Front-End WordPress Developer - University Information Services

$54,616 - $100,493/Yr

Georgetown University - Washington, DC

Full-time - Mid Level

Washington, DC

Educational Services

About the position

The Front-End WordPress Developer at Georgetown University is responsible for developing and maintaining the front-end logic of the university's websites and applications. This role involves collaborating with other developers to enhance the functionality of an enterprise WordPress content management system, ensuring that the code is standards-compliant, accessible, and reusable. The developer will also provide technical support, documentation, and mentorship to junior staff, adapting to changing business requirements and contributing to the overall development workflow.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain front-end display code for Georgetown websites.
• Develop and maintain WordPress functionality, including blocks, themes, and post editor customizations.
• Review code and cross-train with other developers.
• Provide technical support and documentation.
• Contribute to development workflow and deployment processes.
• Rapidly adapt to changing business requirements and efficiently acquire new skills.
• Support the acquisition of new skills and areas of expertise, training and mentoring junior technical contributors.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree; Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Technology, or Design preferred.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in maintenance and design of relevant enterprise systems.
• Accuracy and attention to detail with demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to build and use effective working relationships within own department and across functional and geographic reporting lines.
• Ability to lead the research, design, development, and documentation of large complex projects/assignments with little guidance from the manager.
• Self-starter and fast learner with good work ethics.
• Experience with front-end JavaScript libraries like ReactJS and WP-CLI custom command development preferred.
• Proficiency in working with WordPress APIs, with a strong preference in experience with the Gutenberg API preferred.

Nice-to-haves

• Strong understanding of semantic and accessible HTML, including some experience with front-end templating languages, such as Twig.
• Proficiency in CSS, encompassing a deep understanding of CSS internals and of responsive and intrinsic design principles.
• Experience with preprocessors and frameworks like Sass.
• Strong experience writing JavaScript for interactive website elements.
• Proficiency in creating accessible and responsive WordPress themes.
• Comfortable with git-based development and deployment workflow.
• Basic comfort with PHP programming language.

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance