WordPress Developer - remote

Xfive.co Pty LTD

Posted 3 years ago

We are looking for talented mid-level to senior developers specializing in front-end and WordPress projects.

You should have at least 3 years of experience with commercial projects.

What we offer

We engage the clients and win the projects so that you can focus on your passion: creating amazing code
Work on international projects for interesting clients
Work the hours that best fit your schedule and from the comfort of your own home
Get support for learning new skills and acquiring professional certifications
Start with an hourly rate $25 USD / hour and work your way up to 35 USD / hour. (Most of our projects are hourly based, some have fixed budgets.)

Note: Our job ads are aimed on developers from Central Europe. Consider whether you apply if you don't have a reasonable time overlap with CET or live in an area with high living costs.

Requirements

General skills

You are able to deliver projects on time and at a high-quality level
You have a passion for development and continuous self-education in your area of expertise
You have a consistent coding style and passion for well-organized, clean code
You have good verbal and written communication skills in English and you are not afraid to communicate with the clients directly during online meetings

Development skills

Very good knowledge of modern front-end development: HTML5, CSS3, Responsive Web Design, Performance Optimization, Accessibility.
Pixel precision and a basic aesthetics sense. Ability to work with design files in various formats like Figma, Sketch, Photoshop.
Very good knowledge of JavaScript.
Good knowledge of CSS preprocessors: SCSS is preferred.
Good knowledge of scalable and maintainable CSS methodologies (BEM, ITCSS).
Very good knowledge of WordPress.
Ability to code WordPress themes and WordPress plugins from scratch.
Very good programming skills and knowledge of general principles (DRY, abstraction, KISS, code refactoring and optimization, etc).
Very good knowledge of PHP and OOP principles.
Good knowledge of Git version control system.
Ability to work with the command line and modern WordPress development frameworks like our custom framework Chisel.

Recruitment process

This is how our recruitment process works:

We will check your application and code examples to see if you would be a good fit to our team.

If you pass the initial screening, we will invite you to do our Front-end / WordPress test project.

If you pass the test, we will invite you to a call interview(s) focused on technical skills and knowledge and soft-skills.

If you pass the interview(s), you will become a member of Xfive. Congratulations! :)

For more details check out our blog post How we hire great developers.

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