WordPress Developer

About the position

As a WordPress Developer, you're responsible for Making Stuff Go. You will build infrastructure to create new features, improve existing code, squash bugs, and help us rapidly scale our platform. Attention to detail is one of our core values! This is your chance to stand out. To love this role, here’s the type of person you are: You’re a self-starter who loves taking initiative and seeing things through from conception to completion. Our developers often 'own' features/tasks and are responsible for scoping, development, and testing. You're an excellent communicator, fluent in both verbal and written English, who makes sure nothing slips through the cracks. We believe communication is critical, and there is no such thing as overcommunication. You have the curiosity and desire to learn and grow your skills. You're passionate about leaving your mark on the web for all to see and are excited to work on tasks that impact millions of users. You take pride in the quality and craftsmanship of your work rather than just doing it to get it done. You're a team player who is comfortable working alongside and helping other developers, and you don't take critical feedback personally. You're happy jumping between front-end and back-end development tasks, or tackling tasks which require both. You're happy working on tasks of all sizes - from small bug fixes and enhancements to large features/rewrites.

Responsibilities

• Triaging bugs and small enhancements that come into GitHub.
• Scoping, writing, and testing new product features and addons.
• Refactoring legacy code with a particular attention to backwards compatibility.
• Providing feedback and peer review for other developers (Github PRs).
• Communicating with the team and supporting your peers using chat, audio, and video.

Requirements

• Professional experience with WordPress plugin development, architecture, and standards.
• Advanced proficiency with PHP and MySQL, including modern PHP practices (OOP, autoloading, namespacing, traits, interfaces, etc).
• Strong familiarity with JavaScript (vanilla JS, jQuery, ES6, etc).
• Ability to use and extend build tools like gulp and webpack.
• Familiarity with package managers such as Composer and NPM.
• Experience working with third-party APIs (Eg Stripe, Drip, Zapier, etc).
• Competent with version control through git and GitHub.
• The ability to iterate and ship ideas quickly.
• Exceptional troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to keep complex ideas and features simple.
• Previous freelance or remote work experience.
• Personal Computer with Internet Access.
• Availability to participate in audio/video meetings between the hours 9 am - 5 pm EST.

Nice-to-haves

• Advanced proficiency in JavaScript frameworks like VueJS or React.
• Experience with e-commerce platforms or related APIs (Easy Digital Downloads, WooCommerce, Stripe, PayPal, etc).
• Experience with DevOps or infrastructure management.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary.
• Term Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment for all full-time team members during their employment.
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance benefits for full-time U.S. employees.
• Health Insurance benefits for all employees in India, Pakistan, Brazil, Philippines, Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Nepal, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Spain, Argentina & Jamaica.
• Work from your home.
• Flexible PTO after 90 days of employment.
• Holidays (based on your location).
• Paid Parental Leave.
• We happily provide or reimburse software you’ll need as well as books or courses that promote continued learning.
• We cover all costs of company travel (including our annual all-company retreat and mini-team meetups).
• Additional Perks include AM Welcome Box for new team members, Yearly Anniversary Gifts, and Technology Stipend each work anniversary.
• We give you the opportunity to solve challenging and meaningful problems that make a difference.
• Ability to work with some of the best people in the business through frequent, if not daily, interactions.