WordPress Developer Full-Time Contractor (Remote)

Radish Lab is a purpose-driven creative agency that builds digital platforms for nonprofits foundations and mission-driven organizations. Our clients work across education human rights climate and public policyand we help them communicate clearly and effectively through thoughtful design and development.

Were looking for a full-time contract WordPress Developer with solid experience in custom WordPress development (Sage/Roots ACF Blocks Tailwind) and strong judgment about how to build things well. You should already be comfortable with a Laravel-like MVC-leaning approach to WordPress development even if you havent used our exact setup and know your way around Sage projects. You should feel confident working across both the PHP/block backend and the Tailwind/JavaScript frontend.

You should communicate clearly in meetings and in writing explain technical ideas simply and know when to ask for help early so projects run smoothly. If you use AI tools (Claude Code Cursor etc.) in a thoughtful balanced way to improve speed and quality youll feel right at home here.

Location: LATAM preferred. Candidates outside of the Americas will NOT be considered.

Contract: Full-time contractor. No agencies.

Why Developers Like Working With Us

Were a small modern team building meaningful digital productsresearch hubs data dashboards policy sites knowledge centers and storytelling platforms. The work is interesting long-term and genuinely impactful.

We offer the stability of a full-time role with the flexibility of international contracting. We pay in USD our contractors enjoy many of the same perks as employees and youll be treated as a core part of the teamnot a ticket-taker. Youll be visible as part of the teamfeatured on our website included in team updates and recognized for your contributions.

Because were small by design your ideas and opinions directly shape how we build. If you like having influence without needing a management title this is a good fit.

What Youll Do

• Build and maintain custom WordPress sites using Sage Gutenberg and ACF Blocks

• Implement clean accessible responsive front-end code with Tailwind modern JavaScript

• Ensure cross-browser compatibility

• Use AI tools to speed up development refactor code and explore new approaches

• Ask smart questions early to clarify requirements and avoid downstream issues

• Deliver stable maintainable code that meets WCAG AA

• Collaborate closely with PMs designers and other developers on the team

• Work within CI workflows and a ticketing/time-tracking system

• Build and maintain internal tools using Laravel for multiple purposes such as data migration or third party services integration.

Who You Are

You write clean thoughtful code. You enjoy collaborating asking questions and proposing better ways of doing things. You explain technical ideas clearly to non-technical teammates. You work well independently but know when to ask for help early. And youre interested in work that supports real people and meaningful missionsnot just ad tech or generic marketing sites.

Contract & Perks

• Long-term stability (40 hrs/week)

• Competitive compensation for LATAM

• USD payments every two weeks

• Unlimited PTO after 3 months

• Choose your own paid holidays

• Paid professional development

• Equipment stipend

• Inclusion in team meetings Slack and internal learning

Must Have

• 3 years of experience developing complex WordPress websites

• 3 years of PHP and MySQL experience

• 3 years of front-end experience using HTML5 CSS/Tailwind and JavaScript

• Has actively explored modern AI developer tools and is interested in how AI is shaping development workflows

• Strong experience with Gutenberg block development and ACF Blocks

• Sage experience (must show past projects)

• Experience with composer-based WordPress installations and managing node packages

• Experience with the MVC architectural pattern (Laravel CakePHP CodeIgniter etc.)

• Experience working with a Continuous Integration setup

• Experience working with a ticket and time-tracking system

• Proficient understanding of responsive cross-browser compatibility

• Git CLI familiarity

• Experience developing accessible websites (WCAG AA)

• Excellent written and spoken English including communicating clearly in meetings

• Comfortable explaining technical ideas to teammates with varied technical understanding

• MUST LIVE in North or South America. Other candidates will NOT be considered.
  

Nice to Have

• Agency or multi-project experience

• Curiosity about social-impact work

• Performance optimization experience

• Experience with JavaScript libraries such as React Vue or Angular