WordPress Web Developer

We are seeking a skilled WordPress Web Developer to join our dynamic team. This is a fast-paced, fast-learning position where you’ll be focused on building websites for a diverse group of clients, as well as supporting existing customers.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 4 years of professional web development experience in a team environment.
  • Proven experience with WordPress / WooCommerce, JavaScript, CSS / Sass, HTML, PHP, MySQL, NGINX, cPanel, Git / SVN.
  • Familiar with the fundamentals of UI/UX.
  • Good communication skills and ability to show progress in a work-from-home environment.
  • Ability to work and be flexible in an English-speaking environment.

Job SCOPE

  • Build custom WordPress websites with designs provided by Web Designer, including export of design components, styles, and assets (images, SVG), responsive web development, styling using CSS (Sass), advanced JavaScript, and use of web fonts, ensuring cross-device, cross-platform, and cross-browser compatibility and accessibility.
  • Creating custom theme WordPress (& WooCommerce) PHP templates using advanced custom fields, including complex database queries, complex sorting/ filtering features, custom post types, and custom taxonomies.
  • Make changes to existing website template styling and functionality as per briefs across various CMS (WordPress largely, but also occasionally Shopify, Drupal, Joomla, Squarespace, Webflow, etc).
  • Web server setup, configuration, and administration across a diverse set of website servers and technology stacks (LAMP, cPanel, Plesk, Cloudflare, etc).
  • Website migrations, updates (themes, plugins, servers), loading speed and performance optimisation, security assessments, and malware removals.
  • Technical SEO implementation, including schema / structured data, Apache .htaccess configuration (301 redirects, mod_rewrite, etc), custom XML sitemap development, and web crawler optimisation (robots.txt, meta tags, etc); SEO specifications will be provided.
  • API integrations across diverse platforms, which may include websites, CRM systems, email marketing systems, ERP systems, accounting systems, and other SaaS platforms.
  • SSL configuration, payment gateway integrations, and SMTP relay integrations.