WordPress Developer

Amast; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 39,060 - 66,960; Full time

Job summary

A tech company in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a WordPress Developer to manage both back-end and front-end development tasks. The role involves designing and implementing new features, ensuring high website performance, and enhancing functionality through plugins. Candidates should be proficient in PHP, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and MySQL, with good skills in responsive design. Familiarity with various debugging tools and version control systems is highly preferred.

Qualifications

• Good understanding of front-end technologies including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and jQuery.
• Experience building user interfaces for websites and/or web applications.
• Strong understanding of PHP back-end development.

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.

Skills

HTML5

CSS3

JavaScript

PHP

MySQL

jQuery

Git

RESTful APIs

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking a WordPress Developer responsible for both back-end and front-end development, including creating WordPress themes and plugins. This position requires a combination of programming skills (namely PHP, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and MySQL) and aesthetics (understanding element arrangements on the screen, the color and font choices, and so on). The candidate should have a strong understanding of industry trends and content management systems. Experience with the responsive and adaptive design is strongly preferred. Also, an understanding of the entire web development process, including design, development, and deployment is preferred.

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
• Creating/updating plugins to enhance functionality

Skills and Qualifications

• Good understanding of front-end technologies, including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and jQuery
• Good understanding of databases including MySQL
• 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 (Git)
• Strong understanding of PHP back-end development
• Strong understanding of Elementor products and WordPress plugins