Senior WordPress/PHP Engineer

New Combin S.R.L.; Mexico; On-site; PHP 3,392,967 - 4,626,773; Full time

Job summary

NewCombin seeks an experienced WordPress developer to join a US-based team building enterprise-grade sites. You will translate Figma designs into responsive WordPress themes, extend functionality with custom plugins, and implement robust components via ACF.

You will collaborate with QA, follow Git workflows, estimate tasks, and deliver production-ready features while minimizing external plugins. LATAM-based candidates encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Have 7+ years of overall web development experience.
• Have 5+ years of experience working with PHP and WordPress.
• Have demonstrated experience building enterprise-level WordPress websites.
• Have strong hands-on experience with Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), including ACF Flexible Content.
• Have experience building custom WordPress themes from scratch.
• Have experience translating Figma designs into custom, responsive WordPress themes.
• Have experience using Git and GitHub in environments with pull requests and code reviews.
• Are based in LATAM.

Responsibilities

• Develop custom WordPress themes.
• Implement solutions using Advanced Custom Fields (ACF).
• Develop custom WordPress plugins when needed.
• Maintain and enhance existing WordPress applications.
• Write reusable, scalable, clean, and maintainable code.
• Deliver production-ready features with minimal revisions.
• Avoid unnecessary plugins by prioritizing custom-built solutions.
• Participate in code reviews.
• Follow Git workflows and pull request standards.
• Work closely with the QA team to quickly resolve bugs and issues.
• Provide effort estimates for assigned development tasks.
• Adhere to the team’s coding standards and development best practices.
• Communicate blockers or issues proactively.
• Take ownership of assigned development tasks.

Skills

7+ years experience

5+ years PHP & WordPress

ACF/Flexible Content

Git & code reviews

Figma to WordPress

REST API integration

Latency & performance mindset

LATAM-based

Tools

WordPress

PHP

Git/GitHub

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)

Tailwind CSS

MySQL

WP REST API

WP Multisite

WP Engine / Kinsta / Pantheon

Job description

Our name, NewCombin, refers to the “new combination” between professionals with extensive experience and experience with those young people with a strong disruptive imprint.

It is no coincidence: Marcelo, Nicolás and Ian, the founding partners, are a father, a son and a friend united by the ambition to empower organizations through technology.

Since 2017 we have sought to merge these characteristics into our professional profiles to provide unique and quality solutions to our clients, so that we can mutually nurture each other and learn together along the way.

If you are interested in taking a challenge that:

• Allows you to work with multiple industries and learn from each of them
• Boosts your English by working with teams located around the world
• Allows you to see the direct impact of your work on the users of the solution you created…

This position is for you!

About the position:

The opportunity is with a U.S.-based software development and technology consulting company that works with enterprise organizations, agencies, and mid-sized companies. The selected candidate will join the team to develop enterprise-grade WordPress websites and components within a highly structured development process, where requirements, technical documentation, Figma designs, and acceptance criteria are clearly defined before development begins.

In this role, you’ll get to:

• Develop custom WordPress themes.
• Implement solutions using Advanced Custom Fields (ACF).
• Develop custom WordPress plugins when needed.
• Maintain and enhance existing WordPress applications.
• Write reusable, scalable, clean, and maintainable code.
• Deliver production-ready features with minimal revisions.
• Avoid unnecessary plugins by prioritizing custom-built solutions.
• Participate in code reviews.
• Follow Git workflows and pull request standards.
• Work closely with the QA team to quickly resolve bugs and issues.
• Provide effort estimates for assigned development tasks.
• Adhere to the team’s coding standards and development best practices.
• Communicate blockers or issues proactively.
• Take ownership of assigned development tasks.

We are looking for you if you

Have 7+ years of overall web development experience.

Have 5+ years of experience working with PHP and WordPress.

Have demonstrated experience building enterprise-level WordPress websites.

Have strong hands‑on experience with Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), including ACF Flexible Content.

Have experience building custom WordPress themes from scratch.

Have experience translating Figma designs into custom, responsive WordPress themes.

Have experience using Git and GitHub in environments with pull requests and code reviews.

Are based in LATAM.

• Experience with Tailwind CSS.
• Experience working with MySQL.
• Experience integrating or developing solutions using the WordPress REST API.
• Experience implementing ADA/WCAG accessibility best practices.
• Experience with WordPress Multisite.
• Experience working with websites hosted on WP Engine, Kinsta, Pantheon, or similar platforms.