Wordpress Software Engineer

As a WordPress Engineer, not only will you create incredible web applications and site overhauls for numerous clients, you’ll also offer exciting creative solutions and outside-the-box ideas to make those products even better. If your troubleshooting hands are the fastest in the West, and you’ve been looking for a work environment where you can discuss The Witcher, you’ve come to the right place.

You are a skilled front end engineer and an enthusiastic open source advocate with an eye for detail and several custom WordPress builds under your belt.

Responsibilities

• Build custom WordPress themes from scratch on your own or as part of a team
• Test, maintain, enhance and troubleshoot existing client sites
• Translate designs and technical requirements into modular, performant, and accessible HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Provide estimates for project work and offer alternatives when challenging tasks threaten project budgets or timelines
• Make recommendations for efficient front end approaches and methodologies
• Collaborate with designers to develop modular design systems to promote efficient code reuse
• Participate in technical discussions and contribute ideas to improve internal tools and processes

Requirements

• Ability to write SEO friendly and semantic HTML
• Expert level knowledge of CSS and modern layout concepts like flexbox and grid
• Well versed in the use and syntax of CSS pre-processors ( we use SCSS )
• Familiarity with modern JavaScript standards and tooling ( we use NPM, Webpack, and Babel )
• Experience with or desire to learn React
• Understanding of WCAG accessibility requirements and how to implement interfaces that meet them
• Experience using Git
• Basic PHP knowledge
• Familiarity with the WordPress ecosystem and advanced theme concepts ( custom post types, custom taxonomies, filters and actions )
• Ability to communicate professionally and clearly with technical and non-technical colleagues and clients alike
• Ability to think creatively and occasionally fill in gaps left by designers such as determining the best layout for an intermediate responsive breakpoint or implementing subtle animations
• Experience with Figma and/or Sketch
• Experience with WooCommerce
• Experience with the Advanced Custom Fields plugin
• Experience with building custom Gutenberg blocks
• Experience with Pantheon and/or WordPress VIP
• Experience integrating third party code and APIs
• Moderate to advanced PHP experience