Remote WordPress Developer (Latin America)

About the role

Virtasant, a global technology services company with over 4,000 professionals across 130+ countries, is recruiting a WordPress Developer for its client, a US-based online real estate marketplace. The role is fully remote and open to candidates based in Latin America. You will build and maintain the consumer-facing WordPress site, combining WordPress, PHP and frontend skills.

Key responsibilities

• Frontend WordPress development with PHP, JavaScript and CSS to deliver a responsive, high-quality user experience
• SEO integration: work with the SEO and content teams to implement technical SEO, site speed, mobile-first indexing and schema markup
• Performance optimization: improve code efficiency and troubleshoot issues to keep the site fast and reliable

Required profile

• 3 to 5+ years of experience in the required stack
• Ability to spot and resolve potential issues
• 2+ years of Git experience (command line and repository control); no learning on the job

Required skills

• HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX and jQuery
• PHP: custom classes, hooks, filters, actions and troubleshooting
• WordPress: CPTs, custom templates, plugins, themes and built-in functions
• MySQL and efficient database queries
• Nice to have: ACF, Gutenberg, GA4, Google Tag Manager and REST/GraphQL API integration

What we offer

• Totally remote, full-time position (40 hours per week)
• Working hours of 8 hours, either US Central or Eastern time
• Independent contractor agreement with no end date
• Payment in USD, biweekly or monthly, at your choice

The process includes a recruiter interview, a technical interview, and two client interviews with the engineering leadership.