Senior Backend WordPress Developer ( Remote – Fulltime )

We are:

Wisevu Inc. is a well established and highly experienced remote digital marketing agency, founded in 2008, with headquarters in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

We are a team of highly skilled and passionate remote digital marketing experts, SEO’s, web designers, developers, and content marketers helping essential businesses through industry leading digital marketing solutions.

We are looking for:

A new, full-time remote team member who is a very passionate, talented and experienced Senior Backend WordPress Developer looking for a new career with a well-established Canadian digital web agency.

We are looking for someone who has very high attention to detail/aesthetics, who is great at communicating and writing in English, and is well-versed and experienced in WordPress website, themes and plugin development.

As a Senior Backend WordPress Developer, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining websites, themes, and plugins. You will work with a team of SEOs, designers, and other backend and frontend developers, and project managers to deliver high-quality, scalable, and pixel-perfect websites and plugins. You will also be responsible for ensuring the security, performance, and scalability of the websites and implementing best practices.

Responsibilities:

Communicate and collaborate with project managers, content writers, designers, front-end developers, SEOs, and clients to ensure smooth project delivery and maintenance
Develop and maintain new and existing WordPress websites and web pages
Implement API integrations with WordPress and 3rd party software to streamline and automate lead generation and processes
Optimize website performance to ensure that websites are scalable, SEO friendly, and perform well under peak times
Improve existing Wisevu WordPress plugins, develop new plugins and customize 3rd party WordPress plugins
Work on developing custom themes for Theme Marketplaces
Write clean, modular, and reusable code that adheres to industry standards and best practices
Conduct code reviews to ensure code is maintainable, efficient, and scalable
Troubleshoot and debug issues that arise with client websites and recommend solutions
Ensure that websites are secure and implement security best practices
Work on improving existing processes and building new processes related to web development
Mentor junior developers and provide guidance on WordPress development
Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and best practices in WordPress development
Utilize AI to improve processes related to web development

Requirements

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, or a related field.
Minimum of 3 years of agency experience.
Minimum of 5 years of experience in Backend WordPress development.
Experience developing custom WordPress themes and plugins.

Technical:

Strong knowledge of PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, JSON, JavaScript, Laravel, React or Angular.
Knowledge of WordPress REST API and WordPress plugin development.
Familiarity with website optimization techniques such as caching, lazy loading, and asset optimization.
Understanding of website security best practices and ability to implement them.
Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot and debug issues.
Experience with version control systems such as Git.
Strong communication skills and ability to work in a team environment.
Great at verbal and written communication in English.

Technological:

A workspace free of distraction. This job is for someone who enjoys working from home or a coworking space vs a “digital nomad” who is often moving around, which has proven to be very distracting and inefficient.
A download speed of at least 30 Mbps and upload speed of at least 10 Mbp
Work Timings:

Able to provide at least 6 hours of overlap with the 9am-5pm EST workday (Monday – Friday).

Benefits

Working remotely: Work from the comfort of your own home office or workspace.

Flexible schedule: Only 6 hours of overlap with the 9am-5pm EST workday (Monday – Friday).

Vacations/Holidays: Flexible, and longer than other companies.

Employee Development Courses: Highly educational/developmental career opportunities. Paid premium-quality Employee Development Courses. As well as one-on-one training from industry experts with over 15 years of experience in digital marketing.

Salary: Very competitive salary which will be negotiated during our interview based on competencies, skills, and experience.

Bonuses: On meeting quarterly KPIs.

Other Benefits: There are many other benefits that come along with working at Wisevu Inc, which we can discuss in more detail during our interview.

If you possess the skills and experience necessary to excel in this role and are excited about the opportunity to work on WordPress Backend development projects at Wisevu Inc. We look forward to meeting you and hopefully working together for many great years to come.

Wisevu Inc.

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