Job Summary:
As a Full Stack WordPress Developer, you’ll have an opportunity to work on a variety of projects. You’ll need broad experience in custom WordPress development and a firm grasp on Design, UX, HTML, CSS, PHP and JQuery. In this role you’ll be managing and developing functional and intuitive web-based applications in collaboration with other team members and divisions.
Core Job Responsibilities:
· Work with internal resources to develop custom WordPress plugins, sites, CMS templates, themes, external and internal facing pages and tools
· Work on large scale projects adhering to deadlines for internal and external web-based applications
· Configure, document and take ownership for rollout of new deployments
· Provide ongoing support and maintenance of existing web-based applications, including production issues, software updates and bug fixes
· Optimize web applications for user experience and search engine results
· Update web applications according to changing SEO best practices
· Work on ongoing integration projects utilizing endpoint APIs to exchange information
· Ability to turn mockups into functioning coded sites
· Ability to work a flexible schedule during the on-boarding process
Education:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field; or equivalent work experience.
Relevant Work Experience:
Four (4) or more years of experience in custom WordPress Development.
Additional Skills:
· Experience developing REST-based service front-ends utilizing JSON
· Solid understanding of WordPress standards, database structure, themes, widgets and responsive mobile development
· Creating custom themes from scratch
· Creating custom plug-ins to accomplish specific tasks from scratch
· Experience working with the WordPress hooks and filters
· Experience customizing WordPress beyond its out-of-the-box capabilities
· Front-end web design experience (HTML5, CSS3, Sass, SCSS, JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX React)
· Proficiency with Source Code Control software usage in conjunction with WordPress development; Git experience required
· Understanding of SEO principles and experience applying them to applications
· Candidate must write clean, modular, robust and well-documented code
· Solid understanding of browser and device compatibility issues and ways to work around them
· Knowledge of the latest frameworks (Angular, Ember, etc.) and languages with a hunger to continually learn
· Assisting with support tickets to correct bugs issues on current sites
· WordPress plugin integration and development
· Familiarity with Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and other design tools
· Aptitude for complex problem analysis and resolution
· Strong organizational skills and the ability to meet deadlines
· Strong verbal and written communications
Relevant Work Experience:
· Understanding of web site architecture, CDNs, web-caching. Experience with Agile and DevOps methodologies preferred.
· Proven depth of experience in WordPress development represented by a portfolio of work (a must).