Enforce coding standards, documentation, and maintainable patterns

* Performance, Security & Reliability
* * Optimize
* Core Web Vitals*, caching strategies, asset delivery, and database performance

* Implement security best practices: permissions, hardening, monitoring, backups

* Manage hosting environments, staging workflows, and deployment processes

* Proactively monitor uptime, errors, and performance regressions

* Data, Analytics & Integrations
* * Implement and maintain
* GA4, Google Tag Manager, conversion tracking
* * Integrate CRMs, intake systems, form builders, call tracking, and marketing platforms

* Troubleshoot tracking accuracy across paid media, SEO, and attribution models

* Ensure data integrity across user journeys and intake funnels

* Systems Thinking & Collaboration
* * Partner with SEO, paid media, and leadership to align technical decisions with business goals

* Evaluate tools and plugins critically—adopting only what serves long-term stability

* Anticipate growth challenges and design systems that scale cleanly

* What We’re Looking For
* This is a senior-level role. We’re looking for someone who has
* seen things break—and knows how to prevent it next time*.

You likely bring:

* 8–12+ years of professional web development experience

* Deep expertise in
* Word Press internals*, including custom themes and plugins

* Strong proficiency in
* PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS
* * Experience with
* REST APIs, third-party integrations, and data flows
* * Comfort with
* Git, staging environments, and modern deployment workflows
* * A strong grasp of
* performance…