WordPress Developer at WATI Alhambra, CA

WATI; Alhambra (CA); Remote; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

WATI is seeking a skilled WordPress Developer for remote work to design, build, test and optimize WordPress-based applications. The role requires strong PHP, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript expertise, plus experience with REST API and cross-browser compatibility.

Bachelor’s degree in IT or engineering and at least five years of data processing or software development experience, with a minimum of three years in a lead capacity.

Qualifications

• Five years minimum in software development or electronic data processing systems.
• At least three years in a lead capacity.
• Bachelor’s degree in an IT-related or Engineering field; substitution allowed year-for-year for education.

Skills

WordPress

PHP

HTML/CSS

JavaScript

REST API

Cross-browser

SEO

Performance optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Engineering

Tools

MySQL

Git

Job description

WordPress Developer

Remote

12+ months

Skills Required

• The Programmer will possess knowledge and experience in applications software development principles and methods sufficient to participate in the design, development, testing and implementation of new or modified applications software
• operating systems installation and configuration procedures
• organization’s operational environment
• software design principles, methods and approaches
• principles, methods and procedures for designing, developing, optimizing and integrating new and/or reusable systems components
• pertinent government regulations
• infrastructure requirements, such as bandwidth and server sizing
• database management principles and methodologies, including data structures, data modeling, data warehousing and transaction processing
• functionality and operability of the current operating environment
• systems engineering concepts and factors such as structured design, supportability, survivability, reliability, scalability and maintainability
• optimization concepts and methods
• establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of the work
• and speak and write effectively and prepare effective reports.

Must have a minimum of five (5) years of experience in electronic data processing systems study, design, and programming. At least three (3) years of that experience must have been in a lead capacity. Bachelor’s degree in an IT-related or Engineering field. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

Skills Preferred

Expertise in the WordPress PlatformExpertise in WordPress Custom Theme and Plugin DevelopmentExpertise in WordPress, PHP, HTML, CSS, SASS/SCSS, JAVASCRIPTStrong understanding of cross-browser compatibility issuesStrong understanding of responsive web design techniquesExperience with WordPress REST APIExperience with common WordPress Plugins/Features such as Advanced Custom Fields, Custom Post Type, and Duplication or BackupsExperience with migrating websites from other platforms to WordPressExperience with migrating websites from one WordPress hosting service to another hosting serviceExperience with optimizing performance of WordPress sitesExperience with Search Engine Optimization (SEO)Experience with converting mockups to pagesMinimum of five (5) years of experience in WordPress administration, development, migration, and optimization. At least (3) years of that experience must be in a lead capacity.

Regards Naresh DamagallaWest Advanced Technologies, Inc