WordPress Developer - Port Harcourt at DentistFind

Role Description

• The WordPress Developer is responsible for both back-end and front-end development including the implementation of WordPress themes and plugins as well as site integration and security updates.
• WordPress Developer relies heavily on their communication skills to succeed. S/he needs to actively listen to understand what clients want and make it a reality.
• The WordPress Developer will be responsible for coding websites and quality assurance, testing, and developing fixes.
• They also need excellent collaboration skills to work with designers and other developers as they work towards creating a finished website.
• The WordPress Developer needs to be an expert in WordPress, Javascript, JQuery, HTML, HTML 5, XML, CSS 3, Laravel Framework, AWS LightSail, Vue.js, and PHP backend development.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Formulating a website design that is responsive and error-free
• Developing and maintaining websites, intranets, applications, and custom programs
• Maintaining the CMS for optimal performance
• Working with Designers to Perfect Site Aesthetics
• Working with the back-end and website architecture
• Generating, creating and updating WordPress themes and plugins
• Monitoring live website performance
• Conducting performance tests and troubleshooting issues
• Providing diagnostic reports of website performance
• Taking care of security and compliance standards
• Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle
• Liaising with other developers in the team.
• Establishing strong professional relationships with clients and other professionals.
• Conducting research and keeping abreast of software development trends.
• Create/update guidelines, records and documentation.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• WordPress Developer duties and 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.
• WordPress Developer requirements and qualifications
• Good understanding of front-end technologies, including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery
• 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 {{such as Git, SVN, and Mercurial}}
• Strong understanding of PHP back-end development