Want to get to the next step in your international career? We can support you!

Ubiminds is a GPTW certified, people-first company that partners with American software product companies to scale their development footprint. Ubi custom-curates Brazilian top 5% talent for their LATAM strategy, offering a unique combo of staff augmentation and employer-of-record services.

Ubiminds is assisting a company which is building an exciting new product suite for home services . 

As a Senior WordPress Developer, you will collaborate with the design team, develop, and maintain WordPress websites and applications that meet with the client business and objectives while optimizing them for high speed and SEO performance.

- Develop custom WordPress themes and plugins from scratch, ensuring responsiveness and optimal performance across various devices and browsers.

- Customize and extend existing WordPress themes and plugins to meet specific project requirements.

- Collaborate with designers, project managers, and other developers to translate design mockups and project requirements into functional WordPress websites and applications.

- Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members to ensure code quality, consistency, and adherence to best practices.

- Perform upgrades for WordPress, plugins, themes, and PHP.

- Optimize WordPress sites for high speed and performance, implementing techniques such as caching, lazy loading, image optimization, and minimizing HTTP requests.

- Implement SEO best practices to improve site visibility and ranking, including optimizing site structure, meta tags, heading tags, and schema markup.

- Utilize tools such as Google PageSpeed Insights, GTmetrix, and Lighthouse to analyze and improve site performance, aiming for high scores and fast loading times.

- Troubleshoot and debug issues that arise during the development and testing phases, implementing effective solutions in a timely manner.

- Advanced/fluent English skills – Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- You are comfortable working 9-5 EST - we have a fair amount of flexibility for people to get their work done whenever works for them, but our core hours are Eastern Timezone.

- Proven experience as a WordPress Developer or WordPress Engineer, with a strong portfolio showcasing your WordPress projects.

- Proficiency in PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and MySQL, with a solid understanding of web development principles and best practices.

- Extensive experience with WordPress theme and plugin development, including custom theme and plugin creation from scratch.

- Strong understanding of web performance optimization techniques and SEO best practices.

- Experience optimizing WordPress sites for high speed and performance, including achieving high scores on Google PageSpeed Insights and other performance testing tools.

- Familiarity with front-end frameworks/libraries such as React.js, Vue.js, or AngularJS is a plus.

- Familiarity with front-end frameworks/libraries such as React.js, Vue.js, or AngularJS

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).

People First. We are all about people!

Challenge yourself. There’s always room for improvement and continuous improvement is in our essence.

Make it happen. Be ready to take challenges as they come. It’s all about attitude and commitment.

We’re in this together. We work as a team, thrive as a team, and evolve as a team.

Averaging on awesome. We work hard to deliver high-quality services and look forward to exceeding expectations.

Keep it real. We promise you honesty, transparency, and openness, regardless of the situation.

As a WordPress Developer @Ubiminds, you:

- Are placed in a product-based company, with the same treatment as their full-time employees.

- Have our full back-office support, from career guidance to HR and concierge services.

- Enjoy our remote-first policy – we are a distributed team, after all.

- Get your own MacBook (none of that "bring your own device" stuff here).

- Have access to growth opportunities with other amazing technology professionals, through tech talks, chapter meetings, and even remote happy hours for tons of fun!

- Improve your English through free lessons with a native English speaker - get to the next level on your communication skills!

- Candidate Referral bonus (promote Ubi to your tech friends, and get paid for it!)

- Miss working in the office? Our cool Florianópolis headquarters is available, whenever you want, with weekly quick massages & tasty snacks, soft drinks, and games

1. Interview with Tech Recruiter (chat about the job opening and your experiences)

2. Client process (this may vary)

3. Offer (yay)