Senior Frontend Developer – WordPress
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Senior Frontend WordPress Developer with strong ReactJS expertise building high-impact WordPress solutions. Remote contract position focused on delivering exceptional user experiences and technical mentorship.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the frontend architecture of high-impact WordPress projects, ensuring scalable and maintainable solutions.
- Own the development and optimization of custom WordPress themes and React-based components, aligning with design systems and performance standards.
- Define and enforce coding standards, component reuse strategies, and responsive best practices across frontend projects.
- Collaborate with UI/UX designers to translate design specs into pixel-perfect interfaces that are both accessible and performant.
- Act as a technical mentor to junior and mid-level developers, conducting code reviews, pair programming sessions, and knowledge sharing.
- Integrate modern frontend libraries (e.g., slider.js) and frameworks (ReactJS, Bootstrap 5) into WordPress environments while maintaining clean separation of concerns.
- Partner with backend developers to define data contracts and ensure seamless integration with APIs.
- Participate in technical scoping, sprint planning, and retrospectives, advocating for frontend performance and quality from day one.
- Identify technical debt, performance bottlenecks, and proactively propose refactors or optimizations.
- Stay updated on emerging frontend technologies, WordPress core updates, and plugin ecosystem evolutions to maintain cutting-edge delivery.
Requirements:
- Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in frontend development, with deep knowledge of WordPress architecture and custom theming.
- ReactJS Proficiency: Demonstrated experience building scalable frontend components within WordPress environments using ReactJS (e.g., Gutenberg blocks, dynamic UI elements).
- Advanced Stack Knowledge: Strong command of HTML5, CSS3, vanilla JavaScript, Bootstrap 5, and modern JS patterns (ES6+).
- Tooling & Versioning: Practical experience with SVN (required), Git (preferred), and modern frontend build tools.
- Performance Focus: Proven ability to optimize rendering, loading times, and accessibility using Lighthouse, Web Vitals, and best coding practices.
- Quality-Driven Development: Advocate for testable, modular, and DRY code. Familiarity with unit testing and automated QA for frontend.
- Team Collaboration: Track record of working cross-functionally with designers, PMs, and backend engineers in Agile settings (Scrum/Kanban).
- Mentorship: Experience coaching or leading junior developers, fostering a culture of growth and continuous learning.
- Ownership Mentality: High level of accountability and pride in delivery, treating every site and feature as a product.
- Familiarity with accessibility testing tools such as Axe or BrowserStack and a good understanding of WCAG 2.1 guidelines.
- Strong experience in testing UI/UX consistency, ensuring responsive design across multiple devices and browsers.
- Windows/MacOS : In-depth knowledge of operating systems such as Windows or MacOS.
- Communication : Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to communicate technical details effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Benefits:
- Immediate availability preferred.
- Lead the frontend architecture of high-impact WordPress projects, ensuring scalable and maintainable solutions.
- Own the development and optimization of custom WordPress themes and React-based components, aligning with design systems and performance standards.
- Define and enforce coding standards, component reuse strategies, and responsive best practices across frontend projects.
- Collaborate with UI/UX designers to translate design specs into pixel-perfect interfaces that are both accessible and performant.
- Act as a technical mentor to junior and mid-level developers, conducting code reviews, pair programming sessions, and knowledge sharing.
- Integrate modern frontend libraries (e.g., slider.js) and frameworks (ReactJS, Bootstrap 5) into WordPress environments while maintaining clean separation of concerns.
- Partner with backend developers to define data contracts and ensure seamless integration with APIs.
- Participate in technical scoping, sprint planning, and retrospectives, advocating for frontend performance and quality from day one.
- Identify technical debt, performance bottlenecks, and proactively propose refactors or optimizations.
- Stay updated on emerging frontend technologies, WordPress core updates, and plugin ecosystem evolutions to maintain cutting-edge delivery.
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