Remote Principal WordPress Developer

Company: Kforce Technology
Location: Lehi
Posted on: June 16, 2022

Job Description:

RESPONSIBILITIES:Kforce's client a growing nationwide Technology company in Lehi, UT is seeking a Remote Principal WordPress Developer. We are working directly with the Hiring Manager on this exclusive search assignment. The company offers competitive compensation including base salary, annual bonus, 401K matching etc. This position is 100% Remote. The Principal WordPress Developer will lead a diverse and skillful team encompassing software engineering, product development and management, data engineering, security operations, and systems engineering for the company. Together we work to create, preserve, and improve well-functioning, well-designed, multi-platform systems, and products for both internal and external customers. Responsibilities:

• Principal WordPress Developer will lead a team of developers
• Research, design and implement technical specifications for projects based on user requirements as indicated in scope of work, wireframes and/or sitemap documents
• Ensure projects are built to meet performance, security, and functional requirements
• Oversee and develop websites, intranets, applications, and other custom programming assignments as applicable
• Develop new programs, analyze current programs and processes, and making recommendations
• Provide analysis or current programs which includes performance, diagnosis and troubleshooting of problem programs and designing solutions to problematic programming
• As a Principal WordPress Developer, you will perform backend/database programming for key projects
• Stay up to date on industry standards and incorporate them appropriately Job Requirements:REQUIREMENTS:
  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent industry experience
  • At least 8-12+ years of Software Development experience
  • At least 5-7+ years of experience with WordPress
  • Experience leading a team in enterprise large scale development environment
  • Experience working in a structured software team where there is also a dedicated QA teams as well
  • Strong development and architectural skills and experience
  • Advanced knowledge of PHP, CSS/HTML, JavaScript, jQuery (and/or similar JS libraries), MySQL (or other database management systems)
  • Enterprise level experience
  • Experience with Jira or other software testing tools
  • Experience building websites where the traffic to the sites is at least 50,000 visitors, preferably 1 million+ visitors or more monthly
  • Extensive experience in custom web application development
  • Ability to understand business requirements and the non-technical reasoning behind a decisions or position, and the present a clear, rational argument in favor of a proposed solution
  • Advanced troubleshooting and debugging skills
  • Ability to clearly and effectively communicate technical solutions to non-technical people
  • Strong communication skills and attention to detail
  • ASP and web servers (ISS/Apache) are plusses but not required
  • Experience with enterprise Cloudflare is highly desired
  • Experience with proxy DNS is preferred Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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