MDG SOLUTIONS, INC
WordPress Developer
MDG SOLUTIONS, INC, Boca Raton, Florida, us, 33481
Job DescriptionWe are seeking a highly skilled and motivated WordPress Developer. Reporting to the Director of Digital Operations, you will be a key player in shaping MDG's technological future. If you thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, are driven by innovation, and enjoy tackling complex challenges with elegant solutions, we want you on our team.
At MDG, we are revolutionizing the multi-location marketing landscape with our proprietary digital product. You'll contribute to building high-availability, scalable, and performant solutions that empower multi-location organizations to effectively reach and engage their target audiences. Your work will directly impact the success of our clients and shape the future of multi-location marketing.
MDG follows a hybrid work model of Monday/Friday remote and Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in our Boca Raton office. Our scheduled work hours are 9a-6p.
5+ years of experience in full stack web developmentContributes to all phases of the development cycle, including project estimationProvides peer-level review of strategy and codeAble to work independently and in small teamsCommunicates and reports on the status and requirements with other teams (in-house and remote)Mentors, educates, and motivates junior team membersAdheres and contributes to standards, automations, and best practicesManages trade-offs between development speed and qualityPossesses strong communication, presentation, and documentation skillsProficient in writing and speaking EnglishEnsures all deliverables meet all requirements and are developed with established quality standardsAble to multitask between multiple projects and prioritize accordinglyEnsures project deadlines are met; communicates when obstacles prevent delivery on timeHas a data-driven approach to testing and implementing improvementsExperience with generating reports from different platforms to satisfy client requestsHas a collaborative and open-minded personalityProvides and accepts constructive feedback to improve the quality of productsOpen-minded; willing to seek the opinions and inputs of others before providing a deliverablePossesses an innovative, inventive, creative, logical, and analytical mindsetRequirements
Experience in digital marketingImplements SEO best practicesA working knowledge of HTML, CSS, CSS pre-processors (LESS and SASS), native JavaScript, jQuery, and MySQL/MariaDBExperience in digital marketingExperience working with HTML5 and CSS3 features; implements fall-backs for features unavailable in older browsers and on older devicesAbility to transform static designs from Photoshop, Sketch, and Zeplin to responsive HTML5 web pagesExperience with React JS, Angular, Node.js, and XSL are a plusExperience developing in current PHP MVC frameworks (Laravel 5.6+) and has an understanding of MVC principles is a plusExpertise in developing and optimizing the Document Object Model and CSS layout, render-tree construction (HTML parsing, paint, rendering, and compositing)Experience developing on both LAMP and LEMP stacksFamiliarity developing with and maintaining codebases on Microsoft IIS, .NET (C#, ASP.NET), and MSSQL Server are a plusExperience in developing and maintaining custom and requirements-driven WordPress themes and plugins from scratch. Has familiarity of core WordPress classes and functions. Does not depend on third-party themes/child themes and plugins to develop WordPress websites. Experience with WordPress multi-site is a plus.Working with Git version controlUtilizes both object-oriented programming (OOP) and functional programmingExperience interfacing and developing web applications with JavaScript and server-side (PHP) client libraries/APIs/SDKs (RESTful and SOAP)Familiar with debugging and reverse engineering codebases without elaborate problem descriptionsFamiliarity with profiling code execution, both server-side (using tools such as Xdebug) and client-side (using tools such as Google Searchlight and Runtime Performance audit in DevTools)Experience using third-party profiling tools, including Google PageSpeed Insights and Pingdom, to optimize website performance, and understands how to implement recommendations from these toolsExperience with secure coding principles and best practices for web applications; familiar with and implements measures against common security vulnerabilities, such as XSSHas worked with marketing platforms including Google Analytics, Google Ads, and Google Search ConsoleExperience working in Scrum and other agile development methodologiesExperience with package managers (Composer, NPM)Experience setting up and maintaining LAMP and LEMP servers, both dedicated and virtualized (notably Red Hat, CentOS, and Ubuntu distributions); familiarity with the linux command line, setting up active traffic and performance monitoring solutions, optimizing PHP-FPM pools and tuning Apache/Nginx configurations based on server load and CPU and I/O utilization; ensuring software versions are up to date and security patches are applied promptly; install and test custom softwareCreate and implement database specifications, design models, and queries to meet the functional requirements of custom web applicationsEnsures code rigidity and compatibility by testing all use cases (and includes edge cases into function design) and ensures code accuracy in QA. Applies to designed web pages (responsive layouts and cross-browser/device testing), front-end code, and back-end codeFamiliarity with writing custom or framework-driven RESTful APIs is a plusFamiliarity with deployments to AWS is a plusExperience developing with eCommerce platforms (Magento) is a plus
Benefits
We offer competitive healthcare, dental, and vision plans along with several voluntary benefit extras. Employees receive generous PTO in addition to all major holidays and the option to enroll in a comprehensive 401K plan with employer matching.
At MDG, we are revolutionizing the multi-location marketing landscape with our proprietary digital product. You'll contribute to building high-availability, scalable, and performant solutions that empower multi-location organizations to effectively reach and engage their target audiences. Your work will directly impact the success of our clients and shape the future of multi-location marketing.
MDG follows a hybrid work model of Monday/Friday remote and Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in our Boca Raton office. Our scheduled work hours are 9a-6p.
5+ years of experience in full stack web developmentContributes to all phases of the development cycle, including project estimationProvides peer-level review of strategy and codeAble to work independently and in small teamsCommunicates and reports on the status and requirements with other teams (in-house and remote)Mentors, educates, and motivates junior team membersAdheres and contributes to standards, automations, and best practicesManages trade-offs between development speed and qualityPossesses strong communication, presentation, and documentation skillsProficient in writing and speaking EnglishEnsures all deliverables meet all requirements and are developed with established quality standardsAble to multitask between multiple projects and prioritize accordinglyEnsures project deadlines are met; communicates when obstacles prevent delivery on timeHas a data-driven approach to testing and implementing improvementsExperience with generating reports from different platforms to satisfy client requestsHas a collaborative and open-minded personalityProvides and accepts constructive feedback to improve the quality of productsOpen-minded; willing to seek the opinions and inputs of others before providing a deliverablePossesses an innovative, inventive, creative, logical, and analytical mindsetRequirements
Experience in digital marketingImplements SEO best practicesA working knowledge of HTML, CSS, CSS pre-processors (LESS and SASS), native JavaScript, jQuery, and MySQL/MariaDBExperience in digital marketingExperience working with HTML5 and CSS3 features; implements fall-backs for features unavailable in older browsers and on older devicesAbility to transform static designs from Photoshop, Sketch, and Zeplin to responsive HTML5 web pagesExperience with React JS, Angular, Node.js, and XSL are a plusExperience developing in current PHP MVC frameworks (Laravel 5.6+) and has an understanding of MVC principles is a plusExpertise in developing and optimizing the Document Object Model and CSS layout, render-tree construction (HTML parsing, paint, rendering, and compositing)Experience developing on both LAMP and LEMP stacksFamiliarity developing with and maintaining codebases on Microsoft IIS, .NET (C#, ASP.NET), and MSSQL Server are a plusExperience in developing and maintaining custom and requirements-driven WordPress themes and plugins from scratch. Has familiarity of core WordPress classes and functions. Does not depend on third-party themes/child themes and plugins to develop WordPress websites. Experience with WordPress multi-site is a plus.Working with Git version controlUtilizes both object-oriented programming (OOP) and functional programmingExperience interfacing and developing web applications with JavaScript and server-side (PHP) client libraries/APIs/SDKs (RESTful and SOAP)Familiar with debugging and reverse engineering codebases without elaborate problem descriptionsFamiliarity with profiling code execution, both server-side (using tools such as Xdebug) and client-side (using tools such as Google Searchlight and Runtime Performance audit in DevTools)Experience using third-party profiling tools, including Google PageSpeed Insights and Pingdom, to optimize website performance, and understands how to implement recommendations from these toolsExperience with secure coding principles and best practices for web applications; familiar with and implements measures against common security vulnerabilities, such as XSSHas worked with marketing platforms including Google Analytics, Google Ads, and Google Search ConsoleExperience working in Scrum and other agile development methodologiesExperience with package managers (Composer, NPM)Experience setting up and maintaining LAMP and LEMP servers, both dedicated and virtualized (notably Red Hat, CentOS, and Ubuntu distributions); familiarity with the linux command line, setting up active traffic and performance monitoring solutions, optimizing PHP-FPM pools and tuning Apache/Nginx configurations based on server load and CPU and I/O utilization; ensuring software versions are up to date and security patches are applied promptly; install and test custom softwareCreate and implement database specifications, design models, and queries to meet the functional requirements of custom web applicationsEnsures code rigidity and compatibility by testing all use cases (and includes edge cases into function design) and ensures code accuracy in QA. Applies to designed web pages (responsive layouts and cross-browser/device testing), front-end code, and back-end codeFamiliarity with writing custom or framework-driven RESTful APIs is a plusFamiliarity with deployments to AWS is a plusExperience developing with eCommerce platforms (Magento) is a plus
Benefits
We offer competitive healthcare, dental, and vision plans along with several voluntary benefit extras. Employees receive generous PTO in addition to all major holidays and the option to enroll in a comprehensive 401K plan with employer matching.