WordPress Developer (Contractor)- Remote (Mexico)

VEscape Labs

19h•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 Proficient WordPress Developer with 3 to 5 years of experience building, customizing, and maintaining WordPress websites. This is a fixed-term contract position. The ideal candidate has solid knowledge of WordPress, PHP, themes, plugins, page builders, front-end development, and website maintenance. This role is ideal for someone who can work independently on assigned tasks, collaborate with senior developers, and contribute to delivering reliable, user-friendly WordPress solutions.

Requirements

3–5 years of professional WordPress development experience
Solid experience with WordPress CMS, themes, plugins, and admin configuration
Working knowledge of PHP, MySQL, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and jQuery
Experience customizing existing themes and plugins
Experience with Elementor, Gutenberg, WPBakery, Divi, or similar page builders
Basic understanding of WooCommerce
Ability to build responsive and mobile-friendly layouts
Familiarity with website performance, SEO basics, and security best practices
Experience using Git or another version control system
Ability to troubleshoot common WordPress issues
Good communication skills and ability to work in a remote team environment
English proficiency: intermediate proficiency (B2) required

Nice To Haves

Experience with Advanced Custom Fields, Custom Post Types, or similar WordPress tools
Experience with website migrations and hosting control panels
Experience working with staging and production environments
Familiarity with Figma, Adobe XD, or design-to-development workflows
Basic knowledge of REST APIs
Basic knowledge of accessibility and SEO implementation
Experience with multilingual websites or e-commerce sites

Responsibilities

Develop, customize, and maintain WordPress websites
Modify and configure WordPress themes and plugins
Build responsive web pages using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and WordPress tools
Support custom development using PHP and WordPress functions
Configure and maintain plugins, forms, menus, custom fields, and content structures
Work with page builders such as Elementor, Gutenberg, WPBakery, or similar tools
Support WooCommerce configuration and basic customization when required
Perform website updates, plugin updates, bug fixes, and content adjustments
Assist with website migrations, backups, and staging environment updates
Troubleshoot common WordPress issues related to plugins, themes, layouts, and performance
Collaborate with designers, QA testers, project managers, and senior developers
Follow coding standards, documentation practices, and deployment procedures