ENVIRONMENT:A data-driven Brand Specialist seeks an ambitious WordPress Developer who enjoys working independently and collaborating as you will join a fully remote team, based locally & the US, passionate about delivering exceptional client experiences. Your core role will be to build, maintain and improve websites in meaningful ways. You will require at least 3 years’ experience in a similar role, able to write a WordPress plugin from scratch, have a strong grasp of the WordPress theme structure, template hierarchy, template tags, custom post meta, internationalization & escaping/sanitization of data, skilled with Sass, JavaScript, React, jQuery, PHP 7, Gutenberg, Git, NPM, Gulp, Webpack and local WordPress dev tools such as Valet, DesktopServer, Local, or [URL Removed] on a variety of client websites doing everything from update management and quality assurance testing to new feature development and implementation.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience as a Full Stack WordPress Developer.
- A strong grasp and understanding of the WordPress theme structure, template hierarchy, template tags, custom post meta, internationalization, and escaping/sanitization of data.
- Knowledgeable with Git version control and branching strategies (we use gitflow).
- A strong command of PHP, HTML, and Sass.
- Experience using the command line, as well as build tools such as Gulp and Webpack.
- Experience with the WooCommerce ecosystem.
- Able to write a WordPress plugin from scratch.
- A strong ability to communicate frequently and effectively through project tools such as Bitbucket, Teamwork, and Slack.
- Comfortable with communication in an asynchronous work environment (we use tools like Zoom, Teamwork, and Slack.).
- You document and share your work, and always leave a project ready for a team member to collaborate on.
- Being flexible and adaptable to address high priority bugs or other issues as they arise.
- Willingness to participate in quarterly professional development to continue skills development.
- You’ll need to be available from 3:00pm – 12:00am SAST Monday through Friday.
Technologies Required –
- Sass
- JavaScript, React, jQuery
- Build tools like NPM/Gulp/Webpack
- PHP 7 (and 8 on the horizon)
- Gutenberg
- Git
- Local WordPress development tools such as Valet, DesktopServer, Local, or equivalent
ATTRIBUTES:
- Positive attitude, strong work ethic, and enjoyment from helping others.
- Willingness to raise a hand and ask for assistance when it’s needed.
- Personal accountability including completing tasks on time and communicating in advance if that’s not possible for some reason.
- Able to ask smart questions that get to the core of the problem needing to be solved more quickly.
While we would really like to respond to every application, should you not be contacted for this position within 10 working days please consider your application unsuccessful.COMMENTS:When applying for jobs, ensure that you have the minimum job requirements. OnlySA Citizens will be considered for this role. If you are not in the mentioned location of any of the jobs, please note your relocation plans in all applications for jobs and correspondence. Please e-mail a word copy of your CV to [Email Address Removed] and mention the reference numbers of the jobs. We have a list of jobs on [URL Removed] Datafin IT Recruitment – Cape Town Jobs.