Location: Remote (Ghana)

Employment Type: Direct Hire

Salary: DOE

Client: U.S.-based digital workforce agency

BLACK ROSE CANDIDATE

A black rose is the ideal candidate. A black rose for this role is a developer with extensive experience building WordPress websites and database management systems. They have an incredibly keen eye for design which shows itself in the portfolio of websites they’ve built.

Must-Haves (Non-negotiables):

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in Information Systems, Computer Science, related field
• Extensive experience with CSS3 & Bootstrap
• Advanced knowledge and development experience in PHP, CSS/HTML, JavaScript, jQuery (and/or similar JS libraries), MySQL (or other database management systems)

ROLE DESCRIPTION

• Install, develop, and customize responsive WordPress themes and plugins
• Assist with testing, debugging, documentation, and overall quality assurance of WordPress sites
• Test website performance
• Research, design, and implement technical specifications for projects based on user requirements as indicated in the scope of work, wireframes, and sitemap documents

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in Information Systems, Computer Science, related field
• At least 3+ years of experience with WordPress theme/plugin development & installation
• Extensive experience with CSS3 & Bootstrap
• Advanced knowledge and development experience in PHP, CSS/HTML, JavaScript, jQuery (and/or similar JS libraries), MySQL (or other database management systems)
• 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
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools Git, Mercurial, and SVN.
• Advanced troubleshooting and debugging skills
• Experience using Heroku and/or Amazon services
• Knowledge of how to interact with RESTful APIs and formats (JSON, XML)