Senior WordPress Developer

About the position

Americaneagle.com is a family-owned web design, development, and digital marketing agency with a passionate belief in the power of technology to positively transform business practices. Our focus is on helping customers grow and achieve success in the digital space. We cover a variety of different industries, including eCommerce, associations & nonprofits, government, healthcare, sports & entertainment, transportation, and more. The company was recently named by Built in Chicago as one of the best places to work and to Inc.com's list of 5000 fastest-growing private companies for the past eight years.

Responsibilities

• Architecting complex custom WordPress solutions
• Adhering to WordPress coding standards & best practices
• Creating custom blocks
• Aiming to solve complex problems and troubleshooting urgent issues
• Collaborating with project managers and development team
• Providing actionable feedback to managers and teammates
• Estimating level of effort for project tasks

Requirements

• 3+ years experience of hands on WordPress development at an agency level
• Use of Git (GitHub, Azure, GitLab) as well as dev ops tools such as GitHub Actions, Composer, or Buddy Works
• Knowledge of hosting providers such as WP Engine, WP VIP, Pantheon
• Strong communicator to technical & non-technical stakeholders including clients and 3rd party vendors
• Knowledge and interest in newest practices within WordPress
• Performing code reviews for peers and giving constructive feedback
• Integrating external services including payment processors, membership software, CRMs

Nice-to-haves

• Agile & scrum experience
• Creating headless WordPress - including Next.JS or React
• Experience with unit testing - including Cypress or Husky
• Contributing to Open-Source projects - including WordPress
• Working with Gutenberg & custom blocks
• Experience mentoring and leading a team

Benefits

• Innovative and dynamic projects for worldwide top brands
• Working with more recent technologies
• Sharpen your skills in instructor-led trainings and lunch and learns
• We cover costs for certifications and participations in events
• Generous compensation package
• Additional health insurance that guarantees fast access to contracted health services
• Multisport card
• 25 days paid holidays
• Campus X membership benefits