Location: Remote
*Job Summary:*
We are seeking a skilled Senior/Mid-Level WordPress Developer with a strong background in frontend technologies and experience in backend development. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of designing, building, and maintaining high-quality websites and applications. You will be responsible for both back-end and front-end development, including the implementation of WordPress themes and plugins as well as site integration and security updates.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the development of custom WordPress themes and plugins
- Customize existing themes and plugins to meet specific project requirements
- Ensure the implementation of responsive deigns principles for optimal user experience across various devices.
- Implement and maintain front-end components using HTML, CSS, Java Script and related technologies.
- Implement front-end components using React
- Develop and maintain server-side functionality using PHP and other relevant technologies
- Integrate WordPress with third party APIs and services.
- Manage and optimize WordPress databases
- Implement efficient data storage and retrieval mechanisms
- Conduct through testing of websites to identify and fix bugs, compatibility issues, and performance bottlenecks
- Implement best practices for code quality, security and performance
- Work closely with designers, project managers and other developers to ensure project requirements are met
- Document code base process and configurations for future reference.
- Ensure that documentation is kept up to date with changes and enhancements
Qualifications:
- Proven experience as a WordPress Developer (senior or mid-level).
- Strong understanding of front-end technologies, including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and jQuery.
- Experience building user interfaces for websites and/or web applications.
- Comfortable working with debugging tools like Firebug, Chrome inspector, etc.
- Experience with the backend web development technology stack, PHP, MySQL, and comfortable with Apache or NGINX.
- Knowledge of how to interact with RESTful APIs and formats (JSON, XML).
- Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git.
- Strong understanding of WordPress themes and plugin architecture.
- Experience with responsive and adaptive design.
- Good understanding of website architecture and aesthetics.
- Ability to manage projects.
- Good communication skills.
- Experience with other CMS frameworks and e-commerce platforms like Shopify or Magento.
- Knowledge of website security practices.
- Experience in user experience design and search engine optimization.
Job Type: Full-time