Wordpress Developer - Contract to Hire
About the Role
We're a growing team looking to expand our web development capacity. Our current developer is maxed out and we need someone who can step in, get up to speed quickly, and become a reliable extension of the team. You'll start with a defined project — consider it a paid assessment. If the work is solid, we move you into a consistent weekly hourly commitment so you're a guaranteed resource, not a one-off hire. The Stack - Backend / Hosting: Google Cloud Platform - CMS: WordPress — transitioning from Elementor to Kadence + Gutenberg - Direction: We're integrating AI tooling into our workflow, and we expect you to be comfortable in that environment -----
What We're Looking For
This is the part that matters most: you need to actually know what you're doing. You can use AI tools and "vibe code" — we're not anti-AI. But you must be able to read, understand, debug, and own the code without AI doing your thinking for you. Your skills will be assessed directly by a senior WordPress developer who will ask real technical questions and evaluate your actual depth. If your skills are mostly AI-generated, that will become obvious quickly. Specifically, you should be comfortable with: - WordPress theme development and the block editor (Gutenberg) - Kadence theme and Kadence Blocks - Maintaining Elementor sites - Google Cloud Platform basics (deployment, environments, storage) - PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript as they apply to WordPress development - Troubleshooting and debugging — not just building Communication Strong written and spoken English is required. We move fast and communicate often, so clarity matters. Bonus: If you speak Portuguese, you'll integrate with our existing team immediately and that will absolutely work in your favor. Apply To This Job