We are looking for an experienced and passionate WordPress Developer to join our IT team! As a WordPress Developer at our company, you will be responsible for both back-end and front-end development, including creating WordPress themes and plugins.

We are expecting you to have a strong understanding of latest industry trends and content management systems.

WordPress Developer duties and responsibilities

• Designing and implementing new features and functionality
• Establishing and guiding the website’s architecture
• Ensuring high-performance and availability, and managing all technical aspects of the CMS
• Helping formulate an effective, responsive design and turning it into a working theme and plugin.

WordPress Developer requirements and qualifications

• Good understanding of front-end technologies, including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery
• Experience building user interfaces for websites and/or web applications
• Experience designing and developing responsive design websites
• Comfortable working with debugging tools like Firebug, Chrome inspector, etc.
• Ability to understand CSS changes and their ramifications to ensure consistent style across platforms and browsers
• Ability to convert comprehensive layout and wireframes into working HTML pages
• Knowledge of how to interact with RESTful APIs and formats (JSON, XML)
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools {{such as Git,Bitbucket,  SVN, and Mercurial}}
• Strong understanding of PHP back-end development

Required Education

Individuals will need a minimum of an associate's degree to work as a WordPress developer; however, more technical positions may require a bachelor's degree in computer programming, computer science, or a related field. A strong background of relevant WordPress work experience will be beneficial. Interested individuals can pursue membership in a professional organization like the International Web Association. The organization specializes in providing members with web certification and educational programs, guidelines for professional and ethical standards, and technical support.

Required Skills

Excellent technical abilities are one of the most important skills for a WordPress developer, since they will be designing and implementing websites. Relevant technical knowledge and experience can include web development languages like HTML or MySQL, Windows, Linux, and AJAX. WordPress developers should have project management skills in order to effectively oversee multiple projects and clients. Excellent attention to detail is essential for site development, as well as creating sites based on clients' specifications. WordPress developers should have strong customer service skills in order to interact with clients.