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Jason Davis

@jasondavis1

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Senior WordPress engineer building custom plugins, blocks, and data-driven content.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to build and maintain WordPress platforms focused on custom plugins/blocks, strong performance and SEO, and data-driven UX/content improvements. I want cross-functional collaboration, thoughtful engineering, and measurable experimentation through analytics.

I’m a Senior WordPress Engineer with 14+ years of experience building and optimizing production websites, web applications, and content management systems. I specialize in custom WordPress plugins and blocks, performance and SEO optimization, and turning analytics into better publishing decisions.

In my roles, I’ve led development of WordPress solutions from scratch—designing scalable content architecture, data-driven editorial workflows, and flexible Gutenberg/ACF block systems. I also focus on code quality, debugging, refactoring, and long-term technical stewardship to keep platforms reliable and maintainable.

I’m particularly motivated by experimentation and measurement. I use analytics data and informal A/B testing approaches (including UI variation testing) to improve performance, engagement, and content effectiveness—then iterate based on the results.

I collaborate closely with design and content stakeholders to translate editorial and visual strategy into durable technical systems. I’ve also supported AWS-backed deployments and worked across frontend and backend integrations through REST APIs, third-party services, and automation workflows.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Web Developer / Instructor

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Success Centers

Jun 2020 - Present (5 years 11 months)

Delivered and maintained production WordPress and JavaScript applications while mentoring junior developers. Designed custom WordPress themes and plugins focused on clean architecture, performance, and best practices, deploying WordPress applications on AWS-backed infrastructure.

WordPress PHP JavaScript CI CD

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Senior WordPress Engineer

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Shiny Red Robot

Mar 2015 - Present (11 years 2 months)

Led development of custom WordPress plugins and Gutenberg/ACF blocks supporting data ingestion, content automation, editorial workflows, and SEO-driven publishing across client platforms. Used analytics and informal A/B testing approaches to iterate on UI/UX and performance, and maintained scalable content architectures with custom post types, taxonomies, and third-party integrations.

Gutenberg Blocks Custom Post Types & Taxonomies SQL Content Automation

Frontend Engineer

Amazon Web Services

Aug 2022 - Aug 2023 (1 year)

Built and maintained production frontend features integrating with complex REST APIs within Agile teams. Implemented performance optimizations and high-coverage unit tests for JavaScript codebases (with TypeScript in supporting components) and participated in CI/CD workflows and code reviews.

Frontend Development REST APIs JavaScript TypeScript Unit Testing CI CD Performance Optimization Agile Collaboration

Technical Developer

Wallrich Creative Communications

Feb 2016 - May 2017 (1 year 3 months)

Designed and implemented custom and theme-based WordPress sites, including custom themes and plugins. Implemented Google Analytics-driven UX improvements, SEO and performance enhancements, cross-browser responsive design, advanced search/sorting features, and recommended website and server security upgrades.

Google Analytics SEO Optimization Performance Optimization Responsive Design Custom Search & Sorting Web Security