Remote Team Lead - Full Stack Developer

Summary

Blacksmith is seeking a Team Lead - Full Stack Developer to lead the development of custom WordPress themes and plugins, act as a technical advisor to clients, and adhere to clean code practices. The position offers competitive pay, remote work, and opportunities for growth at an award-winning digital agency.

Requirements

• 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
• Experience with Git/Bitbucket
• Leverage WP Plugin Advanced Custom Fields
• Adept at developing custom WP themes from Figma design files
• Communicate positively and honestly with a strong work ethic and reliability
• Excitement to learn new technologies and self-teach when needed

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
• Build responsive websites that function perfectly on any device or browser size
• Ability to execute ADA and SEO best practices
• Proactively perform cross-browser compatibility tests and iterate to work through the bugs
• Collaborate with both UX/UI Web Designers and Backend Developers to bridge the gap between graphical design and technical implementation
• Optimize application for optimum speed and scalability

Preferred 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

Benefits

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