SENIOR PHP AND WORDPRESS DEVELOPER

We're a web design firm based in Australia and focused on building and maintaining WordPress WooCommerce online stores with a growing team of talented and skilled team members in the Philippines. They love working with Blaze Online because they get to work from home but are still part of a great team and fast growing company and are constantly improving their skills and learning new ones.

Mission

You will work with the existing development team and customers to learn, maintain, and improve our current and future Wordpress + WooCommerce projects.

You will also contribute a broad range of technical expertise, contributing to the planning and implementation of functionality and logic across web and mobile platforms and products.

As part of the development team, you’ll help to define the most effective approach to implementing features and prioritizing and requirements against a roadmap, taking into account performance, stability, and scalability.

Your experience in navigating the diverse ecosystem of tools, frameworks, and 3rd party platforms will ensure the team is exploring a range of approaches to deliver the right solutions for our clients and their users.

Competencies

The perfect candidate shall meet the following criteria:

Our Values

Ability to demonstrate, understand and apply our workplace values. These are embedded in all roles and that candidates must evidence their values as part of the application process.

Balanced - We create and maintain a healthy work-life balance, contributing to society, and demonstrating social responsibility
Lead - We take care of the business and clients as if they were our own, we are empowered to lead and make decisions
Accountability - We understand the ultimate goal and being free to creatively problem-solve in order to get there, and committing to great service and performance
Zeal - We have fun and find passion in our work, and seek to freely speak our mind.
Excellence - We practice teamwork as we strive to be the best, in order to provide quality service for our clients.

Skills and Experience

We are seeking a senior PHP WordPress developer with a minimum of two years advanced WordPress + Woocommerce responsive web design/development and modifications, and at least five (5) years in PHP coding experience.

The ideal candidate is someone who is actively working in the WordPress realm and on plugin development and who is knowledgeable about the most recent WordPress releases and standards and has the ability to trace codes.

Advanced knowledge of WordPress, PHP, MySQL, CSS, HTML, Javascript, and jQuery.
Expert at developing using WordPress standards, creating custom WordPress plugins, and intimate understanding of Custom Post Types and WP hooks work.
Knowledgeable in tracing and modifying (when necessary) third party WordPress plugins.
Hands-on experience with third party integrations and mobile first responsive design implementations.
Understanding in using Linux, Ubuntu command line tools, Elementor and Astra Theme is an advantage
Understanding of RESTful Web Services technologies such as JSON, SOAP, and HTTP.
Quality-focused with excellent attention to detail.
Works both independently and with other developers and has the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical team members.
Experience drafting functional specifications and coding WordPress themes.
Writes well-documented code.
Excellent English communication skills - written and verbal and able to address difficult concepts to intended audiences.
Customer focused. Capable of thriving in a fast-paced environment interacting with multiple clients efficiently and able to provide assistance while maintaining a professional and friendly approach.
Ability to work on multiple projects at the same time and complete tasks in a timely manner.
Thrive in team environments, and enjoy getting things done.
Work ethic. Possesses a strong willingness (commitment) to work hard and sometimes long hours to get the job done. Has a track record of working hard.
Must be methodical and detail-oriented. Should be able to walk through processes step-by-step, and capable of delivering a high level of accuracy.
Flexibility/adaptability: Adjusts quickly to changing priorities and conditions. Copes effectively with complexity and change.

Additional Information

Daily scrum meeting Mon to Fri at 8:30am to 9:30am
Time tracker - Toggle
Compensation package commensurate with previous work experiences
Participate in employee performance bonus and incentive schemes.
Work 8 am to 5 pm Philippines time, Monday to Friday (earlier start and finish times can be proposed)
Work from home - you must have a reliable PC/Laptop and internet connection, and a place where you can work uninterrupted.
Monthly internet allowance
Strictly observes national Philippine holidays

Urgent Hiring! Senior PHP and WordPress Developer (Home Based)

5+ Years

Open to Work From Home

Established in 2009

Home-based

Total vacancies for this job title: 1

Posted On: May 14, 2021

Job ID: 377473

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