Job description
We are seeking a skilled WordPress Developer to join our team. The ideal candidate is passionate about WordPress development has a strong understanding of web technologies and is committed to delivering highquality solutions. As a WordPress developer you will collaborate with our team to design develop and maintain WordPress websites and applications that meet our business needs and objectives while optimizing them for high speed and SEO performance.
Your responsibilities include building our website from concept all the way to completion from the bottom up fashioning everything from the home page to site layout and function.
Heres the description of responsibilities:
- Develop custom WordPress websites and pages from scratch ensuring responsiveness and optimal performance across various devices and browsers.
- Collaborate with designers project managers to translate design mockups and project requirements into functional WordPress websites and applications.
- Conduct code reviews to ensure code quality consistency and adherence to best practices.
- Perform upgrades for WordPress plugins themes and PHP.
- Customize and extend existing WordPress themes and plugins to meet specific project requirements.
- Optimize WordPress sites for high speed and performance implementing techniques such as caching lazy loading image optimization and minimizing HTTP requests.
- Implement SEO best practices to improve site visibility and ranking including optimizing site structure meta tags heading tags and schema markup.
- Utilize tools such as Google PageSpeed Insights GTmetrix and Lighthouse to analyze and improve site performance aiming for high scores and fast loading times.
- Troubleshoot and debug issues that arise during the development testing and maintenance phases implementing effective solutions in a timely manner.
- Stay uptodate with the latest trends and advancements in WordPress development web performance optimization and SEO techniques continuously improving your skills and sharing knowledge with the team.
- Participate in project planning estimation and scoping discussions contributing technical expertise and insights to ensure project success.
- Collaborate with SEO and Editorial teams to identify new opportunities for site improvements and content optimization.
- Demonstrate an autonomous mindset in managing your workload proactively identifying and proposing new opportunities for enhancing our WordPress projects.
Heres what we are looking for is this you
- You have proven experience as a WordPress Developer with a strong portfolio showcasing your WordPress projects.
- You are proficient in PHP JavaScript HTML CSS and MySQL with a solid understanding of web development principles and best practices.
- You have extensive experience working with WordPress themes and plugins including Avada Elementor.
- You have a strong understanding of web performance optimization techniques and SEO best practices.
- You have experience optimizing WordPress sites for high speed and performance including achieving high scores on Google PageSpeed Insights and other performance testing tools.
- You are familiar with frontend frameworks/libraries such as React.js Vue.js or AngularJS is a plus.
- You have strong problemsolving skills and attention to detail with the ability to effectively troubleshoot and debug issues.
- You are disciplined and detailoriented
- You are reliable focused and dependable
- You have excellent communication skills ( Email Chat Video Calls)
- You can deliver work FAST and on a deadline
- You are selfmotivated and proactive with a passion for learning and staying current with industry trends and technologies.
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a plus.
Compensation:
Competitive payment based on your skills experience and expertise.
About LeadsPanda
We are a fast growing sales and marketing services business. We help our customers turbocharge their growth using proven sales and amp; marketing solutions. Our customers are B2B technology businesses based out of North America Some customers include Verizon Citrix and Publicis Groupe.
Benefits:
Paid sick time
Paid time off
Schedule:
Flexible shift
Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
Performance bonus
Education:
Bachelors (Preferred)
Experience:
WordPress Development: 2 year (Preferred)