Software Developer (WordPress) - Devbunch

  • Lahore, Pakistan
  • Devbunch
  • Full-Time
  • On-Site
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Job Description:

Software Developer (WordPress)

WordPress Developer is responsible for building and maintaining WordPress websites, including customizing existing themes, developing custom plugins, and implementing new functionality as needed.

Responsibilities and Duties:

  • Meeting with clients to discuss website design and function
  • Designing and building the websites front-end
  • Creating the website architecture
  • Designing and managing the website back-end including database and server integration
  • Generating WordPress themes and plugins
  • Conducting website performance tests
  • Troubleshooting content issues
  • Conducting WordPress training with the client
  • Monitoring the performance of the live website
  • Liaise with the organization's website stakeholders
  • Gather requirements to create custom WordPress plugins
  • Assist front end developers
  • Ensure the WordPress platform instance is high performance
  • Troubleshoot bugs and issues
  • Plugin development
  • Plugin Customization
  • Complete PHP customization
  • Theme customization

Skills, Expertise, and Qualifications

Requirements:

  • Bachelors/Masters in computer science, Information technology or software engineering from reputed institution
  • At least 2 years hands-on-experience of wordpress projects

Technical Skills:

  • Coding skills
  • Strong knowledge of the common PHP or web server exploits and their solutions and Databases like MySQL etc.
  • Complete knowledge of WordPress & WooCommerce architecture (e.g. custom post types, WordPress Hooks, and existing WordPress functions)
  • Knowledge of configuring & customizing themes, plugins, and templates
  • Knowledge of how to interact with RESTful APIs and formats (JSON, XML)
  • Proficient understanding of code versioning tools (we use GIT)
  • Good at debugging, and must have problem-solving skills
  • Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as vanilla JavaScript, jQuery, HTML5, and CSS3

Soft Skills:

  • Teamwork
  • Problem-solving
  • Innovation and best coding practices
  • Interpersonal and communication skills
  • Critical and out-of-the-box thinking
  • Upgrade skills and adapt to changes