WordPress Engineering Lead

Flowon - Gamification Lab

Wordpress Engineering Lead at Instituto Infnet focusing on web development with WordPress and team collaboration. Opportunity for growth in a tech-oriented college environment.

Posted 6/8/2026full-timeRemote • 🇧🇷 BrazilSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaScriptPHPWordPress

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work effectively as part of a development team to:
Define, implement and improve software development, update and testing processes, ensuring the quality and traceability of deliveries;
Guide the team of developers and analysts, promoting engineering best practices, version control and documentation;
Plan, implement and manage e-commerce solutions and online learning environments for undergraduate, graduate and continuing education courses;
Maintain and optimize infrastructure hosted on managed cloud services, ensuring performance, security and scalability;
Develop, integrate and customize solutions on WordPress and Moodle platforms, with a focus on plugins such as WooCommerce, LearnDash, WP Fusion and HubSpot, aligning solutions with course marketing and delivery needs;
Monitor, identify and resolve technical issues, especially related to integrations between platforms and associated systems;
Update and maintain mobile applications linked to institutional platforms, ensuring the best user experience for students and applicants;
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams (marketing, product, academic) to ensure technological solutions are aligned with the institution's commercial and educational objectives;
Occasionally — not necessarily at the outset — serve as an instructor for courses in the area of software engineering at Instituto Infnet.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree completed, preferably in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems or related fields.
Proven experience in web development with PHP and JavaScript, using the WordPress platform, WooCommerce and integrations with external systems.
Solid experience creating and customizing WordPress plugins, including integrations with CRM plugins (such as HubSpot), LMS platforms (such as LearnDash, Moodle) or automation and e-commerce solutions.
Strong command of software development processes, including version control (Git), documentation, testing, continuous delivery and quality management.
Process-oriented mindset, valuing organization and continuous improvement.
Familiarity with AI tools applied to development, such as Cursor AI, GitHub Copilot or IDEs with AI capabilities.
Experience with cloud environments, particularly in maintaining, optimizing and securing managed platforms.
Good communication and technical leadership skills, acting as a bridge between developers and institutional areas.
Interest in working in education, including participating in teaching activities at undergraduate and graduate levels.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Tuition scholarships up to 100% for undergraduate programs and 70% to 90% for graduate programs, according to institutional rules.
Meal allowance on a Swile flexible card.
Amil health plan with 90% coverage for the state of Rio de Janeiro or 50% for the national plan.
Amil national dental plan at no cost to employees.
Birthday day off after one year of employment.
TotalPass: discounts on gym memberships.
Vittude: discounts for mental health support consultations.
Opportunity to participate in the institution's courses under special conditions for employees, including full undergraduate scholarships after the probationary period and partial scholarships for graduate programs.
Possibility of scholarships for dependents and/or spouse after two years of employment at the institution.

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Hard Skills & Tools

PHPJavaScriptWordPressWooCommerceLearnDashMoodleGitcloud environmentssoftware development processesCRM integrations

Soft Skills

communicationtechnical leadershiporganizationcontinuous improvementcollaborationprocess-oriented mindset

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Software EngineeringBachelor's degree in Computer ScienceBachelor's degree in Information Systems