Lateral stands for technology excellence.

We’re a profitable, award-winning design and technology company with over 20 years of experience launching bold ventures and transforming businesses. A globally distributed team of 200+ experts united by a shared purpose: the continuous pursuit of quality.

Our clients come to us for results, quality and craft - and stay because we keep raising the bar.

We Do Things Differently at Lateral

Our mission is simple: design and build great products.
What sets us apart isn’t just the talent of our team - it’s the way we work:

We Have A Bias For Action & Results.

We are doers - we spot the gaps, connect the dots, anticipate what’s around the corner and take action. We move fast, stay focused, and let the results - not the effort - speak for themselves.

We Work On Time, On Budget, On Quality

Discipline is our edge -  a commitment we make to each other, to our clients, and to the standards we hold ourselves to.

We Care Deeply. 

We care about our work and about each other. Care Is A Competitive Advantage.

Every detail matters. Every design, every line of code, every decision. Thoughtful by default.

We Do Things Right - Because It’s the Right Thing to Do

Right over easy. Integrity isn’t up for negotiation. We hold the bar high even when no one’s watching. We take pride in doing great work the right way - not the easy way.

We Keep Improving

The best teams keep improving and we’re never done learning.

We iterate. We reflect on what’s working and what’s not. Feedback fuels us, we receive it openly, and adapt quickly. Progress over perfection. 

We’re Obsessed With Agility, Not The Agile Manifesto

We don’t chase dogma or rituals - we chase momentum. We adapt processes to fit problems, not the other way around.

We Take Ownership
Everyone leads something here. You will have room to run with ideas, and the trust to execute. That trust is built on how you show up: thinking things through, sweating the details, and following through.

What You’ll Do

As a Senior WordPress Developer at Lateral, you will be responsible for designing, building, extending, and maintaining high-quality WordPress solutions that look great, load fast, and scale easily.

You will:

• Own the end-to-end development of custom WordPress sites, themes, and plugins from technical architecture to final polish.

• Translate client goals and designs into performant, maintainable, and scalable WordPress implementations.

• Collaborate directly with clients: understand their needs, present technical solutions clearly, and guide them toward best-practice approaches.

• Build reusable components, optimize performance, ensure accessibility, and maintain pixel-perfect execution across devices.

• Work closely with design, content, and technical teams to integrate APIs, third-party services, marketing tools, and custom functionalities.

• Troubleshoot complex issues quickly and communicate solutions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Manage staging/production deployments, version control, environment setups, and QA processes to ensure high reliability.

• Uphold Lateral’s standards of engineering excellence: thoughtful decisions, crisp execution, and clean, well-reviewed code.
  

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for a senior craftsperson who combines deep WordPress expertise with exceptional communication and client leadership.

You must bring:

• 6+ years of hands-on professional WordPress development (custom themes, plugins, APIs, Gutenberg blocks, performance tuning, security best practices).

• Expert-level PHP, JavaScript, HTML/CSS plus modern tooling, bundlers, and frameworks as needed.

• Advanced understanding of WordPress architecture: hooks, filters, WP REST API, custom post types, taxonomies, roles, caching layers, security, and database internals.

• Strong experience integrating third-party APIs and building custom backend logic.

• Perfect English both written and spoken. You’ll be client-facing daily.

• A track record of presenting work to clients, managing expectations, and providing consultative guidance.

• Experience working in fast-paced environments with high expectations for quality and clarity.

• A mindset of ownership: proactive, detail-oriented, autonomous, and able to run with complex projects with minimal oversight.
  
  

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Real Impact: You’ll work on meaningful products that make a measurable difference - from healthcare and commerce to sustainability and next-gen tech.
  
  

• Remote-First, Office Friendly: Work from wherever you’re most productive - whether that’s your home, a co-working space, or one of our offices. We’re a remote-first company, but if you’re near an office, you’re welcome to drop in, collaborate in person, or work onsite regularly.
  
  We prioritize async collaboration, respect your time zone, and focus on outcomes over hours.
  
  

• An Outstanding Team: Talented, kind, and hard-working people who care deeply about their craft - and about each other. No egos. No politics. Just professionals doing their best work.
  
  

• Growth: You’ll be supported in growing your craft, exploring new paths, and stepping into greater responsibility - at your own pace
  
  

• A Culture of Excellence: We care deeply about doing the right thing - for our clients, our team, and ourselves. No burnout. No crunch. Just high-quality work, delivered sustainably.
  
  

• Variety & Stability: We’re profitable, independent, and over a decade strong. Yet every project brings a fresh challenge. You’ll never be bored here.

This Role Might Not Be for You

We want to respect your time by being clear about what this role isn’t. You should skip this opportunity if:

• You prefer well defined structure. If you gravitate towards a clear hierarchy, well defined roles and swim lanes, you may find our self-managed style challenging.
  
  

• Distributed work isn’t your thing. If you find async communication, design documentation and being proactive without a manager nearby difficult, our setup won’t suit you.
  
  

• Feedback doesn't excite you. We’re obsessed with quality and believe in continuous improvement. That means we give feedback that’s sometimes nitpicky. If refining the work until it’s excellent feels over the top, you are likely going to find working here frustrating.
  
  

• Change makes you uncomfortable. We’re scaling and maturing. That means not everything is perfect yet. Priorities shift. Processes evolve. If ambiguity is uncomfortable, this may feel bumpy.
  
  

However, If this sounds like fuel, we’d love to talk!

How to apply and what to expect in the interview process

01. Your work
Show us the work that reflects you at your best. We’ll look at depth, design thinking, and the logic behind your choices.

02. Lateral team fit
You’ll speak with our Talent team about your career direction, your motivators, and our plans ahead.

03. Work trial 

You’ll tackle a take-home challenge that mirrors what we actually do. 

04. Engineering deep dive
A collaborative session with our engineers. 

05. Project fit
An interview focussed on prioritization, collaboration across disciplines, and how you handle the "messy middle".