Senior WordPress Developer, Aristotle, Washington, DC
Aristotle -
Washington, DC,
US
Senior WordPress Developer
Date Posted: 2024-05-03
Job description
Aristotle is looking for a Senior WordPress Developer to work full-time on a greenfield project.
Responsibilities:
All positions are Full-Time, with competitive compensation, medical benefits, paid vacation, 401k plan and stock options. Casual dress code and a non-corporate atmosphere make this a fun place to work and learn in a team environment. Please visit our website at www.aristotle.com.
Responsibilities:
- Help design and implement a brand-new project for managing multiple sites in WordPress, in a multi-site configuration
- Develop plugins and themes from scratch with best practices in mind
- Ensure that performance is optimal, and the application is robust and scalable
- Consume REST APIs with JWT authentication from WordPress plugins
- Ability to train other team members in WordPress
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field
- Seniority in front-end technologies, including but not limited to HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery
- Strong knowledge of PHP development
- Expert in building both themes and plugins from scratch
- Highly experienced in WordPress and its infrastructure, knowing and implementing security best practices
- GIT experience is required
- Azure DevOps knowledge is preferred
- Familiarity with SEO best practices
- Solid knowledge of WordPress hooks and API system
- Experience overwriting WordPress authentication mechanism to use an external Identity Provider
- Experience building SSO using SAML
- High-quality code delivery is a must
- Experience consuming REST APIs from WordPress custom plugins is a plus
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
- A proactive attitude is expected
- Experience working in small teams
All positions are Full-Time, with competitive compensation, medical benefits, paid vacation, 401k plan and stock options. Casual dress code and a non-corporate atmosphere make this a fun place to work and learn in a team environment. Please visit our website at www.aristotle.com.