Backend Engineer
Lead backend development for WordPress sites, building custom plugins and themes, integrating REST APIs, and optimizing database performance. Collaborate with designers and front‑end developers to deliver scalable, secure, and high‑performance web solutions.
Who We Are
Teal Media is a full-service creative and design agency with a conscience. We believe purposeful design can transform organizations, inspire action, and enable progress. Our clients and nonprofit partners are committed to creating positive social change—and we pour every ounce of our passion and skill into helping them succeed.
We offer a variety of strategic, creative, and technical services, including brand strategy, web design and development, and creative support.
We’re a woman-founded and woman-led firm with a team that reflects a broad range of lived experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives. At Teal, we value our people above all else and choose to work with partners and clients who share those values.
No recruiters, please.
Teal Media is looking for a Senior WordPress Backend Developer who’s a thoughtful problem-solver and hands-on builder. This role is a client-facing technical lead who partners with designers, frontend developers, and strategists to architect, build, and evolve WordPress and other platforms for our clients. You bring years or decades of backend expertise, take ownership of technical decisions, and enjoy translating complex client needs into reliable, scalable solutions. You’re confident when leading technical work, adaptable as projects evolve, and motivated by supporting mission-driven organizations.
What success looks like in this role
What You’ll Do
Build & Deliver
Collaborate with Purpose
Lead & Support the Team
Posted June 25, 2026