WordPress Engineer Position

Showit is in search of a full-time in-person software developer with extensive Word Press theme and plugin development experience to join our growing team. We’re a small SaaS company offering a web-based drag-and-drop website builder that integrates heavily with Word Press. Applicants must have thorough understanding and experience with PHP, MySQL, Word Press codex, and scaling web servers. This is not a remote position.

• Word Press Plugin Development
• Development for dynamic theme generating engine
• Improving internal tools to help streamline support and administrative productivity
• Advanced troubleshooting to help customer support team
• Ensure that our systems are up to date, secure, and compliant with all required rules and regulations
• Research new technologies and how they can impact our business
• Propose possible solutions and research alternatives to accomplish business goals
• Learn how our team members work and use that information to develop products and services to meet that need.

• Extensive experience with Word Press theme and plugin development
• Problem solving
  - You love a challenge that doesn’t have a predetermined solution
• Perspective
  - We're a small team with different strengths, and we strive to seek the best possible solutions to problems. Oftentimes this requires constructive conversation to unearth those solutions.
• Team mentality
  - We’re in this together and we need each other to succeed
• Flexibility
  - Ability to adapt when priorities change
• High attention to detail
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills
• A little bit of crazy - ie:
  You’re not afraid to go against the flow and try new things in the name of making things better.

This is a full-time position. Hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (with an hour lunch break), 40 hours per week at our Chandler office located in downtown Chandler.

• Word Press. The ins and outs of it
• Full-stack web development
• PHP, AWS, MySQL & other databases
• React and Node are a plus, but not required
• Git or other version control systems
• Up-to-date knowledge of web standards
• Proficient knowledge of web browser compatibility (including mobile browsers)
• Real-world experience more important than formal education, but CS/CSE degree is a plus

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.