Wordpress Developer

We are looking for a PHP and Wordpress Developer who has sound experience in developing and maintaining PHP and Wordpress websites, theme and plugin customization and developing new themes and plugins from scratch.

Responsibilities:

• Write clean code and adherence to company’s coding standards
• Maintaining existing PHP projects and handling enhancement requests
• Troubleshoot, test and maintain the core product software and databases to ensure strong optimization and functionality
• Building custom solutions using WordPress CMS for clients spanning different industries
• Developing themes/ plugins from scratch.
• Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle
• Follow industry best practices
• Providing WordPress architecture expertise by solving complicated technical problems using the platform
• Developing complex functionality for responsive sites with large amounts of hierarchical content
• Working with digital experience platforms tailored for WordPress like WP Engine and Pantheon
• Developing custom themes with WordPress by working with HTML, CSS, responsive frameworks, and Javascript
• Add enhancements as per the client requirements and perform regression testing
• Optimization of WordPress sites for speed and conversion. 
• Carrying out monthly plugin and theme updates and perform regression testing

Required Skills:

• Proven software development experience in PHP & Wordpress
• BE/B.Tech in Computer Science or equivalent degree preferred
• Sound knowledge of OOPs concepts
• Solid understanding of PHP language
• Experience building responsive websites using WordPress
• Experience working with digital experience platforms like WP Engine and Pantheon
• Good knowledge of relational databases, version control tools and of developing web services
• Experience with performance optimization across web application and database levels.
• Experience in Git version control.
• Experience with building and customizing WordPress themes.
• Experience working with a team following Agile/Scrum.