Job Description
Mid - Sr. Wordpress/Shopify Developer
6 Month Contract-to-Hire Position
Location: Denver / Hybrid
Salary: $80,000 - $110,000
BLKDG is seeking a mid-level or senior Web Developer responsible for both back-end and front-end development, including creating WordPress themes and plugins as well as Shopify themes and apps from scratch. This position requires programming skills (namely PHP, Liquid, HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript) and an understanding of core design principles required to build beautiful websites.
BLKDG is a digital agency based in Denver, focused on developing and designing multi-channel solutions that enable brands and customers to interact with each other. We are a team of designers, builders, planners, creators and collaborators, serving brands all over the country.
You’ll Love This Job if You:
- Are you someone who can proactively take action when presented with a challenge
- Enjoy a team oriented environment and collaborative culture
- Are a highly organized individual and pride yourself on keeping track of small details
- Are passionate about your area of specialization and have a desire to offer insight on how digital capabilities can be improved upon
- Strive to display exceptional problem solving skills and organizational skills and can demonstrate high quality work
- Enjoy working within existing website platforms, while also eager to be building new ones
Qualifications:
- Excellent communication skills for both internal and client-facing communications
- Time management and prioritization skills to balance long-term innovation with client project needs
- Architecting and estimation to help break down big projects into manageable tasks that developers less experienced than you can successfully deliver on
- WordPress plugin and Shopify app authoring to solve customer problems when needed, and ability to discern when using existing solutions is best
- Mastery of web standards and best practices, particularly the ability to write meaningful, semantic HTML that responds across devices and breakpoints, degrades gracefully, and meets (or exceeds) the latest accessibility guidelines
- Comfortable with modern development practices and build tools such as GitHub (and GitHub Actions), Webpack, Composer, NPM/Yarn, Laravel Blade, React, etc.
- Update management best practices across multiple WordPress and Shopify sites
- Performance optimization through caching and monitoring for both platforms
- Familiarity with modern website security best practices for WordPress and Shopify
- Agile experience working with agency teams leveraging Scrum, Kanban or similar methodologies
- Familiarity with component-driven design practices, Gutenberg, and Shopify's Liquid templating system
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for both back-end and front-end development
- Create WordPress themes and plugins as well as Shopify themes and apps from scratch
- Apply programming skills (PHP, Liquid, HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript) with an understanding of core design principles to build beautiful websites
- Development/Deployment of enterprise-level WordPress plugins/themes and Shopify apps/themes
- Collaborate with developers from other teams to create modular, extensible solutions (plugins, apps, packages, blocks, and components) for reuse across projects
- Convert project requirements into proposals for implementation (estimating time/resources, planning tasks/timeline, etc)
- Platform/multi-site maintenance and optimization for both WordPress and Shopify
- Code reviews and feedback
- Mentor junior developers and lead community of practitioners/developers
- Work planning and issue management
- Local development environment setup/configuration for both platforms
- Documentation and coding standards
- Theme, plugin, and app security
- Comfortable wearing many hats and willing to work on all parts of the stack
You might also know about:
- Cloud hosting with WP Engine, Pantheon, and/or Shopify hosting solutions
- JavaScript frameworks and their integration with both platforms
- Web analytics integration for both WordPress and Shopify sites
- User experience, information architecture
- Writing clear and concise documentation
Requirements
- 3-5 years of experience in PHP/WordPress development
- 3-5 years of experience with Liquid/Shopify development
- Strong understanding of modern front-end web development techniques, including responsive design and website performance
- Strong experience using CSS preprocessors like SASS or LESS and bundler/build tools like Webpack
- Knowledge of modern JavaScript practices
- Knowledge of SEO/SEM and its impact on web design
- Strong technical communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience being a self-starter and a motivated learner
- Strong experience with Git Actions/workflows
- Experience writing about technical issues
Benefits
- In office, Hybrid, or WFA (Work from Anywhere)
- PTO, Sick, Bereavement, and Paid Holidays
- 401(K) Match
- Dog-Friendly Office
- Paid Parental Leave
- Company Sponsored Social Events
- Employee Development Program
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