Senior WordPress Engineer

WordPress Engineer – Work from Home 

What is it like to work at Nearsure? 

A remote team never felt so close 🌐 Join our LATAM team and stay connected while working remotely. We value our team members and candidates interested in our vacancies. Enjoy fun activities like coffee breaks, tech talks, and games with our developers and management teams during your stay with us.  
Who needs micromanagement? 🍃For us, communication is key, so we focus on working autonomously, with honesty, and respecting diversity. Micromanagement is not part of our corporate values. 
Worklife Balance ⚖️Your well-being is our priority with our People Care team, available from day one to offer support and help with anything from needing someone to talk to, requesting time off or a holiday, or using any of our offered benefits. 

Additionally, our Accounts Management team ensures a smooth and effective stay with our clients, fostering a harmonious relationship with both the client and the project. 

Here you’ll get: 

USD 💲 Salary compensation. 
100% remote work 🏢 but if you feel like connecting with people you can visit coworking spaces all over LATAM allowing you to expand your professional network. 
Paid time off according to your country’s law without affecting your monthly salary to ensure that you have plenty of time to rest and recharge. 
Your country’s national holidays 🌴 allow you to celebrate important events and traditions with your loved ones. 
Sick or medical leave 😷 when needed so that you can take a day off to take care of your health, and have wellbeing without worrying about work. 
Refundable annual credit 💸 for you to spend on your favorite perks. 
Teambuilding activities 🤜🤛 such as coffee breaks, tech talks, and after-work gatherings with your Nearsure colleagues, to feel close to our community. 
A day off during your birthday week 🥳🎂 to enjoy with your family and friends, ensuring that you have a chance to make memories on your special day. 
About the project: 

We are looking for an experienced Senior WordPress Engineer responsible for managing plugins and code built for WordPress. Your primary focus will be the development of all server-side logic, definition and maintenance of central databases, application of WordPress standards and UI elements, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by co-workers into the application. Therefore, a basic understanding of front-end technologies is necessary. Lastly, you will be integrating with various platforms in different shapes, forms and sizes. An understanding of modern (and sometimes not so modern) API practices, including building your own, is required. 

You will be able to: 

Build custom WordPress themes from scratch on your own or as part of a team. 
Test, maintain, enhance, and troubleshoot existing client sites. 
Translate designs and technical requirements into modular, performant, and accessible HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. 
Provide estimates for project work and offer alternatives when challenging tasks threaten project budgets or timelines. 
Make recommendations for efficient front-end approaches and methodologies. 
Collaborate with designers to develop modular design systems to promote efficient code reuse. 
Participate in technical discussions and contribute ideas to improve internal tools and processes. 
Participate in standups and other sessions. 
Receive business training to help with continuing education. 
Be a part of a team that is developing cutting-edge technology. And, have a little fun while doing it. 
What will help you succeed in this role: 

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. 
5+ Years of experience working with WordPress (PHP). 
3+ Years of experience working with JavaScript. 
3+ Years of experience working with HTML & CSS.  
Advanced English Level is required for this role as you will work with US clients. Effective communication in English is essential to deliver the best solutions to our clients and expand your horizons. 
Here’s what you can expect from our hiring process: 

We’d love to discuss your experience in an interview with our recruiters.  
If all goes well, we’ll arrange a technical interview with our top developers to evaluate your skills. 
If you advance to the next stage, you’ll have a chance to meet our client and potentially become a part of our amazing team! 
Would you like to work alongside top Latin American talent? 

Work remotely from Latin America for US clients with Nearsure, a staff augmentation company that values people and culture. Gain cross-cultural expertise and improve your English skills with daily communication in English.