WordPress Developer

WordPress Developer- Build innovative custom solutions in the iGaming industry

Have you mastered object-oriented PHP? Are you comfortable with React? We seek experienced PHP developers that know around the WordPress ecosystem in creating custom solutions that integrate with our in-house API's.

Office Location: Argentina

Office Hours: Full-time, 8-hour workday with flexible hours

Work Model: Hybrid


THE ROLE

You will be challenged and can expect a wide variety in assignments inside and outside of WordPress, which many of our sites rely on. You will be coding custom object-oriented solutions across our large portfolio of websites in collaboration with our skilled inhouse developers, QA, designers, SEO managers, site / project managers etc.

We do NOT rely on page builders like Elementor, Bakery etc. or Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), as we develop our solutions natively as much as possible, to build our sites. We would require your knowledge as a skilled developer and not your knowledge in third party plugins to create WordPress products.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

The tasks vary from site to site. We run projects based on business needs, which can be of different nature, e.g. “Revamps” where a site is remodeled or upgraded to match current trends / web standards / performance requirements or migrating different websites to WordPress. It can also be implementations of site-specific functionalities whether it’s small or complex, that are either visitor-oriented or WP user-oriented. In any way, you get to contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle.

• PHP development following industry best practices and coding standards

• Implement highly scalable custom solutions in and around the WordPress ecosystem

• Optimisation and maintenance of inhouse web products

• Create and maintain custom themes and plugins for WordPress websites

• Integrate third-party and in-house APIs into WordPress websites.

• Ensuring high performance and availability, and managing all technical aspects of the CMS

• Collaborate and review code to ensure a high quality of coding best practices and standards

• Provide analysis of current programs which includes performance, diagnosis, and designing solutions to daily needs

• Assist with testing, debugging, documentation, and overall quality assurance of projects

• Assisting with the support of existing websites on WordPress to make updates or troubleshoot issues

What It’s Like To Work Here

You will experience like-minded people who practice agile development and who value team collaboration on a high level. We strive in an accountability-based management style, where the channels of communication to your team lead are open and where project management is done in a collaborative manner. You’re encouraged to share your opinions and be part of an environment that looks out to better each other.

We value supporting each other and developing a strong team spirit.

THE BUSINESS

Better Collective is the leading developer of educational platforms within the iGaming industry. Through our products, we aim to make sports betting and gambling entertaining, transparent and fair for the global network of online bettors. Our products provide leading online bookmakers and casinos with targeted user acquisition and increased user engagement and retention. Our partners include companies such as bet365, Ladbrokes, Coral, Matchbook, Unibet, and many others.

QUESTIONS

If you have any questions about this position, you are welcome to contact Hanning Hoegh Hartmann, Head of WP Development, at hah@bettercollective.com or Toni Teofilovic, Team Lead, at tteofilovic@bettercollective.com.

APPLICATION DEADLINE

We are looking forward to hearing from you as soon as possible and we accept applications continuously via the Apply Now button.

Your application will be processed quickly and we will give callbacks until we find the perfect candidate.

Expected Start Date: as soon as possible.

REQUIREMENTS

• Proven software development experience in PHP

• Basic knowledge of ReactJS

• Proficient use of front-end technologies including CSS/SASS, JavaScript/ ES6, AJAX, HTML5

• Working knowledge of MySQL

• Knowledge of APIs, Authentication, and integrating with 3rd party services

• Good knowledge in OOP and design patterns

• The ability to see the big picture and identify business goals and objectives to translate through better UI/UX to accomplish client goals

• Passion for best design and coding practices and a desire to develop new bold ideas

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

• English is a must because of multicultural and worldwide spread teams

• Strong understanding of industry trends and content management systems

• Knowledge of how to interact with RESTful APIs and formats (JSON, XML)

• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git, BitBucket, etc.

• Advanced knowledge and development experience in PHP, CSS/HTML, React, JavaScript, jQuery (and/or similar JS libraries), MySQL (or other database management systems)

• Experience with GraphQL is a plus

• Experience with Web servers (Nginx/Apache) is a plus

• Advanced troubleshooting and debugging skills

• Work on Worpress site security

Apart from that, it would be a plus, but not a requirement, if you know

• Gutenberg blocks development

• Unit testing