**What you will do**
- Own the technical direction for our WordPress platform and lead the development and implementation of new features in collaboration with internal and external partners;
- Contribute to and guide the evolution of platform architecture and back-end infrastructure;
- Enforce coding best practices and ensure performance, security, and scalability of our WordPress implementation;
- Collaborate with designers, front-end engineers, and product managers to plan and execute development work;
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to internal engineers to support their growth in WordPress development;
- Lead code reviews, documentation efforts, and continuous improvement processes.
**Must haves**
- **5+ years** of commercial experience;
- Deep understanding of **WordPress** and **PHP** fundamentals, with a strong portfolio of complex or large-scale projects;
- Experience designing scalable back-end systems and implementing custom plugins and themes;
- Proven ability to lead and influence technical decisions across teams or organizations;
- Strong knowledge of **RESTful APIs** and familiarity with **GraphQL APIs**;
- Experience with headless or decoupled WordPress implementations;
- Familiarity with modern **JavaScript** (e.g., ESNext, JSX) and experience building custom Gutenberg blocks using block.json and React;
- Prior experience supporting high-traffic enterprise websites;
- Skilled in debugging, performance optimization, and local development workflows;




- Experience working with testing tools in WordPress, such as phpunit;
- Proficient in version control tools such as Git/GitHub;
- Upper-Intermediate English level.
**Nice to haves**
- Experience with WordPress VIP hosting infrastructure;
- Experience working with WordPress multi-sites;
- Experience with modern CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows;
- Exposure to AWS cloud services and modern infrastructure tools;
- Previous experience in a tech lead or staff engineer role;
- Contributions to the WordPress community (open source, events, etc.);
- Experience working in digital media or publishing environments;
- Familiarity with front-end frameworks like React, Next.js, and TypeScript.
**The benefits of joining us**
- **Professional growth**:Accelerate your professional journey with mentorship, TechTalks, and personalized growth roadmaps.
- **Competitive compensation**:We match your ever-growing skills, talent, and contributions with competitive USD-based compensation and budgets for education, fitness, and team activities.
- **A selection of exciting projects**:Join projects with modern solutions development and top-tier clients that include Fortune 500 enterprises and leading product brands.
- **Flextime**:Tailor your schedule for an optimal work-life balance, by having the options of working from home and going to the office, whatever makes you the happiest and most productive.
- We're rooting for you!_
Work Location: Remote

📌 PHP Wordpress Engineer (Lead) Id34987 (México)
🏢 Agileengine
📍 México