Senior Web Developer - Frontend & UI

SUMMARY

We are seeking a Senior Web Developer with a strong focus on building high-quality, user-facing web experiences. This role is one that is extremely hands-on with WordPress development and UI engineering, including custom themes, CMS-driven layouts, responsive design, accessibility, performance, and visual consistency across all digital properties. The ideal candidate serves as a bridge between the Digital Marketing and Architecture and Enablement teams, collaborating closely with graphic designers, content marketers, architects, and product stakeholders to deliver polished, production-ready, on-brand interfaces.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Design, develop, and maintain complex WordPress-based websites and responsive, user-friendly web applications.
• Develop and maintain custom WordPress themes, plugins, and integrations, balancing custom development with strategic use of existing plugins.
• Build intuitive and accessible user interfaces using modern front-end frameworks, WordPress, HTML, and CSS.
• Ensure all user interfaces adhere to established brand standards, design guidelines, UX/UI best practices, and visual identity.
• Collaborate with digital marketing partners and designers to translate designs and campaigns into high-quality implementations that meet goals and project deadlines.
• Participate in marketing-related planning and working sessions to support digital initiatives and ensure alignment.
• Ensure application performance, security, reliability, and scalability, including plugin management, updates, optimization, and coordination with hosting and infrastructure teams.
• Write clean, well-documented, and testable code.
• Participate in code and accessibility reviews and contribute to engineering best practices.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve software defects.
• Integrate WordPress and frontend components with internal and third-party APIs, forms, and marketing or analytics platforms.
• Implement resilient UI patterns for handling API responses, loading states, and errors.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across engineering, product, and marketing.
• Completes annual compliance courses.
• Adheres specifically to all corporate policies and procedures.
• Also adheres to Federal and State regulations and laws; including, the Bank Secrecy Act and the Anti-Money Laundering Act.
• Adheres to our Service Excellence standards and promotes their implementation with peers and associates they support.
• Performs other duties as required.

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Knowledge & Experience:
  • Strong experience with web development technologies, including: HTML, CSS, JavaScript / TypeScript Modern front-end frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Vue)
  • Strong hands-on experience developing and maintaining WordPress-based websites, including custom themes, plugins, CMS configurations, and integrations.
  • Keen understanding of WordPress architecture, plugin ecosystems, content modeling, and CMS workflows in a marketing-driven environment.
  • Experience integrating frontend applications with RESTful APIs (JSON-based).
  • Strong understanding of how backend systems impact frontend performance and behavior (no backend ownership required).
  • Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git)
  • Understanding of web accessibility, performance optimization, and responsive design.
  • Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
  • Experience partnering with digital marketing teams and graphic designers on user-facing web initiatives (preferred).
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms e.g., Azure, AWS, or GCP (preferred).
  • Experience with marketing technology platforms such as HubSpot (CMS, forms, integrations), Google analytics, or marketing-driven web workflows (preferred).
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices (preferred).
  • Knowledge of authentication and authorization patterns (preferred).
  • Exposure to automated testing frameworks: unit, integration, or UI testing (preferred).
• Physical Demands/Work Environment:
  • Vision, hearing, speech, dexterity, visual concentration.
  • A valid driver’s license is required.
  • Must have the ability to stand, walk, sit and use hands and fingers.
  • Must have the ability to work the hours and days required to complete the essential functions of the position, as scheduled.
  • The environment is a professional office with standard office equipment.
  • Cognitive Requirements:
    • Learning, thinking, concentration, ability to exercise self-control, ability to work in a customer relations’ environment.
    • Must be able to pay close attention to detail and be able to work as a member of a team.
    • Must have the ability to interact effectively with co-workers and customers, and exercise self-control and diplomacy in customer and employee relations’ situations.
    • Must have the ability to exercise discretion as well as appropriate judgments when necessary.
    • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.