Back End WordPress Developer

Description

We are looking for a remote WordPress developer with at least one year advanced WordPress development experience. The ideal candidate is someone who is actively working in the website and plugin development field and is knowledgeable about the most recent releases and standards of WordPress. Applicants should be passionate about WordPress and eager to learn and grow with our company.

Please note: This is not an entry-level position. Experienced programmers only.

Your job duties will include:

Developing WordPress plugins, custom functionality, and themes

Developing and maintaining complex WordPress-based applications

Supporting clients in a fast paced environment

Using bug tracking, project tracking, and SVN +/or Git software

A variety of miscellaneous development tasks involved in the web development life cycle from start to finish

Requirements:

Excellent knowledge of WordPress, PHP, MySQL, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, and jQuery

Good understanding of accessibility considerations and web standards

Ability to work on multiple projects at the same time and complete tasks in a timely manner

Ability to work remotely with little to no supervision is a must

Available during the day, Eastern time, Monday through Friday

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to be a team player and grow as business grows

Experience using SVN & Git software a plus

Types of projects we're doing lately:

WordPress web sites, mainly (some with and some without a blog) for small and large businesses, multisite networks, social communities and lots of social media integration.

WordPress with E-Commerce (WooCommerce experience is a plus)

WordPress Multisite and BuddyPress

Membership sites with WordPress

(...Do you get a feeling that we do a LOT of WordPress sites??? We do!)

Work Environment

Remote work - Monday through Friday 9am - 5pm EST

Office dress code: Pajamas, if you like.

This is full-time work (40 hours/week)

Full-time employees enjoy benefits such as Medical/Dental/Vision, Paid Time Off, 401K

Pay rate is based on experience and abilities

Lots and lots of informal gif sharing

We're looking for someone who

Thinks design is about solving problems, not making them.

Has excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Likes to have a lot of fun tinkering around inside the guts of cool websites.

Gets more kicks out of removing elements from a page than adding them.

Wants to learn, push themselves, and make the web a better place to be.

Excellent time management and ability to work, remotely, on a deadline and on multiple projects at once.

Great critical thinking skills, a good work ethic and customer service skills.

Special Instructions:

*No third parties or outsourcing agencies will be considered, but we are open to worldwide applicants!*

We give each application consideration, but please do be patient as we go through all of the applications received. We will read them all and will be contacting you within the next week or two.