Senior WordPress Developer (Contractor) - Remote (Mexico)

VEscape Labs

18h•Remote

About The Position

VEscape Labs is a technical development firm specializing in cloud technologies. We connect top talent with firms seeking rapid growth and acceleration, turbo-charging their development teams to help them meet strategic goals. We spark rapid growth and acceleration of strategic cloud initiatives with deep expertise and boundary-pushing innovation to turbo-charge development teams. We are a magnet and incubator for top technical people, offering comprehensive training programs, a unique Hands-on mentorship structure, and an entrepreneurial culture. We are looking for a Senior WordPress Developer with strong experience designing, developing, customizing, and maintaining WordPress-based websites and applications. This is a fixed-term contract position. The ideal candidate has deep knowledge of WordPress architecture, PHP development, custom themes, plugins, performance optimization, security best practices, and integrations with third-party systems. This role is ideal for someone who can work independently, lead technical decisions, guide other developers, and deliver high-quality WordPress solutions for business and client-facing environments.

Requirements

5+ years of professional WordPress development experience
Strong experience with PHP, MySQL, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and jQuery
Advanced knowledge of WordPress architecture, hooks, filters, custom post types, taxonomies, and REST API
Experience developing custom themes and plugins from scratch
Experience with WooCommerce customization is strongly preferred
Experience with responsive design and cross-browser compatibility
Familiarity with SEO technical best practices
Experience with Git-based version control
Experience working with staging and production environments
Ability to troubleshoot complex WordPress, hosting, plugin, and database issues
Strong communication skills and ability to work with remote teams
English proficiency: intermediate to advanced (B2 or higher) preferred
Strong understanding of website performance optimization

Nice To Haves

Experience with headless WordPress or WordPress REST API integrations
Experience with React, Vue, or modern JavaScript frameworks
Experience with WP Engine, Kinsta, Pantheon, Cloudways, AWS, or similar hosting platforms
Experience with CI/CD pipelines or automated deployments
Experience supporting enterprise or high-traffic WordPress environments
Experience with accessibility standards such as WCAG
Experience with multilingual sites using WPML, Polylang, or similar tools

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain custom WordPress websites and web applications
Build and customize WordPress themes and plugins
Develop custom functionality using PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and WordPress APIs
Work with page builders such as Elementor, Gutenberg, WPBakery, or similar tools when required
Integrate WordPress with third-party platforms, APIs, CRMs, marketing tools, payment gateways, and analytics platforms
Optimize website performance, speed, SEO readiness, and Core Web Vitals
Implement WordPress security best practices, including updates, backups, access controls, and vulnerability mitigation
Troubleshoot complex technical issues across themes, plugins, hosting, databases, and integrations
Collaborate with designers, project managers, QA teams, and business stakeholders
Review code, provide technical guidance, and mentor junior or mid-level developers
Support deployment, migration, staging, and production release activities
Document technical decisions, configurations, and implementation details