Web Engineer

**About demandDrive:**demandDrive is an industry-leading integrated sales and marketing agency. We provide B2B clients with a comprehensive suite of solutions, from top-of-funnel marketing to sales execution. While most companies execute sales and marketing functions in isolation, demandDrive combines industry-leading services in both areas, driving greater productivity and increasing our clients' revenue growth.

Position Overview - Web Engineer: At demandDrive, we believeremarkable talent, enthusiasm, and creative thinking add up to great work. We are searching for an experienced Full-Stack WordPress Developer who is self-motivated and strives to work alongside a talented, innovative team that can quickly adapt to building within proprietary WordPress frameworks and design systems. In this role, you will be responsible for developing frontend and backend web architecture, working with our design and marketing teams to execute the agency's client goals, and above all, ensuring an excellent user experience. The agency's Full-Stack Developers see the project from conception to final product, requiring strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Job Duties and Responsibilities: - Develop a semantic, responsive, and optimized frontend using industry-standard CSS/JS frameworks that are accessible and work on all major browsers

Build custom WordPress themes with both WordPress Gutenberg Blocks and Classic editors
Develop custom themes with ACF (Advanced Custom Fields) and Gutenberg Block components in a flexible, reusable modular component system
Exporting visual designs and assets from Figma for development
Integrations with third-party services
Implement custom backend functionality
Optimize older sites and systems (front-end and back-end)
QA for industry-standard devices and cross-browser compatibility
Work alongside graphic designers to elevate the experience through design implementation
Seeing a project from conception to finished product
Scope projects and provide recommendations for alternative solutions
Stay abreast of developments in web applications and programming languages
Efficient technical problem solving with an emphasis on business goals and strategies

Job Requirements: - 2+ years of experience as a WordPress front-end developer

Exceptional problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Strong organizational and project management skills
Self-motivated
Proficiency and high-level experience developing with WordPress Gutenberg blocks, Classic Editor, and ACF (Advanced Custom Fields)
Proficiency with frontend build tools and task runners: npm, gulp, webpack, etc
Strong understanding of HTML, CSS, and JS, including cross-browser compatibility and performance
Familiarity with and perspective on JavaScript frameworks, including ES6, and jQuery
Familiarity with and perspective on server-side languages, including PHP
Familiarity with and perspective on content management systems, including WordPress
Familiarity with database technologies
Excellent verbal communication skills