WordPress Developer
Job Description Template

Primary Skills of a WordPress Developer Including Front-end Developer Skills

• In-depth understanding of content management systems (CMSs);
• Deep knowledge of WordPress including the technical aspects of the CMS;
• Years of experience in WordPress development and front-end technologies;
• Sufficient experience in web design and front-end development;
• Strong concepts in designing user interfaces that retain the website visitors;
• Robust experience of working as a PHP developer;
• In-depth knowledge of JavaScript;
• Familiarity with popular libraries like jQuery;
• Solid understanding of SEO techniques;
• Deep knowledge of HTML, HTML5, CSS, and CSS3;
• In-depth understanding of WordPress themes work;
• Good experience in popular WordPress plugins like WooCommerce;
• Robust experience in implementing functionality while delivering a responsive design;
• Deep knowledge of JSON and XML;
• Up-to-date knowledge of industry trends in web design;
• Familiarity with popular page-builder tools and how they help to design websites;
• Knowledge to create a working theme since you might often need a customized WordPress theme in your WordPress site;
• Good experience in using debugging tools like Firebug and Chrome Inspector;
• Familiarity with code versioning tools like Git and SVN.

Back-end Development Skills That a WordPress Developer Needs

• Familiarity with cloud computing platforms;
• Deep knowledge of popular relational database management systems like MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.;
• Sound knowledge of popular document databases like MongoDB;
• Years of experience in developing RESTful APIs;
• Robust knowledge of identifying application security risks and mitigating them;
• Sufficient experience in creating high-performance and scalable web applications.

Software Engineering Skills That You Need in a WordPress Developer

• Deep knowledge of software development lifecycle phases;
• Sound familiarity with popular software development and project management methodologies like Agile;
• The ability to code in line with user interface design parameters;
• Years of experience in code review;
• In-depth knowledge of software defect management and defect prevention;
• Thorough knowledge of testing and debugging;
• Robust conceptual and practical knowledge of DevOps processes, tools, and practices.

Competencies That a WordPress Developer needs

• Passion for excellence: You want to offer the best user experience to the users of your website, and WordPress developers need passion to deliver such excellence.
• Commitment: You need a WordPress developer that demonstrates a firm commitment to the scope, budget, schedule, and quality objectives of your WordPress development project.
• Teamwork: The WordPress developer you hire needs to collaborate with your larger team.
• Communication skills: You need a WordPress developer that can communicate effectively with all relevant project stakeholders.
• The ability to see the big picture: The WordPress developer you hire needs to understand the project requirements from the perspective of the users. This requires the ability to see the big picture when it comes to the development and long term goals of your application.

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