WordPress Web Engineer || Contract Position
Quick facts
- Type
- Full-time
- Location
- New York, New York
- Skills
- React
- Industry
- Information Technology — 671 open jobs
- Visa in listing
- H-1B
- Apply
- Free to apply — never pay anyone for a job offer or visa sponsorship
Job description
Role: WordPress Web Engineer
Location: New York, NY
Work Arrangement: Hybrid – 3 days per week onsite
Work Authorisations: H1B | H4-EAD | GC | GC-EAD | USC | TN
Interview: Mandatory in-person final interview with the client
Role Overview
We are looking for a strong hands-on Web Engineer with deep experience in WordPress CMS, custom WordPress development, GraphQL, and React. The primary focus is on WordPress and GraphQL. Candidates should have recent, hands-on development experience and be comfortable building and enhancing modern web applications.
Candidate Profile
- Strong hands-on Web Engineering background
- Excellent WordPress + GraphQL experience is the priority
- React experience is required but secondary
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
- Experience working in modern web development environments
- Architecture-level breadth is not the priority; we are primarily looking for a hands-on engineer
Key Requirements
WordPress – 50%
- Strong and recent hands-on experience with WordPress CMS
- Custom WordPress development and customization
- Experience with the latest WordPress versions
- Strong understanding of WordPress architecture, themes, plugins, and integrations
- Experience developing and maintaining production-level WordPress websites
GraphQL – 35%
- Strong hands-on GraphQL development experience
- Experience designing and implementing GraphQL APIs
- Experience with GraphQL queries, mutations, schemas, and integrations
- Strong understanding of GraphQL-based application development
- Candidates with only API consumption/exposure are not preferred
React – 15%
- Hands-on experience with React
- Experience building and maintaining React-based web components/applications
- Ability to integrate React with WordPress and modern web technologies
Visa sponsorship record
No public sponsorship records foundWe didn't find H-1B, H-1B1, E-3 or green card (PERM) filings under the name See more jobs at HighFalutin LLCexternal in the Department of Labor and USCIS data. That doesn't mean the job can't be sponsored — the company may file under a different legal name, be new to sponsorship, or sponsor a visa that isn't in these datasets (for example H-2B or J-1).
Tip: ask the recruiter early, in writing, which visa they sponsor and whether they cover the legal and filing fees.
Which visas can work for this job
Occupation: Engineers, All Other (SOC 17-2199) — estimated from the job title.
- Mentioned in the listing
H-1B
- H-1B cap-exempt employer
Regular cap-subject employer — a new H-1B needs to win the lottery in March (unless you already hold cap-counted H-1B status).
- TN (citizens of Canada and Mexico)
This kind of role may fit the USMCA profession “Engineer” — it depends on the actual duties. No lottery, no cap; you need the matching degree or license.
- E-3 (Australia) and H-1B1 (Chile, Singapore)
Same degree requirement as H-1B, but no lottery and a separate quota that is rarely filled.
- O-1 (extraordinary ability)
For candidates with awards, publications, press, a high salary or critical roles at distinguished organizations. No cap, no lottery; the employer files a petition.
- STEM OPT extension (F-1 students)
Requires an E-Verify employer. We didn't find this company in the E-Verify list — ask HR.
Salary vs prevailing wage
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Sources: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure data (H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 LCA, PERM), OFLC prevailing wage data, USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, E-Verify participating employers. Employers are matched by name, so records of companies with similar names can occasionally be mixed up. This is general information, not legal advice — talk to an immigration attorney about your case.