Join the Blacksmith Team!
Blacksmith is seeking a Front End/Full Stack WordPress Developer who is motivated to spearhead the development of unique, custom WordPress themes and plugins for our clients. The developer will transform completed designs into live, interactive web experiences with beautiful, clean code. They will also work with back-end developers to integrate everything from interactive landing pages to full-fledged dashboards and web apps.
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
Remote – 100% work from home
Opportunity to work and grow at an award winning digital agency
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
Expert level skills in HTML, CSS and JavaScript
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
Expert ability with Gutenberg blocks
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 Angular, React, or other JavaScript frameworks
Experience with vanilla.js, ES6/ES2015
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
Experience working with Laravel PHP Framework
Testing experience
3+ years of agency experience
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