Senior WordPress Engineer – WordPress, PHP
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Mid Full Stack Engineer developing and maintaining WordPress-based solutions. Collaborating in a remote team across LATAM to enhance existing web applications and features.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain custom WordPress solutions (plugins, themes, and integrations), working primarily on existing codebases and feature enhancements rather than greenfield architecture.
- Implement and extend PHP-based functionality following established WordPress patterns, including hooks, actions, filters, and basic OOP principles.
- Integrate WordPress with external systems using REST or GraphQL APIs, supporting content delivery, data synchronization, and backend workflows.
- Support headless or partially headless setups by collaborating with frontend engineers working in React, assisting with data exposure and backend changes as needed.
- Troubleshoot and fix bugs in production environments, addressing performance, reliability, and functional issues in a timely manner.
- Contribute to improvements in code quality, maintainability, and performance through refactoring and incremental optimizations.
- Work within CI/CD workflows and version control processes, following team standards for code reviews and deployments.
- Collaborate closely with engineers, QA, and product stakeholders in a distributed, agile environment.
- Gradually expand responsibilities into Python-based tooling, automation, or backend services as the platform evolves.
- Participate in knowledge sharing and continuous improvement initiatives within the engineering team.
Requirements:
- 5+ years of professional experience developing web applications with a strong emphasis on PHP and WordPress.
- Hands-on experience customizing WordPress through plugins, themes, and integrations, with exposure to production CMS environments.
- Solid understanding of WordPress Core concepts, including hooks, actions, filters, and basic security practices.
- Experience consuming or implementing REST APIs and/or GraphQL APIs in real projects.
- Working knowledge of JavaScript and basic familiarity with React, or strong willingness to learn and support frontend-related tasks.
- Basic experience or exposure to Python, particularly for scripts, tooling, or automation, with interest in growing in this area.
- Experience using Git and collaborating in team-based development workflows.
- Familiarity with monitoring or debugging production systems, with exposure to tools such as Datadog, logs, or similar observability platforms.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work effectively on existing systems and evolving requirements.
- Good communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional, international teams.
- Fluent English (B2 minimum) — able to participate in technical discussions and day-to-day collaboration.
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