Software Developer- WordPress & PHP

Desired Qualities of the Software Consultant: The Software Consultant/Developer should be able to handle the entire Software Development Life Cycle, end to end. He/ She should be able to self-manage the projects. Designing, coding and testing should all be a part of his/her daily work. He/ She should be able to understand and use design patterns. This person can anticipate the performance bottlenecks, but knows not to pre-optimize. RESPONSIBILITIES • Designing and implementing new features and functionality • Establishing and guiding the websites architecture • Ensuring high-performance and availability, and managing all technical aspects of the CMS • Helping formulate an effective, responsive design and turning it into a working theme and plugin . SKILLS • Strong knowledge of PHP web frameworks and familiarity with the limitations of PHP as a platform and its workarounds. • Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as GIT • Good to have basic knowledge of RESTful APIs and formats (JSON, XML) • Optionally he/she should be able to build websites, prototypes and applications using Wordpress • Must have knowledge on MySQL database and its query languages • Good understanding of front-end technologies, including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery • Experience building user interfaces for websites and/or web applications • Experience designing and developing responsive design websites • 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 • Good knowledge of Core PHP QUALIFICATIONS • Proven experience with PHP & other open source platforms. • 4 - 7 years of actual experience in the workplace • College or University degree preferred