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Contractor: PHP Website Developer

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About this role

Contract PHP Website Developer needed to build and maintain full-stack features for GenerationGenius.com, working collaboratively with engineering and product teams. The role emphasizes owning features from conception through production, using AI-native coding practices with tools like Claude Code.

What you'll do

  • Ship full-stack features with measurable product impact
  • Provide substantive code review and architectural feedback to teammates
  • Triage and resolve production issues within working hours, including root cause analysis
  • Translate product requirements into technical solutions and communicate reasoning
  • Improve team engineering practices including tooling, workflows, and documentation
  • Break down work into iterative deliverables and drive sprint delivery

What they're looking for

  • PHP and MySQL (7+ years)
  • Custom WordPress development with data modeling
  • Full-stack web application development
  • Semantic HTML and responsive CSS
  • REST API integration and consumption
  • Relational database design and optimization
  • Unit testing and developer tooling
  • AWS (preferred)

Benefits

  • Remote work arrangement
  • Collaborative environment with code review feedback
  • Work on education technology impacting students and teachers
  • Opportunity to shape engineering practices and standards
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Newsela

Newsela builds educational platforms that serve schools, with a focus on data infrastructure and integration. The company is hiring Data Engineers to develop and maintain data pipelines, automations, and integrations that support school operations and data accuracy.

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Likely interview questions

  • Walk us through a complex WordPress application you've built—how did you approach data modeling and scalability?
  • Describe your experience working with AI coding agents like Claude Code. How has it changed your development workflow?
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