Senior Web Developer

Compensation: $100,000-$120,000 per year
Location: United States - Remote or Omaha, NE - Hybrid

The job:

As a Senior Web Developer at Buildertrend, you’ll help shape the digital experiences that connect residential construction professionals with the tools they need to build more efficiently and profitably. You’ll own meaningful web initiatives from technical strategy through deployment and measurement, while serving as a trusted technical partner to Marketing, Design, Analytics, Revenue Operations and Product Engineering. Your work will improve the performance, reliability, accessibility and security of Buildertrend’s public-facing websites and the customer journeys they support. Success in this role means the Web team is trusted to solve problems, make sound technical decisions and create web experiences that help builders spend less time on paperwork and more time growing their businesses.

What you will do:

• Partner with marketing, design, Revenue Operations and other stakeholders to understand business needs and turn them into thoughtful technical solutions.
• Design, develop, test, deploy and maintain functionality across Buildertrend’s public-facing websites.
• Own complex web initiatives from discovery and technical planning through implementation, deployment, measurement and continuous improvement.
• Develop and maintain custom WordPress themes, plugins, Gutenberg blocks, reusable components and integrations using PHP, JavaScript, HTML and CSS.
• Help shape Buildertrend’s web architecture by evaluating CMS platforms and traditional, decoupled and headless approaches against business needs, scalability, maintainability and long-term strategy.
• Keep high-traffic, business-critical websites fast, secure, accessible and protected from bot and crawler abuse.
• Monitor site health, investigate production issues and own incidents through resolution.
• Build automated tests with tools such as Playwright to protect critical customer journeys.
• Make sure lead-generation paths, including forms, APIs, webhooks and integrations, work accurately.
• Lead code reviews and mentor other developers.
• Use Claude or other cutting-edge AI tools as a part of how you build to accelerate problem solving and improve development efficiency while still applying critical thinking, and owning the quality of your final work.

Who you are and what you need:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, web development or a related field, or equivalent professional experience required.
• 5+ years of professional web or software development experience, including hands-on work supporting production applications required.
• Prior experience supporting B2B SaaS websites in strongly preferred.
• Deep experience building and maintaining WordPress applications with PHP, JavaScript, HTML and CSS.
• Experience developing custom WordPress themes, plugins, Gutenberg blocks and reusable components.
• Experience with modern JavaScript development, including React.
• Experience evaluating or migrating CMS platforms and web architectures, including headless or decoupled approaches.
• Experience implementing automated testing with Playwright or a comparable tool.
• Working knowledge of SQL, REST APIs, webhooks and third-party integrations.
• Strong understanding of web performance, data privacy, security and accessibility standards, including OWASP, GDPR, CCPA/CPRA and WCAG.
• Ability to take an ambiguous problem, evaluate the options and recommend a pragmatic path forward, and mentor others along the way.

We are giving you:

• Exceptional health packages, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus life insurance and short- and long-term disability benefits

• A 401(k) plan with Buildertrend matching contributions to help you plan for the future

• Generous paid time off, 11 paid holidays, plus personal days to make sure you have time to recharge

• Parental leave and paid sabbaticals to support you during life’s big moments

• Volunteer time off – because giving back matters

• Wellness program and onsite fitness center to keep you feeling your best

• Opportunities for hybrid or remote work to give you the flexibility you need

• Technology reimbursement to help cover costs for the tech you need to do your job from home

• Free daily lunches when you're at our HQ office, plus monthly events to connect with your team

Who we are:

Great builders don’t just manage projects – they run successful businesses. That’s where Buildertrend comes in. As the leading residential construction management platform, we give contractors the power to control their financials, schedules, team workflows and client relationships – all in one system. No more juggling disconnected tools or guessing on profitability. With nearly two decades of industry expertise, Buildertrend helps builders work smarter, scale faster and stay ahead of the competition. If you want to learn more about us, check out: https://buildertrend.com/about/

Working at Buildertrend:

At Buildertrend, we fully recognize that we all work so we can live better lives—we appreciate and respect that this is a job and not your whole life. What makes Buildertrend so special is a commitment to ensuring you can have the best job, work with the best people, and live your best life outside of work. Our goal is to create a culture where everyone can make an impact on our customers, communities, and each other. In short: We want you to be who you are, love what you do, and build your best life.

Buildertrend Solutions, Inc. is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee based on race, including natural or protective hairstyle, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, childbirth, breastfeeding, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, reproductive decision-making), age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, citizenship, marital status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity, and maintain employment statistics on applicants.

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