Senior Web Engineers have advanced knowledge of PHP and JavaScript and experience building large-scale performant applications. In addition to writing code, they are familiar with systems-level concepts. Senior Web Engineers are experienced consultants and collaborators; expertly able to balance a client’s needs, budget, and requirements.
With knowledge of cutting edge techniques and an understanding of the constraints of scope and budget, a Senior Web Engineer is capable of weighing all available solutions in order to select the best technical approach for the business needs of our clients.
A Senior Web Engineer is also expected to be a good communicator; they are skilled at providing actionable feedback and recommendations both internally to managers/teammates and externally to clients/vendors.
Senior Web Engineers deliver successful projects by writing quality code, participating in important strategy conversations, and assisting with code reviews. Senior Web Engineers must be capable of serving in a technical lead capacity on designated projects, collaborating with a Project Manager, Account Strategist, and client stakeholders in order to drive forward Engineering process and deliverables.
This role is fully remote and is open to applicants located anywhere around the globe.
Responsibilities
- Develop complex WordPress plugins, themes and blocks.
- Mentor engineers and provide code reviews.
- Drive strategy and lead back end technical vision for large projects.
- Leverage WordPress APIs and extend the WordPress admin experience.
- Solve complex problems in simple ways.
- Juggle current projects with incoming tasks in a fast-paced environment.
- Collaborate directly with clients courteously and clearly, always practicing understanding and empathy.
- Test solutions across multiple browsers and platforms in a local testing environment.
- Deploy changes to live servers.
Requirements
- At least five years experience in back-end focused web development.
- Intermediate or expert skills in: PHP, JavaScript, React, WordPress, HTML, CSS and Git.
- Experience building custom blocks in the Gutenberg block editor.
- Ability to setup a local environment and expertly debug performance and caching issues across environments.
- Proficiency in verbal and written English; ability to communicate professionally with technical and non-technical colleagues and clients.
Benefits
- Fully remote position in a global team
- Paid time off & holidays
- Bonus opportunities
- Professional development budget
- Paid parental leave
- Flexible work schedule
Recruiting process
- Submit Resume & Code Samples for review
- 45 minutes First interview (online)
- 60 minutes Engineering interview (online)
- 30 minutes VP of Engineering interview (online)