Web Developer specializing in WordPress custom theme development at Takt creative agency. Collaborating with a diverse team to build world-class brands and websites for partners.
Responsibilities
Work with the team to produce estimates, establish timeframes, and identify potential roadblocks/risks to successful delivery.
Based on project briefs, work with the team to roadmap the development of websites and supporting infrastructure.
When executing, strike a balance between functional and aesthetic design.
Work efficiently and iteratively to deliver value early and identify/communicate challenges that require input from other team members before they affect timelines/deliverables.
Optimize site for speed/usability/accessibility across desktop, tablet and mobile platforms.
Work constructively with team members across disciplines through roadblocks and challenges, solving problems and supporting the team while remaining porous to feedback.
Test/QA your work as you execute.
Seek to understand what ‘done’ actually means to the team and the client.
Requirements
Experience collaborating with designers to transform high-fidelity mockups into pixel-perfect, responsive web pages.
Ability to cleanly plan/architect WordPress sites, balancing client needs and available resources
Strong experience with PHP development, including writing clean, efficient, and maintainable code for WordPress themes, plugins, and custom functionality.
Experience developing custom blocks for the WordPress block editor (Gutenberg)
Proficient in TypeScript, React, and Vue.js, and familiar with their associated frameworks (e.g. Next.js, Nuxt)
Experience in planning and executing integrations between websites and other systems (e.g. CRMs, Identity and Access Management services)
Experience with integrating and consuming various third-party APIs, including REST and GraphQL.
Experience with use of headless CMS platforms (e.g. Contentful, Sanity) is a bonus
Strong working knowledge of web accessibility standards and ability to implement experiences that meet these standards and, more importantly, a desire for a greater diversity of people to be able to use them regardless of any specific regulatory requirements.
Ability to plan and set up staging and production environments across a variety of infrastructures following best practices
Experience/knowledge of security best practices across the SDLC
Experience with version control systems and a strong understanding of collaborative development workflows.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with designers, strategists, and clients
A proven ability to be flexible and adaptable in a fast-paced, agile environment
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