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Urban Land Institute
Urban Land Institute
201 – 500 Employees
ConstructionConsultingLogistics
Urban Land Institute is a global nonprofit focused on real estate, land use, and the future of the built environment. Its cross-disciplinary community brings together professionals working across consulting, construction, logistics, and related fields to exchange expertise and address complex urban and regional challenges. Through research, practical guidance, education, training, conferences, events, and member programs, the organization supports the development of sustainable, equitable, and thriving communities worldwide.
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Lead Web Engineer - Urban Land Institute (Onsite)

Lead the modernization of Urban Land Institute’s WordPress and Azure web portfolio as a senior web engineering owner. Drive architecture, hosting, accessibility, integrations, and delivery for a nonprofit research and education organization.

USUnited StatesWAWashington
$120,281 – $140,000 / year
On-siteFull-timeSeniorEnglish RequiredFrontend EngineerSoftware Engineer
.NETAzureDNSWordPress

Description

  • Lead the rebuild and consolidation of uli.org and related sites on a modern platform
  • Convert business goals into technical plans, scope, schedules, and architecture
  • Create prototypes and present solutions to stakeholders
  • Define information architecture, content models, and reusable templates
  • Plan and execute content migration, redirects, and search continuity
  • Implement analytics with GA4, Google Tag Manager, and Core Web Vitals targets
  • Assess CMS platforms such as Umbraco and communicate their trade-offs
  • Write, review, and maintain production code across ULI web properties
  • Develop and maintain WordPress themes, templates, plugins, custom post types, taxonomies, and multisite implementations
  • Design REST APIs and integrations with ULI databases and systems, including netFORUM
  • Deliver websites that meet WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility standards
  • Establish practices for version control, testing, code review, and documentation
  • Own Azure web hosting across App Services, storage, and networking
  • Administer CDN services, WAF rules, bot and DDoS mitigation, DNS, and TLS certificates
  • Maintain CI/CD pipelines, staging environments, and deployment processes
  • Monitor site health, availability, and performance while responding to incidents
  • Act as the primary developer for digital products used by members and staff
  • Support the launch and hosting of new platforms and integrations
  • Manage the web services ticket queue and resolve complex requests
  • Bring website maintenance and updates into the internal team
  • Manage and mentor the Senior Administrator, Web Services
  • Review deliverables from external agencies and developers
  • Partner with software, data, and project management teams
  • Improve the consolidated web portfolio’s speed, security, accessibility, and usability

Requirements

  • Progressive, hands-on experience developing websites and owning web platforms
  • A portfolio, GitHub profile, or other examples of personally built production web work
  • Advanced WordPress experience, including the block editor, custom post types, taxonomies, and multisite
  • Experience deploying and operating websites and web applications on Microsoft Azure
  • Experience designing and consuming REST APIs and connecting disparate systems
  • Experience delivering accessible websites that meet WCAG 2.2 AA
  • Ability to explain technical choices, trade-offs, and risks to non-technical colleagues
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, information systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • CMS migration leadership or project experience is preferred
  • Experience with Umbraco or another .NET CMS is preferred
  • Experience consolidating multiple websites into one platform is preferred
  • Experience mentoring or supervising technical personnel is preferred
  • Experience collaborating with external development agencies or contractors is preferred
  • Familiarity with association management or CRM platforms such as netFORUM or iMIS is preferred
  • Experience with headless or decoupled CMS implementations is preferred
  • Association, membership organization, or nonprofit experience is preferred; candidates must complete a technical assessment during the interview process.
  • Technical assessment required as part of the interview process

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and life insurance coverage
  • Generous vacation leave
  • Retirement plan with an employer match
  • Regular onsite work to support in-person collaboration

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