Senior Web Engineer (WordPress)

TL;DR

Senior Web Engineer (Wordpress): Taking ownership of project-level work, including architecture, bug fixes, and improvements, with an accent on PHP, JavaScript, and WordPress in enterprise environments. Focus on providing architectural input, documentation, and improving tooling while adhering to performance and security considerations.

Location: Fully remote

Company

hirify.global is a globally distributed company that helps organisations drive customer engagement, reinforce brand value and improve operations with digital solutions powered by Altis, their WordPress digital experience platform.

What you will do

• Take ownership of project-level work, ensuring your work integrates well with others' contributions.
• Assist other developers, architect projects, and assess software architecture approaches.
• Carry out bug fixes and improve tooling, code, and communication.
• Proactively address technical issues, pushing for performance and security improvements.
• Provide architectural input and write technical documentation for project decisions.

Requirements

• In-depth understanding of engineering with JavaScript and/or PHP.
• Expert WordPress knowledge, including internals, global state, and components.
• Ability to debug your code and others', using debugging tools effectively.
• Expert HTML5 & CSS skills.
• Experience with versioning technologies like Git.
• Solid understanding of MySQL and database-driven application considerations.
• Extensive experience using RESTful APIs.
• Proficiency in written and oral communication in English.
• Proven experience working on large enterprise WordPress development projects.

Benefits

• Gain experience working in an agency without a long-term commitment.
• Work alongside top engineers in the WordPress industry.
• Access watercooler channels for networking with other WordPress peers at hirify.global.
• Explore the potential of becoming a full-time employee at hirify.global.

Hiring process

• Apply using the form.
• Complete a questionnaire for specific information.
• Attend an interview with an in-house engineer.
• Provide work examples for review.