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. This role requires advanced English skills, proven WordPress development experience, proficiency in PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and MySQL, and a strong understanding of web performance optimization and SEO best practices. Ubiminds offers a remote-first policy, a company MacBook, growth opportunities, English lessons, referral bonuses, and access to their Florianópolis headquarters.

Requirements

• Possess advanced/fluent English skills – Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Be comfortable working 9-5 EST
• 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
• Receive 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