Senior WordPress Backend Engineer — Plugins, APIs & MacBook Support

Flatiron Software; Colombia; Presencial; COP 60.000.000 - 120.000.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Yearly Office Allowance Budget

Macbook Purchase Support

Descripción de la vacante

Flatiron Software is seeking a highly skilled WordPress Developer to join our global engineering team. This role focuses on backend development, building and optimizing custom WordPress plugins, APIs, and integrations for large-scale, high-performance websites.

You will work with WordPress internals, ACF, CPT UI, Gutenberg, and REST API; collaborate across teams; ensure performance and accessibility; require 5+ years experience and English proficiency.

Formación

• 5+ years of professional WordPress development experience, focusing on backend and custom plugin work.
• Experience with WordPress hooks (actions & filters), custom queries, and optimization strategies.
• Proficient in ACF, CPT UI, Gutenberg.
• Solid understanding of WordPress REST API, webhooks, and API integrations.
• Familiarity with version control (Git) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with performance optimization, caching mechanisms, and scalable WordPress architectures.
• Advanced written and spoken English (international client communication required).

Responsabilidades

• Design and develop custom WordPress plugins and themes from scratch using PHP, MySQL, and modern best practices.
• Implement advanced custom fields (ACF), custom post types, and taxonomies for structured data management.
• Optimize database queries and improve performance across complex WordPress sites (meta queries, caching, indexing).
• Integrate WordPress with third-party APIs and automation tools.
• Develop and maintain cron jobs, background tasks, and data synchronization scripts.
• Build and maintain Gutenberg blocks or React-based admin components when required.
• Ensure sites meet performance, accessibility, and SEO standards (Lighthouse, Core Web Vitals).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (frontend, DevOps, QA, design) following Agile practices.
• Write clean, well-documented, and unit-tested code following OOP principles and WordPress coding standards.

Conocimientos

WordPress backend development

WordPress REST API

WordPress hooks (actions & filters)

ACF & CPT UI

Gutenberg

Git & CI/CD

Performance optimization

English communication

Herramientas

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Webhooks

Descripción del empleo

Flatiron Software is seeking a highly skilled WordPress Developer to join our global engineering team. This role focuses on backend development, building and optimizing custom WordPress plugins, APIs, and integrations for large-scale, high-performance websites.

You will work with WordPress internals, ACF, CPT UI, Gutenberg, and REST API; collaborate across teams; ensure performance and accessibility; require 5+ years experience and English proficiency.