Position: WordPress Developer
Company: GoWP
Category: JavaScript
Experience required: 1y
English level: intermediate

You’re qualified for this role if you have the following skills...

**WordPress Skills **

A deep understanding of WordPress and its defined best practices
An understanding of the structure of a WordPress website from themes and plugins to the requisite files
Experience installing and configuring WordPress on a blank site
Knowledge of common WordPress issues and conflicts
A deep knowledge of the WordPress admin panel

**Front-end**
The ability to perform front-end development efficiently, optimally, and in a forward-compatible manner
Proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and MySQL
Experience working with common page builders (Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, etc.)

**Back-end**
A fundamental understanding of back-end development and how WordPress uses the correlative code languages.
Experience writing custom functions based on those defined in the WordPress Code Reference and knowledge of how/when to use WordPress hooks
Experience working with and creating WordPress child themes
Ability to develop custom plugins

**Advanced development**
Ability to define and demonstrate other development skills apart from those listed above. Examples of these other skills include but are not limited to:

Working with hosting environments
Configuring third-party integrations
Developing custom applications for WordPress or other systems
Experience with CMS other than WordPress
Knowledge of code languages that aren’t inherently used for WordPress


**In this role, you’ll be responsible for…**

Understanding design requests and determining the requirements
Providing feedback and recommendations if a modification could improve the design
Conceptualizing visuals based on requests and requirements
Delivering designs in scope and on time
Presenting ideas, receiving feedback, and updating concepts based on that feedback
Troubleshooting issues that arise by looking into solutions
Showing up for your shift on time and being responsive to clients throughout the scheduled work time

**OUR IDEAL DEVELOPER...**

Will be a superb communicator
Our ideal developer will be solution-oriented. They will know the importance of communicating issues sooner rather than later, will exercise good judgment of when to ask questions and when to make decisions on their own, will be proactive about communicating their ideas, and will have excellent written and verbal English skills.

Will be diligent and efficient
Our ideal developer will complete projects quickly while adhering to WordPress best practices and any of the other standard operating procedures in place for the project. They will manage their time wisely and efficiently to complete tasks on time.

Will have a great attitude
Our ideal developer will demonstrate a positive and welcoming attitude toward GoWP and our clients. They will have a willingness to help others and a readiness to seek help from within the In-Demand Network of GoWP Pros, if needed. They will be open to feedback and adhere to the GoWP core values and behavioral norms that are ingrained in our company culture. They will go above and beyond to help provide a great experience for our clients.