Freelance Senior Web Engineer

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Requirements:

• In-depth understanding of engineering with JavaScript and/or PHP.
• Expert WordPress knowledge.
• Ability to debug your own code and that of others.
• Experience in using debugging tools.
• Expert HTML5 & CSS.
• Experience in versioning technologies such as Git.
• Solid understanding of MySQL and the considerations of database-driven applications.
• Extensive experience using RESTful APIs.
• Ability to set up local development environments.
• Proficiency in written and oral communication in English, and ability to utilise and parse through technical terminology comfortably.
• Ability to manage your workload and juggle multiple tasks.
• In-depth understanding of performance considerations.
• In-depth understanding of security considerations.
• Ability to architect complex subsystems.
• Comprehensive understanding of WordPress.
• Proven experience working on large enterprise WordPress development projects.

Responsibilities:

• Take ownership at a project level for not only your own work, but work that interacts or impacts your own.
• Assist other developers on your projects.
• Architect projects and complex subsystems.
• Assess the pros and cons of different approaches to software architecture, even when there is limited information.
• Carry out bug fixes and debugging not only in your own work, but others on your projects.
• Take an active role in improving tooling, code, and communication whether directly on a current project or assisting others on their projects.
• Remain informed on development best practices within the industry.
• Proactively address technical issues as they arise.
• Consistently be pushing for performance and security considerations and improvements.
• Provide useful architectural input and feedback for whole systems, drawing on knowledge of CS fundamentals, other programming paradigms or frameworks.
• Write technical documentation for project architecture and decisions.