Web Developer - New York City Metropolitan Area - Hy-Brid - Full-Time

 

About the job

The Modern Language Association is hiring a collaborative, detail-oriented developer to help us maintain and evolve our digital infrastructure — including our CiviCRM-based membership systems and our WordPress-powered web properties.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain custom CiviCRM extensions
• Integrate and support WordPress plugins and themes
• Implement front-end features using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (ES6+)
• Build and maintain REST APIs for partner integrations
• Write shell scripts for routine maintenance and deployment
• Work with technology partners to support and maintain servers and related infrastructure
• Monitor system performance and resolve reported errors
• Manage identity workflows including SSO integrations

Required Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree or higher is required.
• Minimum of two years’ development experience in CiviCRM and WordPress
• Demonstrated ability to write clean, maintainable code
• Ability to prioritize, troubleshoot, and complete multiple tasks
• Ability to communicate clearly with both technical and nontechnical colleagues

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior working experience in nonprofits, academic departments, or membership organizations
• Familiarity with AWS services: EC2, RDS, Redis, OpenSearch,WAF
• Familiarity with GitHub workflows and CI/CD practices
• Experience implementing Google Analytics
• Knowledge of SQL performance tuning
• Experience with PHP frameworks (e.g., Symfony)

This is a full-time, hybrid position. Some work can be done remotely, but there is a requirement to work on-site as needed at our office in downtown Manhattan. You must be able to work legally in the United States. The annual salary is $85,000. The MLA provides generous vacation and sick time, flexible work hours, a 403(b) retirement plan, and individual health and dental plans with minimal shared premium cost.

Please submit a cover letter and résumé to ISopen@mla.org. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

The MLA is an equal opportunity employer and is firmly committed to complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity (EEO) laws.

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