WordPress Web Designer (Developer)

ROLE SUMMARY

Our client is looking for a WordPress Web Designer/Developer to join their team. The ideal candidate is an innovative thinker who is unafraid to take on big challenges, as well as someone with attention to detail and a high standard for excellence.

SCHEDULE: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Central Daylight Time (10:00 PM – 7:00 AM Philippine Standard Time), follows Philippine holidays

POSITION TYPE: Full Time

WORK ARRANGEMENT: Remote

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

·       Develop, debug, document, maintain, and enhance internally developed end-user applications

·       Provide end-user training, documentation, and support for applications developed/supported

·       Verify, validate, and test code changes

·       Consult with departmental personnel for requirements for new development/refinement and problem definition

·       Research and resolve problems with browsers, desktops, mobile devices, application and database servers, and related software

·       Reproduce reported software problems, analyzing logs, data, and system results to provide comprehensive and robust information to developers so they can quickly resolve the problems

·       Resolve difficult issues, often with little information, spanning across large and distributed systems

·       Help with critical customer issues that are reported to Success personnel. This includes reproducing and documenting production issues, analyzing logs, or clarifying intended functionality

·       Identify software defects and other issues, both in written and oral language

·       Ensure testing activities always lead towards the growth of HMG collective knowledge through strong test cases and knowledge base documentation

·       Create structured, clean, and cohesive test cases for all new features and/or functional changes in the software, organized into repeatable test suites

·       Build a deep understanding of HMG products, customers, product configurations, and data

·       Research new product features, technologies, and customer operational practices and seek out information from peers about changes and document findings

·       Perform ad-hoc tasks as needed by the business

QUALIFICATIONS:

·       Bachelor’s degree in the related field preferred

·       Experience in front-end development

·       Experience working with WordPress themes and plugins, and developing web-based applications using HTML5, PHP, Perl, Angular, Node.js, and/or JavaScript

·       Experience with Beaver Builder, Beaver Themer, and advanced custom themes (ACF) required

·       Experience in using Gravity Forms and WP Job Manager

·       Experience working in a UNIX or Linux environment

·       Experience with Postman to document, test, and monitor highly desired

·       Must have a working knowledge of testing principles and practices, a breadth of understanding of testing methodologies, and experience performing a variety of kinds of manual testing

·       Must have a working knowledge of at least one RDBMS database and understanding of other types of databases and data storage means (caching solutions, NoSQL, Key/Value Stores), their benefits, and their purpose in software; Experience with MySQL is a plus

·       Able to understand and or develop platform-specific scripting platforms. Linux/Mac BASH is a plus

·       Must have a working experience reading and analyzing log messages, and a demonstrable understanding of the purpose and value of logging

·       Must have excellent analytical skills, and close attention to detail supported by strong experience using MS Office applications: Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, for presentation, organization, and analysis

·       Excellent oral and written communication skills

·       Able to work independently, maintain a professional demeanor, and work as a team member without daily supervision

·       Must be able to work in a dynamic, varied, and fast-paced environment

·       Flexibility, tolerance to change, adaptation, pragmatism, and commitment are a necessity