Job Description

Web WordPress Developer (Remote - LATAM Preferred)

About Otte Polo Group:

The Otte Polo Group is a U.S.-based portfolio of service companies operating across technical support, customer experience, and third-party logistics. Our brands include Geeks on Site, Responsive Answering Service, and Phase V Fulfillment.

Our teams operate across the United States and globally, leveraging a distributed workforce to combine people, process, and technology to deliver scalable, high-quality solutions.

Job Summary:

We are looking for a Web WordPress Developer with 1-2 years of experience to support the development, maintenance, and optimization of multiple websites. This role combines hands-on page building using Elementor Pro with foundational WordPress development, including custom themes, plugins, and performance considerations.

The ideal candidate is comfortable working within existing codebases, follows best practices, and can balance speed and quality while collaborating with a broader development team.

Responsibilities:

  • Build and maintain website pages using Elementor Pro, including sections, templates, and dynamic content elements.
  • Develop and modify WordPress themes (child and custom) to support design and functionality requirements.
  • Create and maintain basic WordPress plugins, including custom post types, taxonomies, shortcodes, widgets, and simple mu-plugins.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve layout, functionality, and performance issues using browser DevTools and WordPress debugging techniques.
  • Collaborate with the team to implement designs (PSD to WordPress) while ensuring consistency with existing code structure and functionality.
  • Test all changes before deployment, follow coding standards, and document non-obvious decisions while proactively communicating blockers

Requirements

  • WordPress (1-2 years)
  • Experience creating and modifying child themes and custom themes from scratch
  • Basic plugin development: registering custom post types, taxonomies, shortcodes, widgets, and settings pages
  • Must-use plugin (mu-plugin) development: understanding when and why to use mu-plugins, writing small utilities that load automatically
  • Ability to work with WordPress hooks system (add_action, add_filter, remove_action)
  • Elementor
  • Proficient with Elementor Pro page builder: building pages, sections, columns, and widgets
  • Experience creating Elementor Theme Builder templates (headers, footers, archive pages, single posts)
  • Ability to write custom CSS within Elementor sections and widgets
  • Understanding of how to extend Elementor via custom widgets (PHP-based)
  • Familiarity with Dynamic Tags and conditions in Elementor Pro
  • Awareness of Elementors impact on page performance and how to mitigate it
  • PSD to WordPress
    • Basic FTP/SFTP and cPanel/hosting panel usage
    • Familiarity with browser DevTools for debugging layout and JavaScript issues
    • Comfortable working with page builders alongside custom code without breaking existing functionality
    • Soft Skills / Work Style
      • Ability to follow existing code conventions and documentation
      • Communicates blockers and asks for help before spending too long stuck
      • Tests changes before pushing to production
      • Writes brief notes or comments for non-obvious code decisions

    Benefits

    • Competitive monthly pay (based on experience and location).
    • Core EST hours, Monday to Friday.
    • 100% remote work.
    • Independent contractor role.
    • Opportunity to work across diverse brands and digital products


    Job Details

    Role Level: Associate Work Type: Contract
    Country: Philippines City: Guatemala City Guatemala Guatemala
    Company Website: http://www.geeksonsite.com Job Function: Engineering
    Company Industry/
    Sector:
    IT Services and IT Consulting

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