Senior Web Developer

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, analyze, and document web applications across multiple project teams and applications.
• Investigate and analyze verbal and written requests for web applications, interpreting requirements to construct highly complex applications.
• Implement responsive and mobile-first design principles. 
• Write technical documentation for routines and applications, facilitating their maintenance.
• Construct, test, install, and maintain web applications.
• Develop highly complex full-stack code, which is maintainable, easy to use, and satisfies application requirements.
• Develop and execute application test plans, analyze test results, and make appropriate revisions to ensure the applications function as specified.
• Contribute to the planning for acceptance testing and implementation of new software, performing supporting activities to ensure that customers have the information and assistance they need for a successful implementation.
• Provide leadership and participates on project teams.
• Provide input to the work project plan, perform a technical review of applications and peers’ work, and develop proposals for improvements.
• Provide support to internal users and support staff.
• Investigate application incidents for missing or incorrect functionality.
• Assess incident resolution and estimate application changes.
• Apply resolutions, leading to timely, error-free revisions in applications.
• Research assess and facilitate the adoption of new technologies.
• Perform configuration management tasks.
• Ensure applications’ components are archived in common repositories according to IT standards with appropriate documentation that reflects the progression from development to implementation.
• Work with and in some instances provides work direction to our vendor partners.
• Work collaboratively with website designers, product manager and web strategist to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Integrate third-party services, API’s (SAP, PayPal, Stripe) and platforms to Wordpress to meet growing needs of the business.
• Implement security best practices to mitigate risks and protect Nielsen.com from vulnerabilities.
• Stay updated with the latest WordPress trends, tools and technologies, introducing new technologies and methodologies when beneficial

SKILLS REQUIRED

• 5+ years experience in modern WordPress development.
• Experienced in Gutenberg Block development, custom plugin creation, FSE block theme, and WordPress API integration.
• Strong PHP skills with expertise in frameworks, OOP, and database management.
• Experience with React.js and Alpine.js for frontend development.
• Nice to have expertise in eCommerce / WooCommerce development (themes, plugins, APIs)Proficient with NodeJS and creating/maintaining REST API.
• Experience in maintaining Dataviz systems integrating Google Sheets, WordPress REST API, and Chart.js, ensuring seamless data visualization and scalability.
• Experience with Google Cloud, Apps Script, and AWS is a plus.
• Excellent problem solving skills, attention to detail and ability to work independently and as part of a remote team.
• Version control and continuous integration using tools such as Github, CircleCI.
• Knowledge of website accessibility standards