Sr PHP/WordPress Developer

Position: Sr PHP/WordPress Developer

Position Type: Full time, Permanent (Existing Vacancy)

Reports To: Sr Director, Digital Platforms & Delivery

Location: Remote within Toronto, ON

The Company:

Postmedia is a leading Canadian news media company, managing over 110 brands across print, online, and mobile platforms. Our award-winning journalists and innovative product development teams deliver engaging content to millions weekly. We offer compelling advertising and marketing solutions to effectively reach target audiences and are always seeking talented individuals to join our team.

The Opportunity:

We are seeking a Senior PHP/WordPress Developer for a high-impact technical role. This position is crucial for the architecture, development, and stability of our enterprise-scale WordPress VIP (WPVIP) ecosystem. We are looking for a "developer's developer" who prioritizes high-quality code, automated testing, and continuous delivery.

As a technical anchor and servant leader, you will utilize Behavior-Driven Development (BDD), Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD), and Test-Driven Development (TDD) to ensure quality and reliability. You will proactively mentor others in engineering best practices and take full initiative over the delivery lifecycle, elevating the team's overall technical proficiency.

Why This Role Matters:

This role provides the technical rigor necessary for our team to innovate rapidly and reliably. By integrating testing and automation into our core workflow, you will enable the organization to scale confidently while mentoring the next generation of engineers.

What you’ll do:

WPVIP, PHP & Engineering Excellence

• Architect bespoke, high-performance WordPress themes, plugins, and solutions optimized for the WPVIP platform.
• Write clean, modular PHP (8.x) code using OOP and SOLID principles, ensuring maintainability and VIP-standard compliance.

Testing & Continuous Delivery

• BDD Implementation: Drive collaboration with stakeholders using Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) to foster a shared understanding.
• Test-First Mindset: Implement and advocate for Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD) and Test-Driven Development (TDD) practices to ensure an executable understanding of intended behavior, guiding development.
• CD Pipeline Stewardship: Own and optimize Continuous Delivery pipelines using VIP-CLI and GitHub Actions, ensuring every commit is "deploy-ready" through automated linting, unit testing, and integration tests.

Agile Collaboration & Servant Leadership

• Act as a servant leader by removing technical blockers and facilitating pair programming to share testing best practices across the team.
• Proactively identify technical debt and platform risks, taking initiative to refactor code for improved testability and performance.

Who you are:

• 7+ years of professional PHP experience, with deep expertise in the WordPress VIP ecosystem.
• Testing Mastery: Proven experience with testing frameworks (e.g., PHPUnit, Playwright, Behat, Cypress) and a strong commitment to TDD/BDD workflows.
• CI/CD Proficiency: Expert knowledge of modern Continuous Delivery practices and WPVIP-specific deployment constraints.
• Full-Stack Skills: Strong command of React (Gutenberg), ES6+, and REST/GraphQL API integration.
• Performance & Security Tooling: Extensive experience with tools such as PHPCS, New Relic, Query Monitor, WPScan, and K6/WebPageTest.
• Engineering Excellence: Proficient in BDD, ATDD, TDD, and CI/CD.
• Technical Stewardship: Expertise in WPVIP architecture and high-scale PHP development.
• Servant Leadership: Ability to empower others through mentorship and knowledge sharing.
• Proactive Initiative: A self-starter who defines "done" as tested, documented, and deployed.

Compensation:

Employment offers are based on qualifications, experience, role responsibilities, and candidate location.

Base Salary: $85,000 - $95,000

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those under consideration will be contacted. Only candidates legally eligible to work in Canada will be considered. No phone calls or agencies, please.

Postmedia Network Inc. is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities throughout the hiring process. If accommodation is required, please make your needs known in advance. Accommodation requests will be handled individually.

Postmedia Network Inc. is dedicated to employment equity and an inclusive, barrier-free selection process and work environment. We encourage applications from women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and members of visible minorities.