Web Developer I (WordPress), Contractor

The opportunity

If combining your passion for the web, and skill with custom WordPress sounds like an ideal job for you, you've found the right place! 

We are looking for a talented web developer who has experience maintaining and modifying WordPress for our 30+ high-traffic websites with custom themes, plugins, and web services. We have an “always learning” culture driven to improve as both individuals and as a team. If you are interested in being challenged, learning full-stack development, and exploring DevOps, then TechnologyAdvice may be the next step in your career.

Location: India

What you'll do

You will play a vital role in our business by utilizing your experience on the web to enrich all of our web technologies. You will be responsible for:

• Building and improving upon our in-house WordPress theme 
• Migrating sites from other platforms into our comprehensive WordPress environment
• Developing and maintaining WordPress plugins that extend the functionality of our sites
• Performing administrative maintenance of our WordPress instances
• Maintaining, developing, and supporting our collection of high-traffic websites
• Monitoring our sites and services to meet uptime and performance goals
• Development of rich media ads and creatives
• Utilizing your expertise as a web developer to propel the business forward

You can expect to operate in the following technologies on a day to day basis:

• WordPress
• PHP, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• MySQL
• AWS
• Git

This role will have flexible on-call shifts in accordance with uptime goals.

Who you are

You are likely a talented programmer with strong problem-solving and communication skills. You also probably have some of the following skills and experience:

• 1-2 years of experience building applications and sites on the web
• Excellent understanding of front-end technologies including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript
• Ability to read and write PHP. Experience with object-oriented programming is a plus.
• Ability to understand CSS changes and their ramifications to ensure consistent style across platforms and browsers
• Comfortable working with MySQL, importing and exporting data, and optimizing database queries
• Ability to work with RESTful APIs and data formats (JSON, XML)
• Agile professional who excels in a fast-paced environment and thrives on continuously pivoting strategies to drive business needs forward
• Must be able to work a 2:30 pm IST to 11:30 pm IST shift.

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NO BENEFITS OR PERKS ARE PROVIDED TO CONTRACTORS

Work authorization

Employer work visa sponsorship and support are not provided for this role. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the Philippines at hire and must maintain authorization to work in the Philippines throughout their employment with our company.