Senior WordPress Developer

Summary:

We’re looking for a talented WordPress developer who can deliver high quality code that delivers exciting website features for our Clients. We’re a small agency that requires a talented developer who can work autonomously and proactively seek solutions for problems.

Requirements:

- Proficiency in HTML, CSS and vanilla Javascript

- Proficiency in writing clean, structured CSS that uses BEM naming convention and which avoids CSS name conflicts (https://docs.starcounter.io/v/2.3.2/guides/blendable-web-apps/avoiding-css-conflicts)

- Proficiency in PHP WordPress development eg. custom page templates and custom AJAX functions.

- Strong experience developing custom WordPress themes based on custom design mockups from Adobe XD, Figma or Sketch.

- Experience with WordPress plugin development, including development that follows “WordPress Best Practices” for Plugin Development (https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/plugin-basics/best-practices/)

- Experience developing custom features for existing popular plugins eg. Gravity Forms and WooCommerce.

- Experience with integrating third party APIs into WordPress.

- Strong communication skills and ability to liaise directly with Clients. Ability to manage client relationships on behalf of Stone Digital.

- Must be able to work at least 5 hours during Sydney work hours (9am-5pm AEDT).

You should also be comfortable speaking directly with clients and working with management on developing quotes.

About you:

- You should be comfortable speaking directly with clients and working with management on developing time estimates for projects.

- Ideally, 3+ years for experience with custom WordPress development.

- This is a client-facing role, so you will need excellent written and verbal communication skills to succeed in the role.

- You should be comfortable speaking directly with clients and working with management on developing quotes.

- You’ll have experience and a passion for creating all kinds of WordPress website.

Highly regarded:

- Experience with Git and GitHub version control for custom WordPress themes and plugin development projects

- Experience with SASS, SCSS or other Style pre-processors

- Experience with advanced SQL queries and SQL database management and troubleshooting.

- Experience with Shopify and Liquid

- Experience with Gulp.js

- Experience writing vanilla JS without relying on frameworks such as jQuery

- A good understanding of Google Analytics, goal tracking and SEO.

What we want to see next:

- A portfolio with examples of your experience with WordPress custom theme development and custom plugin development.

Who are we?

Stone Digital is a web development agency based in Sydney, Australia. We deliver high quality custom websites for Clients across a wide range of industries.

We specialise in advanced web development, which means we’re focused on solving difficult technical problems for our Client websites.