Software Engineer

Summary

Join Trusted Media Brands as a Software Engineer (WordPress) and contribute to the development and maintenance of high-traffic websites. You will be responsible for both front-end and back-end development, ensuring seamless integration and optimizing for SEO and Core Web Vitals. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, uphold high coding standards, and utilize various tools and technologies. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in PHP development, WordPress, and web performance optimization. This role requires strong problem-solving skills, excellent communication, and a commitment to teamwork. The position offers a hybrid/remote work option and a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 5 to 7 years of experience in PHP development, with a strong focus on WordPress
• Proven experience working on high-traffic websites, with a deep understanding of web performance optimization, SEO, and Core Web Vitals
• Proficiency in Core PHP, WordPress, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and MySQL
• Must possess in-depth knowledge of WordPress core concepts, including themes, plugins, hooks (actions and filters), and custom development best practices
• Must have experience with the Test-Driven Development (TDD) approach, including writing test cases using PHPUnit, Codeception, and Jest
• Strong UI and UX concepts
• Proficiency in CSS, SASS, LESS
• Proficiency in Javascript
• Experience with Git, GitLab and CI/CD pipelines
• Work at least 4 hours overlap with US, i.e. until ~9pm IST
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and a proactive approach to challenges
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
• A commitment to teamwork, with a focus on collaboration, knowledge sharing, and mentoring junior engineers

Responsibilities

• Develop user interface using HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• Ensure websites and applications are responsive and work seamlessly across different screen sizes and devices with cross-browser compatibility
• Optimize websites for SEO and Core Web Vitals to ensure optimal user experience and ad revenue generation
• Work closely with product owners, project managers, designers, manual QA, and automated QA teams to deliver high-quality features on time
• Participate in regular team meetings, providing technical insights and contributing to project planning
• Uphold the highest standards of code quality through unit testing, code reviews, and adherence to industry best practices
• Utilize tools like Jira, Confluence, CodeCeption, Postman, and GitLab for project management, documentation, testing, and code deployment
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends, particularly those related to PHP
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in a timely and effective manner
• Drive continuous improvement in development processes, including automation of testing and deployment

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Postman for API testing
• Understanding of the ad-tech ecosystem and experience optimizing websites for ad revenue

Benefits

• Comprehensive Time Off policies
• Maternity and Paternity Time off
• Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits including access to OPD consultations*, Gym/Yoga studios, Teleconsultation/Telemedicine*
• Access to Mental Health Reimbursement
• Annual Sport reimbursement and Home office reimbursement