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Job Location drjobs

Johannesburg - South Africa

Monthly Salary drjobs

Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Key purpose:

Were on the lookout for a WordPress Developer who is able to pair the art of design with strong technical ability. Were looking for nononsense hardworking people with a cando attitude.

Duties and responsibilities:

  • Ability to work in a team
  • Good at proactively identify and implement new ideas/solutions
  • Great communication skills
  • Planning structuring and configuring WordPress systems
  • Developing custom PHP modules themes and plugins for WordPress
  • Improving the quality and functionality of our existing systems
  • Monitoring and analysing our software under realworld production conditions
  • Evaluating new technologies for their feasibility and usefulness
  • Collaborating with other development teams and freelancers
  • Continually growing learning and sharing as we strive to keep pushing our technical boundaries
  • Manage your own time well and meet deadlines

Qualifications and experience:

  • 3 years WordPress experience and web development experience
  • Good understanding of responsive web design and a mobile first approach to development
  • Strong portfolio of work
  • Clean coding methods
  • Skillset must include:
    • CSS/CSS3 for front end templating
    • HTML 5
    • PHP
    • Javascript
    • Adobe Photoshop / Adobe Illustrator
    • SEO and UX understanding
    • Experience with:
      • Subversion (Git)
      • Database administration (MySQL)
      • Must be able to code own responsive template from PSD
      • Able to manipulate plugins to perform required functions (mentioning examples will
        be beneficial)
      • Experience using child themes and familiar plugins
      • Building new WordPress sites/systems from scratch (including themes and plugins)
      • Ability to work on Macintosh computer

      Brownie points:

      • Understanding SEO
      • Understanding of different CMS platforms such as Drupal Joomla and Umbraco
      • You have an appreciation for testing and automation.
      • eCommerce experience (WooCommerce)
      • Demonstrates potential leadership qualities

      Employment Type

      Full Time

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