WordPress Developer

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Job Summary: Talent Software Services is in search of a WordPress Developer for a contract position in Redmond, WA. The opportunity will be for two months with a strong chance for a long-term extension.

Position Summary: The team is looking for a talented WordPress developer to migrate our existing websites to a new hosting solution. Additionally, the candidate will assist us in updating our Sage 9 WordPress themes to Sage 11. We build scalable, engaging, community-focused, user-friendly, and accessible websites. The ideal candidate has experience in both back-end & front-end web development utilizing WordPress. This is an opportunity to join a creative and motivated team, work on exciting new projects, and take advantage of the latest technology with backing and support. Join the group driving world-class game development across a growing family of devices.

Primary Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

• Daily status update, story progress and code submission through Azure Devops
• 15% time spent in meetings (daily stand‐ups, weekly planning/grooming sessions, and collaboration with designers and developers), 85% heads down work such as coding, code reviews, implementing web updates, and collaborating
• What is the ideal background of a candidate for this role?: WordPress Developer Experience
• What are unique selling points that would get candidates interested in your role over another?: We''re gaming and it is fun.
• Opportunity to join a creative and motivated team, work on exciting new projects, and take advantage of the latest technology with backing and support.
• This role will contribute to migrating existing WordPress websites to a new hosting platform, supporting ongoing development and maintenance of multiple Game Studios websites (including Flight Simulator and other titles), and assisting with automation, pipelines, and web infrastructure improvements.
  
  

Qualifications:

• 3 - 5 years of experience in Web Developer space
• Experience migrating WordPress websites between hosting platforms
• Experience updating Sage WordPress starter theme versions 9 through 11
• Solid PHP back-end development skills
• Deep understanding of front-end technologies, including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery
• Working knowledge & usage of WordPress core functions, filters & actions
• Experience with build pipelines and automation tools such as Webpack, NPM & Yarn
• Understanding of the server-side CSS preprocessor SASS
• Prior usage of Bootstrap CSS Framework
• Experience with git or similar version control
• Experience with cross-browser & device testing
• Bachelor''s degree in Computer Science, related degree, or equivalent work experience
• Work Sample Links Required
• The ideal resume would contain experience working on large‐scale WordPress sites (such as schools, universities, or newspapers)
• 2-4 years required in the following, ideally 5-7 years experience:
• Experience migrating WordPress websites between hosting platforms
• Experience updating Sage WordPress starter theme versions 9 through 11
• Experience with build pipelines and automation tools such as Webpack, NPM & Yarn
  
  

Preferred:

• Familiarity with Azure
• Familiarity with automated testing
• Familiarity with agile development processes
• Knowledge of user authentication and authorization
  
  

If this job is a match for your background, we would be honoured to receive your application!

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