WordPress WooCommerce Developer

Summary

Inverse Paradox is a growing digital agency seeking a mid-to-high-level WordPress WooCommerce Developer. The role focuses on building data-driven web applications and websites with WordPress and WooCommerce, collaborating with cross-functional teams and clients, managing multiple projects, and following web development standards and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Programming, developing, website coding, and producing data-driven web applications, websites using WordPress and WooCommerce
• Collaborate with designers, developers, and project managers on client projects
• Consult with clients as needed
• Contribute to the development of the misc. company special projects
• Manage your own time & development between multiple projects & clients to meet deliverables
• Follow and contribute to our internal standards
• Keep up on the latest trends and best practices in web development
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

• Excellent knowledge of HTML5/XHTML, XML, AJAX, JavaScript/jQuery, CSS3
• Excellent knowledge of WooCommerce and WordPress
• Strong understanding and experience with SASS
• Experience with responsive design without dependence on frameworks
• The ability to translate PSDs and other assets created by design team into cohesive websites
• Strong sense of visual design
• An understanding of front-end optimization techniques
• Experience maintaining version control using Git
• Strong experience with custom WordPress theme development, including accommodating full user editability, complex layouts, and plugins that require theme customization – we don't work with prebuilt themes so it is important to have the ability to create complex setups from scratch
• Experience creating custom themes for use with WooCommerce
• Familiarity with various commonplace and proven plugins such as: Advanced Custom Fields, Gravity Forms, The Events Calendar, s2Member, BuddyPress
• Thorough understanding of custom post types and taxonomies
• Working knowledge of basic PHP and MySQL
• An understanding of programming security best practices
• 3+ years experience with WooCommerce and WordPress
• 3+ years front-end development, solid project-level experience with WordPress, HTML, CSS
• Knowledge of usability / user experience design is a plus
• Experience with creating custom WordPress plugins is a plus
• Familiarity with issues in web design & development and accessibility is a plus
• Familiarity with using command line tools on Linux servers is a plus
• Familiarity with using git for source control is a plus
• Involvement in the open source community is a plus
• Previous development firm/agency experience preferred

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Excellent knowledge of HTML5/XHTML, XML, AJAX, JavaScript/jQuery, CSS3
• Excellent knowledge of WooCommerce and WordPress
• Strong understanding and experience with SASS
• Experience with responsive design without dependence on frameworks
• The ability to translate PSDs and other assets created by design team into cohesive websites
• Strong sense of visual design
• An understanding of front-end optimization techniques
• Experience maintaining version control using Git
• Strong experience with custom WordPress theme development, including accommodating full user editability, complex layouts, and plugins that require theme customization – we don't work with prebuilt themes so it is important to have the ability to create complex setups from scratch
• Experience creating custom themes for use with WooCommerce
• Familiarity with various commonplace and proven plugins such as: Advanced Custom Fields, Gravity Forms, The Events Calendar, s2Member, BuddyPress
• Thorough understanding of custom post types and taxonomies
• Working knowledge of basic PHP and MySQL
• An understanding of programming security best practices
• 3+ years experience with WooCommerce and WordPress
• 3+ years front-end development, solid project-level experience with WordPress, HTML, CSS

Nice to Haves

• Knowledge of usability / user experience design is a plus
• Experience with creating custom WordPress plugins is a plus
• Familiarity with issues in web design & development and accessibility is a plus
• Familiarity with using command line tools on Linux servers is a plus
• Familiarity with using git for source control is a plus
• Involvement in the open source community is a plus
• Previous development firm/agency experience preferred

Benefits

• Start with 10-days of PTO
• 12 closed days for company holidays
• 100% paid employee healthcare including vision & dental
• 401k with employer contribution
• Casual remote work environment
• Flexible remote working schedule
• Opportunities for paid industry/events & conferences
• Locally roasted coffee
• Fridge stocked with beer