Job Description
We are looking for a senior/experienced WordPress developer with great knowledge and working experience in Frontend and Backend within WordPress to join our team. Your major responsibilities will include plugin development and theme building within WordPress. You will also be responsible for developing custom WordPress websites using the given Adobe XD prototypes.
Mandatory skills:
- WordPress & WooCommerce custom theme development
- HTML5, CSS3, SCSS
- Excellent knowledge of JavaScript, JQuery and Bootstrap5
- PHP & MySQL
- Running updates to WordPress and plugins, fixing bugs along the way
- Experience in optimising WordPress to Google and GTMetrix criteria
- Configuring and creating plugins
- Understanding of SEO and the importance of semantic HTML elements
- Mobile-first responsive development
- Capable of exporting assets from Adobe Programs
- Comprehensive testing process and an eye for detail
- Understanding and implementation of UX
- Experience with SVG animations
- Custom animation development
Desirable skills:
- WordPress theme and plugin development a must
- Understanding of APIs and integration
- Hosting server management
- Amazon EC2 and Lightsail are a plus
Experience:
- Setting up payment processors, e.g., Stripe, PayPal, Opayo, WorldPay
- Using Git and tools such as SourceTree
- Hosting platforms such as cPanel/Plesk/AWS
- Developing integrated websites using APIs
Key duties and responsibilities include:
- Developing new and updating current WordPress & WooCommerce sites operating both bespoke and off-the-shelf themes
- Ongoing maintenance of the current website’s portfolio
- Planning new websites with the team
- Testing new development work thoroughly