WordPress Developer

Kadence WP is actively seeking an exceptional WordPress Engineer for a 100% remote position. This role is tailored for a candidate who excels in WordPress technologies, including JavaScript, React, PHP, and CSS. Experience with Gutenberg development is critical to the role. As a WordPress Engineer, you will develop engaging tools to help people build effective websites. The successful candidate will be someone who thrives in a remote work environment, demonstrating the ability to focus and deliver exceptional results with little supervision.

This is a permanent full-time, remote position with a pay range of $70K to $90K.

As a Software Engineer you would:

• Develop new software solutions and maintain existing applications
• Work with stakeholders to understand requirements and objectives
• Create, review, and update technical documentation
• Keep apprised of relevant new technologies and best practices
• Write tests to validate code function
• Execute bug fixes
• Contribute to product direction with industry insights
• Participate in troubleshooting/triaging of issues and document them appropriately

You Have:

• 2+ years of Experience in the WordPress space
• 1+ years developing with React/Gutenberg
• Thorough knowledge of the product development life cycle
• Exceptional organizational and communication skills
• Mid to advanced level vanilla JavaScript experience (including experience with webpack, babel, and ES2015+ syntax)
• Exceptional HTML & CSS (including experience with PostCSS or Sass) skills
• Adept at crafting modern PHP (ex: autoloading, dependency management, dependency injection, etc.)
• Experience working with at least one automated testing framework
• A passion for improving software/systems
• Ability to work remotely with little-to-no supervision

Bonus Points For:

• Experience with developing blocks for the Block Editor
• Experience with continuous integration and automated deployment pipelines
• Experience with JS application frameworks
• Experience building sites that are accessible (you’ve worked with WAI-ARIA and done WCAG 2.0+ AA/Section 508 work) and performant (working knowledge of best practices)
• Experience in more advanced areas of JavaScript (state management; async operations; unit, snapshot, and integration testing; REST APIs)
• Full stack experience beyond HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

We Offer: