Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join Raketech, a leading iGaming affiliate and performance marketing company, as a Senior Software Engineer (PHP/Wordpress)! In this role, you will develop, maintain, and enhance WordPress websites and themes, build plugins, optimize site performance, and ensure seamless integrations. You will collaborate closely with the Product Leads and other engineers in an Agile environment. Success involves improving platform usability, introducing new features, maintaining sites, meeting sprint commitments, and contributing innovative ideas. The ideal candidate possesses 5+ years of experience in software engineering with strong PHP and WordPress expertise. Raketech values cultural fit and supports individual growth.

Requirements

• 5+ years of proven experience as a Software Engineer or similar role
• Strong knowledge in PHP programming language
• Experience with Wordpress development
• Proficiency in database technologies such as MySQL
• Strong understanding of responsive design, SEO principles, and web performance
• Understanding of Core Web Vitals
• Knowledge of version control systems
• Understanding of Agile methodologies
• Passionate about self-improvement and web technologies
• Strong English communication skills (written & verbal)
• Ability to address change with a positive attitude and a willingness to learn new ways

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance WordPress websites and themes
• Build and customize plugins to extend functionality
• Optimize site performance, security, and scalability
• Implement responsive and SEO-friendly web designs
• Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade legacy code
• Ensure seamless integrations with APIs and third-party services
• Delivery high code quality standards
• Collaborating seamlessly with designers, software and test engineers in an Agile setup
• Share and promote your ideas towards the improvement of the products and the business
• Improve usability of the platform for our Product Team
• Introduce new features that facilitate site migration and creation on the platform
• Sites are maintained & kept up to date
• Sprint commitments are achieved regularly
• You are able to challenge the decisions taken within the team with fresh new ideas and solutions

Preferred Qualifications

• Affiliation-Specific Expertise
• Experience in working with Docker
• Experience in working with i18n (Internationalization)
• Understanding of CI/CD Pipelines
• Understanding of Technical SEO
• Experience working in a fast-paced work environment