Hybrid WordPress Developer

at GAIN

• Job title: WordPress Developer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: JavaScript, MySQL, PHP, React, SCSS, Webpack, WordPress
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Andheri, India

About the role

• Full Stack WordPress Developer working with both front-end and backend technologies at GAIN Experience. Focus on WordPress CMS, modern JavaScript, and API development.

Responsibilities

• Ability to write clean native ES6+ JavaScript code, with understanding of when to use 3rd party libraries and their benefits and drawbacks.
• Strong skills in CSS and Sass, with a solid understanding of BEM, responsive layout, grid/flexbox, and cross-browser compatibility.
• Identify and address issues that affect Core Web Vitals, ensuring new code is built with performance in mind
• Experience building React components using hooks and state management
• Understand build tool configuration/setup i.e. Webpack, ViteJS and why and when to use and deploy them in projects.
• Understand and able to integrate frontend applications using modern request methods and libraries such as Fetch & Axios to perform browser-based data requests and the displaying of associated data
• Knowledge of creating performant, cross browser animations would be advantageous
• Understanding of WordPress CMS data structure, including Custom Post Types, Taxonomies, Plugin ecosystem and how these can be managed.
• Design and build extensible APIs/integrations in OO-PHP, either as standalone composer based packages, or WordPress plugins where code can be made reusable.
• Demonstrate understanding of PHP PSR coding standards (ideally PSR 12), ensuring that PHP code makes use of DocBlocks whilst producing well written code that follows best practises in regards to naming conventions and overall structure
• Create and maintain supporting documentation as and when requested, ensuring that any 3rd party dependencies are also referenced as to their purpose and usage
• Strong understanding of MySQL and WordPress database queries, with awareness of performance considerations
• Familiarity with common code quality tools such as PHP CodeSniffer

Requirements

• 3+ years working as a WordPress developer in an agency environment
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent time-management and organisational skills with the ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Flexible approach with the ability to remain calm and perform well under pressure.
• Personable, and able to work effectively with a variety of different people at all levels.
• The ability to coordinate and balance multiple projects with strong attention to detail.
• A proactive and enthusiastic approach to work.
• Able to solve problems and make effective and timely decisions based on the knowledge available.