Front End Web Developer

OrbitWeb Inc.

Ontario, Canada

Job details

Salary

$700 – $1,000 USD per month

Full-time

Remote

Qualifications

• Computer engineering or similar experience (Preferred)
• WordPress: 4 years
• Fluent in english (Preferred)

Full Job Description

Company Overview

OrbitWeb, Inc. is a Google Partner Agency specializing in Search Engine Marketing, and Web Development in Canada. 

OrbitWeb works with clients across many verticals, including finance, real estate, and consumer services.

Web Developer Job Description

We are looking to hire a front end developer – mainly to work with WordPress Systems, shopify, squarespace, amongst others, to join our website development team. This person will work closely with our designers, developers, and project manager to turn designs into beautiful, responsive, and accessible WordPress websites. This position will begin immediately and may be located anywhere in El Salvador.

Developer Core Responsibilities:

• WordPress 

• You have to be a developer who loves WordPress, 90% of websites and landing pages we build are based on WordPress. We use this system for marketing and blogs.
• You have experience implementing schema.org structured data in WordPress websites.
• You will convert designs from various design programs (Adobe Photoshop, Figma, etc.) into responsive websites using Elementor, Divi, WPbakery, and other popular page building tools.

• You find ways to maximize the capabilities of the WordPress platform, creating custom post types and content models, leveraging related plugins, and knowing when to suggest working in another framework.
• You will esearch existing plugins or write custom plugins to fulfill technical requirements

• Implement various tracking mechanisms such as Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, and others.

• Developer additional responsibilities:

• Creates Shopify Commerce websites.

• Identifies, troubleshoots, and resolves website issues; recommends and implements preventive measures to avoid future problems.

• Ensures high website performance and manages all technical aspects of WordPress.

• Uses critical thinking skills to determine and assess the needs and goals of projects.

• Actively participates in stand ups, kickoffs, and other meetings and discusses ideas openly, with empathy toward others and respect for their opinions.

Candidate Qualifications

• General aspects of web server administration such as Linux hosting, Google Cloud, Content Distribution Networks, DNS, backup, monitoring, and security.

• Solid understanding of web concepts and protocols such as HTTP(S), REST APIs, SSH, SFTP

• Solid understanding of WordPress architecture including theme and plugin development and integration.

• Experience using Elementor, Divi, or other page building tools.

• Fluency with markup and programming languages including PHP, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

• Experience with Git.

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to communicate technical concepts in an understandable and concise way.

• Demonstrates strong time management skills.

• Sees tasks through to the end without reminders or micromanagement.

Experience

• WordPress: 4 years (Required)
• Solid understanding of React JS framework
• Front-End Experience

Bonus Skills

• Experience building fully custom WordPress themes

• Experience with SEO concepts

• Figma

• Building e-commerce websites using WooCommerce and Shopify

• Understanding of accessibility best-practices

What We Offer

• Competitive salary based on experience & english skills
• Work From Home
• Overtime hours available
• 3 Week Vacation per year

Next Steps

If OrbitWeb sounds like a place you would enjoy working, consider joining our team! 

Apply Here

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• On-call rotation

Education:

• Computer Engineer or “Egresado” (Preferred)

Experience:

• WordPress: 4 years (Preferred)

Work Location: Online (WFH)