Lead /Senior Software Engineer- PHP (Remote)

Who are we looking for? We are looking for an experienced software engineer with solid experience in both PHP and on WordPress. We are looking for a person who is open to new challenges, willing to learn and mentor others, always looking to improve and above all someone who takes pride in their work. Responsibilities Understand product requirements and create technical specs for the tasks. Create new and/or develop existing custom plugins to provide technical solutions for Product/Editorial asks. Embrace WordPress philosophy and coding standards, software engineering best practices and implement them across all codebases under your purview. Collaborate with Product and Editorial management, communicate complex technical intricacies to them and act as a subject matter expert advising them on best technical implementations. Perform effective peer code reviews. You must have solid understanding of software engineering principles in the context of web development. be fluent with modern PHP (v7+) backed by 7+ years of experience. have an understanding of WordPress internals backed by 3+ years of experience developing custom solutions built on WordPress. have an understanding of WP REST API. have a strong understanding of MySQL/MariaDB or any other RDBMS. be experienced in working with modern JavaScript (ES6+). be experienced in writing performant code which is easy to read and maintain. have an eye for detail and ability to plan ahead. have empathy for peers and co-workers, being able to understand others' perspective and ability to work with them. Bonus points for experience with Continuous Integration / Continuous Development Agile way of working WordPress as a Headless CMS using REST API and/or GraphQL SASS, React.js, Next.js Working on large scale/enterprise WordPress implementations (websites that receive 1+ million hits per month) Unit testing (especially PHPUnit) WordPress VIP Extra Bonus points if you have developed and/or contributed to open source WordPress/other projects. contributed to WordPress core. presented talks at one or more WordCamps and/or if you organize your local WordPress meetup. What we provide A great & empathetic work environment. Generous paid time off. Health insurance for yourself, your spouse, and your children. 100% Remote if that is what you want. You can work from anywhere as long as you have stable power & internet connection. Our engineering team is distributed all over the country and we make use of WeWork locations a lot. If you want, we will set you up with a pass for a WeWork location near you.