Senior WordPress Developer

We are seeking a Senior WordPress Developer who will be responsible for developing code that can withstand high-profile sites and intense loads. You will collaborate with a cross-functional team to architect and develop durable, extensible, and secure solutions.

Responsibilities:

● Develop new software solutions and maintain existing applications.

● Work with stakeholders to understand requirements and objectives.

● Create, review, and update technical documentation.

● Keep apprised of relevant new technology and best practices.

● Write tests to validate code function.

● Execute bug fixes.

● Measure results of implemented solutions.

● Participate in troubleshooting/triaging of issues and document them appropriately.

Skills, Competencies, and Qualifications:

● 5+ years Experience in the WordPress space.

● 2+ years focused on leading the technical direction of a team and mentoring.

● 2+ years developing with React.

● Thorough knowledge of the product development life cycle.

● Exceptional organizational and communication skills.

● Skilled at crafting modern PHP (ex: autoloading, dependency management, dependency injection, templating libraries, automated testing, OOP, and/or frameworks like Symfony or Laravel, etc.).

● Mid to advanced level vanilla JavaScript experience (including experience with webpack, babel, and ES2015+ syntax).

● Exceptional HTML & CSS (including experience with PostCSS or Sass and BEM) skills.

● Experience working with design systems and design system thinking.

● Exceptional at crafting modern PHP (ex: autoloading, dependency management, dependency injection, templating libraries, automated testing, OOP, and/or frameworks like Symfony or Laravel, etc.).

● Experience working with at least one automated testing framework.

● Comfortable working in a Linux environment.

● A passion for improving software/systems.

● Ability to work remotely with little-to-no supervision.

● Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related discipline or equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

● Experience with developing blocks for the Block Editor.

● Experience with continuous integration and automated deployment pipelines.

● Experience with JS application frameworks.

● Experience building sites that are accessible (you’ve worked with WAI-ARIA and done WCAG 2.0+ AA/Section 508 work) and performant (working knowledge of best practices).

● Experience in more advanced areas of JavaScript (state management; async operations; unit, snapshot, and integration testing; REST APIs).

● Full stack experience beyond HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

● Background working.