About this role

Freshy, a leading NY- and DC-based WordPress web design agency, is looking to hire a remote, full-time backend WordPress developer

The candidate must have deep experience in web development and be highly motivated to do exceptional work
Customizing the functionality of WordPress based websites by implementing new functionality, often via code or additional plugins
Working with the Freshy support team to add features requests to client websites
Working with the Freshy project managers and development team to implement creative solutions to solve functionality requests during development of new websites
Assisting with importing and exporting large amounts of data — such as users, custom post types, WooCommerce products, orders, etc. — sometimes on a recurring basis via cron jobs
Customizing the WooCommerce functionality — including product pages, filtering, shopping cart, checkout, subscriptions, etc.
Implementing custom animations and other heavily-modified user interface (UI) designs
Architect and develop new backend features and plugins, custom functionality, and theme integration
Customizing/overriding WordPress core and plugin functionality via included hooks
Implementation of 3rd party APIs into WordPress websites
Taking initiative and approaching projects with a confident and positive attitude
Clean, understandable, and well-documented/commented code
Management of the website back-end including database and server integration
Creating custom WordPress plugins as needed
Troubleshooting performance issues and implementing fixes
Ability to explain complex technical concepts in a simple and understandable way

5+ years backend-end WordPress development experience
5+ years of WooCommerce experience
WordPress theme and plugin customization experience
Tech stack includes CSS3, HTML5, advanced jQuery, advanced PHP 8, JSON, SQL
Knowledge of code versioning tools including Git and SVN
Knowledge of Composer, NPM, and other build process tools a plus
Experience integrating 3rd party APIs preferred
Experience using the command line, SSH, WP-CLI preferred
Experience writing code with a focus on security and performance
Deep understanding of WordPress core
Familiarity with React and WordPress block editor a plus
Search engine optimization experience preferred
Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager experience preferred
WPML, ADA, and GDPR knowledge is a plus
Excellent problem solving skills
Excellent communication skills
Excellent time management, including flexibility with shifting priorities and multiple deadlines
Ready to work in a fast paced environment
Details
Job Type
Freelance contract position with potential for full time employment.

This is a remote work position with working hours based on Eastern Time Zone (ET)

Back-end WordPress & WooCommerce Developer