WordPress Developer

Department: Full-stack Development

Location: South America

Employment Type: FullTime

About the Company

We are a premier global digital agency and an official WordPress VIP Gold Partner, recognized as one of the world’s leading experts in enterprise-scale WordPress implementation. As an Inc. 5000 company, we specialize in high-traffic, complex solutions for major publishers and global brands across North America, Europe, and Asia.

Our engineering culture is built on technical excellence, contributing to the open-web ecosystem and delivering innovative products used by thousands of businesses worldwide. We offer a mature, remote-first environment where you will work alongside top-tier international talent to solve high-stakes architectural challenges for some of the biggest names in media.

Responsibilities

• Develop custom WordPress themes, plugins, and Gutenberg blocks following best practices

• Design and maintain scalable backend architecture using PHP, MySQL, REST APIs, and modern coding standards

• Implement advanced WordPress functionality, including custom post types, taxonomies, user roles, and content workflows

• Ensure compliance with WordPress VIP coding standards, security, and architectural principles

• Optimize WordPress applications for performance, scalability, and reliability using caching, CDNs, and server-level optimizations

• Write clean, secure, and well-tested code; perform code reviews and refactor legacy solutions

• Collaborate with DevOps teams on CI/CD pipelines, deployments, and performance audits

• Troubleshoot complex issues related to APIs, performance, security, and hosting infrastructure

• Participate in architecture design, technical planning, and sprint ceremonies

• Mentor junior developers and contribute to engineering best practices and documentation
  
  Required Skills & Experience

• 6+ years of hands-on experience with WordPress development

• Strong expertise in custom themes, plugins, Gutenberg (React), WP hooks, filters, REST APIs, and WP-CLI

• Solid backend experience with PHP 7/8, OOP, MVC principles, and Composer

• Frontend skills with HTML5, CSS3/SCSS, JavaScript (ES6+), React

• Strong understanding of MySQL optimization, caching (Redis, Memcached), and CDN integration

• Knowledge of WordPress security best practices

• Experience with Git, CI/CD workflows, and collaborative development

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

• Ability to communicate clearly and work effectively in cross-functional teams

Nice to Have

• Experience with Headless WordPress (Next.js, Gatsby, React)

• Familiarity with WordPress VIP, WP Engine, Pantheon, or other enterprise hosting platforms

• Knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure)

• Experience with performance audits, Core Web Vitals, and Lighthouse optimization

• Experience integrating third-party systems (CRM, analytics, marketing automation, paywalls)

• Background in enterprise agencies or large-scale publishing environments

What the Company Offers

• Fully remote role within Europe

• Long-term, stable collaboration

• Opportunity to work on large-scale, high-traffic WordPress platforms

• High level of ownership and influence on technical decisions

• Collaborative, engineering-focused environment

• Exposure to complex technical challenges and modern web technologies