Senior Backend Developer - Freelance

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About the Role
An American production company is seeking a senior backend developer. You will be responsible for the server-side web application logic as well as for the integration of the front-end part to help them manage a growing variety of digital development needs—coding responsive and mobile-friendly emails, landing pages, and full-fledged websites.

• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on web development experience.
• Ability to multi-task and comfortable juggling several projects at once.
• Outstanding attention to detail.
• Flexibility to adapt to design requirement changes.
• Proven ability to manage multiple, ongoing timelines, as well as daily rush asks.
• A core understanding of industry best practices across digital channels.
• Experience working in a fast-paced agency environment strongly preferred.
  

Required Skills:

• PHP/MySQL
• Javascript
• Custom APIs (CRM platforms, cloud-based media management)
• MAMP or local setup preference (must be able to set up local environments for all projects with multiple versions of PHP installed to work on sites with older versions).
• WordPress development (custom templates/post types/modifying custom plugins)
• WP Woocommerce/Payment Processing Platforms such as Paypal/Stripe
• Experience building responsive, cross-browser compatible websites.
• Experience with WordPress backend/theme development.
• Experience with PHP dependency/packaging managers (Composer).
• Experience with SASS and CSS/JS compiling tools (such as gulp.js or a GUI application of your choice).
• Experience with version control (GIT, Subversion).
• Familiarity with Photoshop and/or Sketch to export assets from creative layouts.
• Experience with setting up custom tags in Google Tag Manager via javascript functions.