Wordpress Developer

Job Description:
At Remote Office, we connect talents with global businesses. We are an equal-opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive environment. We hire, develop, and retain the most talented individuals by celebrating our diverse cultures, perspectives, skills, and experiences.
We are looking for a WordPress Developer who will work directly with one of our Australian clients. This is a full-time job where you will be responsible for developing and designing frontend web architecture, building & modifying the websites (e-commerce CMS preferable), WP themes/plugins, ensuring the responsiveness of applications, and tech integration among other duties.
Responsibilities:

• Reviewing and analysing websites (WordPress) along with the areas of improvement and optimisation.
• Strong understanding and expertise of frontend UI (CSS and JavaScript)
• Develop web applications (Themes) from scratch in WordPress (Having Shopify experience will add value).
• Work in the development of the frontend in JavaScript • Develop custom functionalities(plugins/extensions) when required.
• Perform site backups & version controlling (GitHub).
• Develop and manage the ecommerce functionalities.
• See out a project from conception to final product, requiring good organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Create a functional yet visually appealing user interface that is both intuitive and practical to use.
• Creating the website architecture and helping the team with your own opinion to select development & design patterns.
• Designing and managing the website back-end including database and server integration (Mostly on cPanel based server).
• Implement functionality, design and integrate it with relevant services and workflows
• Work directly with product and customer teams to deliver the best outcomes for practitioners.
• Access to industry best practice tools and concepts, including APIs, cloud hosting, UI frameworks, deployment and more.

Role Requirements:

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skill is required (Professional-level English)
• Passion for the Front-end Development
• Strong experience in JavaScript
• Expert in the CSS frameworks (Twitter Bootstrap/Tailwind CSS/Foundation framework)
• Creative mindset in creating and designing websites
• Prior experience working with marketing agencies
• Expert is raw PHP as this will be the main stack for this role.
• Experience with UI is a must have, i.e., Figma is preferred
• Proven SEO experience will add great value.
• Ability to develop new Plugins and Custom Themes using WordPress API and following WordPress coding(W3C) standards.
• Must have experience in Theme Options (e.g.: Customizer & Builder).
• Clear concepts of WordPress actions, hooks, custom queries, and meta-fields to extend the theme's functionality. Excellent command over resolving cross-browser and cross-platform compatibility issues(windows/mac/iOS/android).
• Display a thorough understanding of the WordPress ecosystem including the standard ecommerce functionalities. Staying abreast of developments in web applications and programming languages (PHP & React).
• Prior experience in WooCommerce
• Ability to write W3C verified source codes.
• Experience in working with React applications and Headless CMS will add value.

Employment Status:

• Full-time

Experience Requirements:

• 4+ years in WordPress

Details:

• Work hour: 09:00 AM to 05:00 PM (AEST)
• Week days: Monday to Friday
• Type: Remotely (WFH) at the moment
• Needed ASAP

Job Location:

• Remote

Salary:

• Negotiable

Remote Office has an amazingly talented team focused on collaboration and melding together creativity, technology, and data-driven insights. Come join us and contribute to our culture of curiosity, authenticity, and innovation!
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