Senior WordPress Developer

Summary

Join Ubiminds, a GPTW-certified company, as a Senior WordPress Developer and contribute to the development of an exciting new product suite for home services. Collaborate with a design team to build and maintain high-performing, SEO-optimized WordPress websites and applications. You will develop custom themes and plugins, conduct code reviews, and optimize sites for speed and performance. Ubiminds offers a remote-first policy, a MacBook, professional development opportunities, and other perks. This role requires advanced English skills, experience with WordPress development, proficiency in PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and MySQL, and a strong understanding of web performance optimization and SEO best practices. The ideal candidate will also have experience with reverse proxies.

Requirements

• Possess advanced/fluent English skills – Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Be comfortable working 9-5 EST
• Have experience with Reverse Proxy and SEO best practices
• Have proven experience as a WordPress Developer or WordPress Engineer, with a strong portfolio showcasing your WordPress projects
• Be proficient in PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and MySQL, with a solid understanding of web development principles and best practices
• Have extensive experience with WordPress theme and plugin development, including custom theme and plugin creation from scratch
• Have a strong understanding of web performance optimization techniques and SEO best practices
• Have experience optimizing WordPress sites for high speed and performance, including achieving high scores on Google PageSpeed Insights and other performance testing tools

Responsibilities

• Develop custom WordPress themes and plugins from scratch, ensuring responsiveness and optimal performance across various devices and browsers
• Customize and extend existing WordPress themes and plugins to meet specific project requirements
• Collaborate with designers, project managers, and other developers to translate design mockups and project requirements into functional WordPress websites and applications
• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members to ensure code quality, consistency, and adherence to best practices
• Perform upgrades for WordPress, plugins, themes, and PHP
• Optimize WordPress sites for high speed and performance, implementing techniques such as caching, lazy loading, image optimization, and minimizing HTTP requests
• Implement SEO best practices to improve site visibility and ranking, including optimizing site structure, meta tags, heading tags, and schema markup
• Utilize tools such as Google PageSpeed Insights, GTmetrix, and Lighthouse to analyze and improve site performance, aiming for high scores and fast loading times
• Troubleshoot and debug issues that arise during the development and testing phases, implementing effective solutions in a timely manner

Preferred Qualifications

• Have familiarity with front-end frameworks/libraries such as React .js , Vue.js , or AngularJS
• Have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Benefits

• Be placed in a product-based company, with the same treatment as their full-time employees
• Have full back-office support, from career guidance to HR and concierge services
• Enjoy a remote-first policy
• Get your own MacBook
• Have access to growth opportunities with other amazing technology professionals, through tech talks, chapter meetings, and even remote happy hours for tons of fun!
• Improve your English through free lessons with a native English speaker
• Receive a Candidate Referral bonus
• Have access to the Florianópolis headquarters with weekly quick massages & tasty snacks, soft drinks, and games