Description:

The Lead WordPress Developer position at Forbes Marketplace involves leading the expansion and modernization of the tech infrastructure, shaping architecture and strategy to enhance the tech stack.
The role requires active contribution to coding efforts for both front-end and back-end components, ensuring high-quality, scalable code aligning with project goals and technical standards.
The Lead Developer will be responsible for creating detailed, clear, and accessible documentation for code, systems, and processes to enhance team understanding and facilitate future development efforts.
Cultivating, mentoring, and leading a team of talented developers to promote a culture of collaboration, innovation, and high performance is a key aspect of the role.
Engaging in productive teamwork within a group of highly skilled developers to elevate collective capabilities in a supportive and enjoyable environment is essential.
The position involves championing a product-centric agile methodology, prioritizing customer-facing features through continuous deployment, embracing best practices, automated testing, and minimizing maintenance overhead in all products.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate should have a proven track record at a senior level, ideally involving high-performance web systems and client-facing projects.
Strong expertise in WordPress core, Gutenberg blocks, Backbone JavaScript Client, REST API, headless solution, and proficiency in theme/plugin development is required.
Experience in server/client-side JavaScript, with skills in frameworks like Vue, React, and tools like Webpack, Parcel is necessary.
Adept at establishing coding standards, integrating automated testing, and utilizing CI/CD pipelines for rapid delivery.
Demonstrated ability to optimize for Core Web Vitals, ensuring superior user experiences across web platforms.
Strong front-end skills in CSS 3/HTML 5, complementing a full-stack skill set or readiness to engage with both back-end and front-end technologies.
Exceptional teamwork skills, able to lead architectural discussions, share insights, and drive towards the best solutions collaboratively.

The Lead WordPress Developer position offers the opportunity to lead the expansion and modernization of tech infrastructure, shaping architecture and strategy.
The role involves actively contributing to coding efforts for both front-end and back-end components, ensuring high-quality, scalable code aligning with project goals and technical standards.
The Lead Developer will have the chance to cultivate, mentor, and lead a team of talented developers, promoting a culture of collaboration, innovation, and high performance.
Engaging in productive teamwork within a group of highly skilled developers to elevate collective capabilities in a supportive and enjoyable environment is a key benefit.
The position allows for championing a product-centric agile methodology, prioritizing customer-facing features through continuous deployment, embracing best practices, automated testing, and minimizing maintenance overhead in all products.