Backend Wordpress Developer

Job Description:

BACKEND WORDPRESS DEVELOPER

The ideal candidate must have at least 5 years of solid working experience in backend development using open-source technologies such as PHP, WordPress and MySQL. The candidate should also have a good understanding when it comes to front-end technologies such as HTML5, SASS and JavaScript on the backends perspective. It will be highly advantageous if you have worked on a single page.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5 years experience in software development
• Expertise in PHP (PHP7 preferred)
• At least 2-3 years experience working with WordPress Framework
• Experience with MySQL, MariaDB or any other relational database
• Understanding of HTML5/SASS/JS (from backend perspective)
• Self-motivated, passionate, ambitious, and importantly you have pride in what you create
• Flexible approach and willing to work in an entrepreneurial company establishing a pioneering Filipino operation

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Write clean, well-designed code.
• Produce detailed specifications.
• Create WordPress templates.
• Troubleshoot, test, and maintain the core product software and databases to ensure strong optimization and functionality.
• Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle.
• Follow industry best practices.
• Develop and deploy new features to facilitate related procedures and tools if necessary.

ADVANTAGEOUS:

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline
• Experience in developing API for SPA application
• At least 2-3 years experience working with Doctrine
• Experience and have worked on a single page application.

OUR DEVELOPMENT STACK AND HOW WE WORK:

• We keep our code in GitLab (like GitHub but cooler).
• CI/CD our Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment is handled by Jenkins so once you push the code, our server updates it automagically.
• We host our solutions on Amazon Web Services (AWS), Dockers and bare metal if needed.
• Quick daily calls (Dailies) help us to make sure every Team Member knows what his team is working on.
• Our work is divided into Sprints (i.e., Agile approach).
• Kanban boards are where we keep track of our progress (via Active Collab online ticketing system).
• Code you create is reviewed and commented by a Senior Developer to make sure it meets our standards. Do not worry if you need to change something that is how we all learn to be better developers
• Every developer has a mentor which makes sure that you are never alone when you are stuck with a problem
• Code you create is reviewed and commented by a Senior Developer to make sure it meets our standards. Do not worry if you need to change something that is how we all learn to be better developers
• Every developer has a mentor which makes sure that you are never alone when you are stuck with a problem

Required Skills:

Gitlab Ticketing Working Experience Filipino Continuous Integration Kanban Templates SPA SASS Github Features Jenkins Developers Web Services WordPress Optimization HTML5 Software Development Specifications Databases Integration Computer Science PHP MySQL Software JavaScript Science