Senior WordPress Gutenberg Engineer (Latam & Canada)

About the Role

Join a high stakes engineering squad dedicated to modernizing the digital publishing experience for a global media giant. Your mission is to empower editorial teams by building custom features and dynamic blocks within the WordPress CMS, specifically leveraging the power of Gutenberg and React. This role goes beyond standard web development, as you will manage complex publishing pipelines integrated with AWS infrastructure to deliver seamless content to millions. You will be a key driver in a major vendor replacement initiative, ensuring high performance and stability across a massive news network.

Most Important

• Advanced WordPress Mastery with deep specialization in the Gutenberg block editor and latest ecosystem features.
• Frontend Heavy Full Stack Profile consisting of an 80% focus on React, TypeScript, and custom block development and a 20% focus on PHP and plugin architecture.
• Modern JavaScript Expertise with professional experience building complex interfaces using React and TypeScript.
• Infrastructure Knowledge including the use of Docker for local development and familiarity with AWS services like SQS for high volume publishing pipelines.
• Quality Assurance Rigor through mandatory experience with end to end testing, regression testing, and conducting peer reviews.
• Documentation Skills to improve and expand upon existing technical guides and system architectures.
• Agile Fluency within a Scrum environment including daily standups, weekly refinements, and rapid sprint cycles.

Nice to Have

• WordPress VIP Experience specifically regarding the hosting environment, deployment processes, and specialized standards.
• Automated Testing Innovation including the implementation of unit testing for React and Gutenberg blocks.
• Large Scale Media Background managing the unique challenges of high traffic news publications.
• API Integration Skills for connecting the CMS with diverse external services and data sources.

Personal Traits

• Collaborative Live Coder who thrives on high frequency Zoom sessions, troubleshooting in real time, and maintaining constant Slack responsiveness.
• Initiative Driven Pioneer who proactively schedules calls and seeks out technical solutions without waiting for direction.
• Detail Oriented Perfectionist who understands the major disruption bugs cause in a global news environment and works tirelessly to prevent them.
• Transparent Communicator capable of bridging the gap between technical execution and editorial stakeholder satisfaction.
• Documentation Advocate who recognizes that clear writing is just as important as clean code for team scalability.