Senior Web Developer (WordPress & PHP)

You will be responsible for both back-end and front-end development, including creating WordPress themes and plugins. As the lead developer, you will own the development roadmap of Anchanto's website and ensure its successful implementation. Your role will involve acting as the lead developer for any ad-hoc technical requirements that may arise for marketing purposes. You will also be responsible for ensuring high-performance and availability, managing all technical aspects of the CMS, and helping formulate an effective, responsive design. Key Responsibilities: - Responsible for both back-end and front-end development, including creating WordPress themes and plugins. - Own the development roadmap of Anchanto's website and its successful implementation. - Act as lead developer for any ad-hoc technical requirements that may arise for marketing purposes. - Ensuring high-performance and availability, and managing all technical aspects of the CMS. - Help formulate an effective, responsive design and turning it into a working theme and plugin. - Hire and manage other developers to deliver projects at scale when needed. - Work with the engineering and product team to develop and manage plugins integrated with Anchanto products. Qualifications Required: - Bachelor's degree in technical education or higher. - At least 4-5 years of experience in web development, with all relevant tech stack as part of skills. Skills Required: - Strong expertise of WordPress Platform. - Strong understanding of the latest industry trends and content management systems. - Expertise in WordPress Custom Theme Development and Plugin Development (HubSpot, Greenhouse, Yoast). - Proficiency using ACF plugin (Advanced Customs Fields) and acknowledgment of technologies such as jQuery and bootstrap. - Understanding of WP architecture and ability to perform database and code optimization for WordPress. - Expertise in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, sass & scss. - Proficiency in PHP/MYSQL and AJAX. - Ability to work on LAMP development environment. - Thorough understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues. - Strong understanding of responsive web design techniques. - Understanding of W3C Web Standards/Semantics and Accessibility Guidelines. - Comfortable working with debugging tools like Firebug, Chrome inspector, etc. - Ability to understand CSS changes and their ramifications to ensure consistent style across platforms and browsers. - Ability to convert comprehensive layout and wireframes into working HTML pages. - Knowledge of how to interact with RESTful APIs and formats (JSON, XML). - Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git, SVN. - Strong understanding of PHP back-end development.,