Monkey Wrencher | WordPress Developer

Job Responsibilities

• BUILDING WEBSITES – CUSTOM AND STANDARD – ON THE WORDPRESS FRAMEWORK
• Navigating the use of community based plugins
• Developing custom theme templates based on designs
• Committing work to GIT repositories
• CUSTOM JAVASCRIPT DEVELOPMENT
• Performing peer code review of other team members code
• WRITE TEST SCRIPTS
• INVESTIGATING PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS AND BOTTLENECKS IN CODE
• DEPLOY WORK TO DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTS
• CUSTOM FRONT-END SOLUTION FOR THEME ISSUES USING HTML, CSS AND JAVASCRIPT
• Participate in demonstration of completed work to client
• Continual learning to expand your technical knowledge and expertise

Qualities & Skills

• Pride in your work – You’re always producing high quality work and can follow the standards that Cheeky Monkey Media has set for itself.
• Deadline Oriented – Sticking to the time estimated to finish a project is more than a deadline to you – it’s a promise. But, if more time is needed you are able to communicate those issues clearly and quickly with the supervisor.
• Time Management – You’re on time and available to take on small or larger projects. In this role, you’ll likely be asked to juggle several projects.
• Communications – Collaborating and discussing problems, solutions, and issues is not a worry for you. You’re comfortable discussing wins and losses with all members of the team.
• Teamwork – You understand and appreciate that you’re part of a bigger team. You have a positive attitude, can work well with others, and are able to communicate well with other officemates.

Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years WordPress development experience.
• Experience integrating open source and third party applications into existing systems.
• Proficiency in Linux administration, Apache configuration, MySQL database, design, and PHP web development.
• Proficiency in hand-coded W3C compliant HTML & CSS.
• Thorough understanding and proven implementation of W3C Web Standards.
• Knowledge of pre-existing solutions and techniques for solving problems.
• Understanding of GIT and SVN.

Technical Knowledge

• Experience with WordPress.
• Familiarity with Drupal and other CMS.
• Efficient & smooth banana peeling.
• Experience with source control systems.
• Experience with IDE and Eclipse is a bonus.