Key Facts

Remote From:

Anywhere

Full time

Senior (5-10 years)

English

Hard Skills

Other Skills

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Communication
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Strong Work Ethic
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Problem Solving

Roles & Responsibilities

Expert-level HTML, CSS, and JavaScript; strong PHP backend development and MySQL database experience.
Experience building custom WordPress themes/plugins with a deep understanding of WordPress core.
Experience leading code reviews and advising clients; proficient with Git/Bitbucket.
Proficiency with modern CSS preprocessors and layout techniques (SASS/SCSS/LESS, Flexbox); building responsive, accessible, SEO-friendly websites.

Requirements:

Lead code reviews and act as technical advisor to clients and internal teams, ensuring clean code practices.
Scope and deliver complex custom WordPress or ecommerce builds; develop custom WordPress themes/plugins from scratch.
Develop across frontend and backend (HTML/CSS/JS, PHP, MySQL) with a deep understanding of WordPress core and Advanced Custom Fields.
Collaborate with UX/UI designers and backend developers to translate designs into responsive, high-performance websites; optimize for speed and scalability while adhering to ADA and SEO guidelines.

Blacksmith Agency

Marketing & Advertising

About Blacksmith Agency

Blacksmith Agency is a premium design agency. We utilize technology and an unmatched work ethic to bring results to you or your business. We’re proud of what we stand for: great work ethic, integrity, and quality end-results. We approach our personal growth as a company the same way we approach every project. We are forging ourselves into a better design agency with every project that we take through our mine, smelt, and forge process. Throughout the years, Blacksmith has been able to create stunning, award-winning designs through multiple channels. We’re proud to help our clients develop a better overall web presence through both mobile and traditional channels.

Company type: TPE

Industry: Marketing & Advertising

Founded: 2018

Company size: 11 - 50

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Job description

Join the Blacksmith Team!

Blacksmith is seeking a Team Lead - Full Stack Developer who is motivated to spearhead the development of unique, custom WordPress themes and plugins for our clients without leaving behind backend coding. The lead will transform completed designs into live, interactive web experiences with beautiful, clean code while supporting clean code practices on the team and acting as technical advisor to our clients alongside the Director of Engineering.

If you enjoy finding elegant solutions to complex problems and aren’t afraid to take initiative then join our growing team of talented individuals!

Position Benefits:

Competitive pay and benefits
Remote – 100% work from home
Opportunity to work and grow at an award winning digital agency

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

Experience leading code reviews
Advisor to clients for projects that best meet their bottom line
Experience scoping out complex custom WordPress or ecommerce builds
Expert level skills in HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Expert on backend development with PHP.
Experience working and managing MySQL databases.
Experience building custom WordPress themes/plugins
Complete understanding of the WordPress core software and its functions at the code level
Hands on experience with SASS/SCSS/LESS and Flexbox
Build responsive websites that function perfectly on any device or browser size
Experience with Git/Bitbucket
Ability to execute ADA and SEO best practices
Leverage WP Plugin Advanced Custom Fields
Proactively perform cross-browser compatibility tests and iterate to work through the bugs
Adept at developing custom WP themes from Figma design files
Collaborate with both UX/UI Web Designers and Backend Developers to bridge the gap between graphical design and technical implementation in order to complete projects, websites, platforms and other web experiences
Optimize application for optimum speed and scalability
Communicate positively and honestly with a strong work ethic and reliability
Excitement to learn new technologies and self-teach when needed
This position does not use existing WordPress templates or page builders (i.e WP Bakery, Divi, Elementor, etc) as all projects are custom and built from scratch

Bonus Qualifications:

Experience with SOWs or RFPs or other pre-sales activity
Experience with Angular, React, or other JavaScript frameworks
Experience with vanilla.js, ES6/ES2015, Gutenberg blocks
Experience working with Laravel PHP Framework and other backend technologies like CodeIgniter and NodeJS.
Ability to use a taskrunner (ie: Gulp/Grunt/Webpack) to generate website assets
Develop with a JavaScript compiler (ie: Babel, etc) to generate cross-browser compatible JS code
Testing experience
3+ years of agency experience