Senior Wordpress Developer

at  Online Education Services

The Role: This is a 6 month fixed term contract with the possibility of extension
As a Senior WordPress Developer at OES, you will be responsible for designing and implementing fast, efficient, and scalable WordPress themes and plugins. You will play a critical role in the full development cycle, from concept to deployment, ensuring high performance and responsiveness of our WordPress sites.

In this role, the Senior WordPress Developer will:

• Develop and maintain advanced WordPress themes and plugins from scratch, ensuring they comply with the latest coding standards and practices.
• Optimise WordPress sites for speed and performance, implementing caching and CDN solutions when necessary.
• Collaborate with the design team to translate visual concepts into functional online experiences.
• Conduct code reviews and unit testing to ensure the reliability and maintainability of the codebase.
• Stay up to date with emerging trends in WordPress development, coding standards, security and web technologies.
• Recommend and support 3rd party plugins.

Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior developers.
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We are seeking an experienced individual with a track record of 3-5 years in the following skill areas:

TECHNICAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

To apply you must have hands-on advanced experience in:

• Proficiency in PHP, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3/Sass.
• Experience with WordPress theme and plugin development.
• Deep understanding of WordPress core software and its functions at the code level.
• Experience with RESTful API and GraphQL integration.
• Familiarity with front-end build tools like Webpack, Gulp, or Grunt.
• Proficient with version control systems, particularly Git.
• Knowledge of AWS services.
• Understanding of SEO principles and ensuring that applications adhere to them.

Familiarity with accessibility standards (WCAG) and designing for compliance.
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You should have knowledge in:

• AWS Cloud Platform for hosting, caching and performance for WordPress sites
• Coding patterns (MVC, MVVM etc)
• CI/CD (Jenkins or similar)
• Static site generation
• API integrations
• Self-hosting WordPress sites

It would be beneficial to have:

• AWS Certification

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience as a WordPress developer.
• Proven track record of developing high-quality, scalable, and responsive WordPress themes and plugins.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS:

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Attention to detail and a commitment to quality.
• Experience in working in an agile environment.

ABOUT ONLINE EDUCATION SERVICES (OES)

OES is made up of extraordinary people. Passionate, self-starters who get excited when they’re challenged to solve problems. Our vision is to be the world’s most impactful enabler of online education. We create, develop and enable immersive learning experiences in partnership with universities all around the world to help students learn at their very best.
We are a global business with over 1,300 employees. We carefully select the right mix of passionate people who want to make an impact, deliver best practice and lead change in the education industry. From your very first day we empower you to succeed.
When you work at OES, you’re empowered to impact.

• Develop and maintain advanced WordPress themes and plugins from scratch, ensuring they comply with the latest coding standards and practices.
• Optimise WordPress sites for speed and performance, implementing caching and CDN solutions when necessary.
• Collaborate with the design team to translate visual concepts into functional online experiences.
• Conduct code reviews and unit testing to ensure the reliability and maintainability of the codebase.
• Stay up to date with emerging trends in WordPress development, coding standards, security and web technologies.
• Recommend and support 3rd party plugins