The senior engineer is a subject matter expert in Web Development and Server Technologies, with a high aptitude for problem solving where simple solutions can be implemented for complex problems.

You will be working with the CTO and other departments to identify development requirements and set goals for your team and work towards achieving Objectives and key results(OKR) to ensure all development requirements are met.

You are expected to be able to work autonomously and manage development teams having an extremely high level of attention to detail while holding yourself to a very high standard.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on development of both proofs-of-concept and production-ready code.

• Take web application projects from concept or mock-ups to completion.

• Ability to multitask and shift priorities effectively.

• Enforce coding best practices and testing requirements.

• Estimate effort to complete user stories & tasks.

• Liaison with other departments and initiate projects at the behest of the CTO/CEO.

• Monitor all existing WordPress and non WP websites and ensure maximum uptime.

• Review and write unit, integration, and regression tests when appropriate.

• Follow Agile SCRUM methodologies.

• Lead, mentor, and support other Web Developers.

• Managing multiple existing websites and making code and content updates on an ongoing basis.

• Be available during established work hours and in emergency situations.

• Troubleshoot and solve complex technical bugs/challenges.

• Eager to learn new technologies and adapt to requirements and assignments as needed.

• Interview and Hire new developers to the team

Skills and Qualifications

• BSCS/MSC or equivalent technical degree and 5+ years of experience or proven demonstrable skill and experience in Web Development.

• Ability to self-start, self-manage, understand, and prioritize work.

• Vast knowledge of WordPress platform, Gutenberg, WP-REST-API and WP-CLI

• Experience to build WordPress themes, plugins, widgets and sites from scratch with minimum information.

• Advanced proficiency with PHP, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, SASS, Twitter Bootstrap, MySQL, GIT.

• Strong API & Integration design skills.

• Strong knowledge of web server technologies such as Apache, Nginx, cPanel, MySQL.

• Solid understanding of cross browser capabilities and web standards.

• Excellent debugging and troubleshooting skills.

• Experience debugging performance and caching issues.

• Clear and concise verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to work autonomously and manage teams.

• Great attitude and sense of humor.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $120,000.00 - $165,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Compensation package:

• Bonus opportunities

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Experience:

• Back-end development: 5 years (Required)
• Wordpress: 3 years (Required)
• Node.js: 3 years (Required)
• React: 3 years (Required)
• MySQL: 5 years (Required)
• HTML/CSS: 5 years (Required)
• PHP: 5 years (Required)

Work Location: Remote

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