WordPress Theme & Plugin Developer – remote

WPRiders is a technical WordPress development agency where we handle highly challenging projects.

It’s an agency where the day-to-day way of working is relaxed, yet thought provocative because it’s very well organized.

You will work to solve complex issues concerning WordPress custom development and integration with various APIs for clients based in the US, Australia, and Western Europe.

“It’s a place where you learn something new every day“ – at least, that’s what our developers say.

We are looking for a talented WordPress Theme & Plugin Developer with at least two years of experience with WordPress development. Our team needs somebody who is open to learning new things, responsible and passionate about software development.

To join our team, you need

• to be proficient with WooCommerce internals and hooks
• to be pixel-perfect – provide examples of WordPress websites you created based on a design (Figma, AdobeXD, etc.)
• to be honest – namely to be somebody who likes to play fair
• to be accountable – to do your job paying respect to yourself, your work, and your clients
• to like learning – to search and experiment with new things that you can immediately put into practice
• to be proficient in English, both reading and writing
• to be able to work in the EEST (East-European) timezone

Job Requirements

• WordPress and/or WooCommerce development: minimum 2 years
• Previous experience with a CSS framework: minimum 1 year
• PHP, HTML, CSS, jQuery, JavaScript: minimum 3 years
• Preferably, previous experience working with: GIT, SASS, OO programming, SQL, WordPress Rest API or other APIs.

What’s in it for you?

• an international team spread across 5 countries
• interesting projects with clear requirements – you don’t have to guess what has to be done
• a relaxed way of working: you only have to do 6 hours of coding per day on the full-time position
• vacation days are included
• a very well-organized environment
• work satisfaction – we do our best to match the right person with the right project whenever that’s possible
• we’ll provide you with the necessary hardware after the trial period is over
• continuous learning: daily study time, book budget, Kindle / Amazon books, audiobooks on Audible
• international exposure – 90% of our clients are international on a wide variety of WordPress projects
• excellent payout & benefits packages tailored to your personal needs
• family-friendly work culture: flexible hours during the day so you can take your kid out where it is needed (kindergarten or school, GP, other classes), free paid days for courses. In fact, we strive to reduce the tension between work and family and try to embed and promote policies and practices that genuinely support employees to thrive at work and at home.
• we Open Source parts of our code to help the WordPress community – important for your personal branding
• WordCamp Europe participation with the WPRiders team – all expenses paid by us. This is reserved for part-time or full-time colleagues who’ve been with us for at least 1 year
• we encourage you to do a Vipassana/Goenka meditation retreat per year. If you are full-time or part-time, we will pay for the days you are at the retreat so you don’t have to consume out of your vacation days
• an incredibly talented team with a healthy organizational culture that encourages learning and self-growth

As a developer, you will

• extend existing plugins with new functionalities: WooCommerce custom development, WooCommerce Subscriptions, Easy Digital Downloads, LearnDash, BuddyPress, etc.
• develop new plugins
• customize existing themes (front-end and back-end)
• integrate WordPress with various APIs
• build new WordPress themes based on the provided design (responsive, mobile-friendly)
• other projects

Our company overview

WPRiders is a premium WordPress development agency for clients across 5 continents.

Our core values:

1. Accountability: We do our job well and pride ourselves on our reliability. We work efficiently because we believe it is up to us to deliver results as promised.
2. Integrity: We follow one simple rule: always do the right thing. We are honest and open. We keep our promises and treat our customers and colleagues just as we would want to be treated.
3. We grow together: We grow together by listening, learning, innovating, sharing insights, creating connections, and helping each other. We foster a culture of collaborative growth and success.
4. Contribution: We are committed to positively impacting society at large, educating our community, and creating a lasting, beneficial footprint by ‘paying it forward’.

How to apply

Send us your Resume/CV and 3 WordPress websites or plugins that you developed. If you are sending websites, we would like to see custom-made themes based on a PSD/Figma/design file. Please send all the links/materials to jobs{at}wpriders.com.

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