WordPress Developer

Flatiron Software; México; On-site; MXN 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Yearly Office Allowance Budget

Macbook Purchase Support

Job summary

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

The ideal candidate has deep knowledge of WordPress internals, enterprise experience, and a strong understanding of scalable, maintainable code. 5+ years of WP development and English communication are required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional WordPress development experience (backend & plugin work).
• Strong knowledge of WordPress hooks (actions & filters) and optimization strategies.
• Proficient with ACF, CPT UI, and Gutenberg.
• Solid understanding of WordPress REST API, webhooks, and API integrations.
• Experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with performance optimization, caching, and scalable WP architectures.
• Excellent written and spoken English for international clients.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop custom WordPress plugins and themes from scratch.
• Implement ACF, custom post types, and taxonomies for data management.
• Optimize database queries and overall site performance.
• Integrate WordPress with third‑party APIs and automation tools.
• Develop cron jobs, background tasks, and data synchronization scripts.
• Build Gutenberg blocks or React-based admin components as needed.
• Ensure performance, accessibility, and SEO standards.
• Collaborate with frontend, DevOps, QA, and design teams in Agile sprints.
• Write clean, well-documented, unit-tested code following WP standards.

Skills

WP backend development

PHP

MySQL

APIs & integrations

OOP PHP

Agile

English communication

Tools

ACF

CPT UI

Gutenberg

WordPress REST API

Git

CI/CD

Job description

About the Role

We’re looking for a highly skilled WordPress Developer to join our global engineering team. This position focuses on backend development - building and optimizing custom WordPress plugins, APIs, and integrations for large-scale, high-performance websites.

The ideal candidate has deep knowledge of WordPress internals, experience working with enterprise clients, and a strong understanding of scalable, maintainable code.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Minimum Qualifications

• 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).

• - Yearly Office Allowance Budget
• - Macbook Purchase Support

Only CVs that are in English will be accepted.

Flatiron Software Co has a zero tolerance to discrimination policy. In this regard, during the course of the evaluation of your job application and during all your employment relation, if any, all discriminatory factors such as race, sex, sexual orientation, social gender definitions/roles, colour, national or social background, ethnicity, religion, age, disablement, political opinion or any status that is protected under law shall be totally disregarded.