WordPress Developer, Engineering

WordPress DeveloperWe are looking for an experienced and passionate WordPress Developer to join our Engineering team! As a WordPress Developer, you will be responsible for both back-end and front-end development, working with WordPress themes and plugins. You will be expected to write durable, extensible and secure code. Responsibilities: Designing and implementing new solution features and functionality Maintaining existing applications and executing bug fixes Ensuring high-performance and availability, and managing all technical aspects of the CMS Providing timely resolution to reported problems with existing websites Working closely with business, product and engineering resources to achieve the best possible results in web projects from conception through delivery Ensuring all work adheres to current industry best practice and internal coding standards Writing unit tests, conducting code reviews and validating code You are: Laser-focused on customer experience for front-end features, performance and back-end functionality Passionate about the latest industry trends and content management systems Enthusiastic about development and solving challenging problems with a positive attitude Committed, respectful, sincere, trustworthy and conscientious An excellent communicator with the ability to effectively interface with all levels and departments on a formal, informal, written and verbal basis Self-motivated, goal-oriented and able to work in a team environment An avid believer in team collaboration where shared goals and commitments are paramount Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a similar field Basic knowledge of the product development life cycle and software development life cycle Minimum 3 years' experience in the WordPress space Minimum 2 years' experience in crafting modern PHP Exceptional knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and jQuery Ability to understand CSS changes and their ramifications to ensure consistent style across platforms and browsers. Experience with WordPress Gutenberg block editor Strong understanding of React, Angular and other front-end frameworks Experience building user interfaces for websites and/or web applications Experience designing and developing responsive design websites Knowledge of SAAS, CSCC or LESS preprocessors Strong understanding of PHP back-end development Knowledge of how to interact with RESTful APIs and formats (JSON, XML) Thorough knowledge of MySQL Experience using command line task runners such as Gulp and Grunt Comfortable working with browser debugging tools found in Chrome, Firefox and Edge, as well as debugging proxy tools such as Fiddler Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git and SVN Preferred: 5+ years' experience in WordPress 2+ years' experience in React Experience with CI/CD pipelines Experience with server-side technologies such as Redis or Elasticsearch Experience in more advanced areas of JavaScript (state management; async operations)