Full Stack Software Engineer (WordPress)

Pond5 is the world’s most vibrant marketplace for creativity. We operate the world’s largest collection of royalty free footage and other media assets, with over 60,000 contributors in over 150 countries. As we transform our technology platform, we are looking to add more world class talent to our team who can help us with the design and implementation of elegant solutions to difficult problems The ideal candidate strives for excellence, is a continuous learner and a natural collaborator, and is excited to join our distributed workforce and help take our business to the next level. If you are passionate about WordPress and writing good code, understand modern web architectures, are knowledgeable in best practice software development processes, and have the right mindset to keep up with our rapid-growth high-volume pace, we want to hear from you. This is an exciting opportunity to be involved from the start in helping create one of the largest subscription based ecommerce Wordpress platforms in market today. Occasional travel may be required to our New York, Dublin, or Santa Monica offices, but this role is primarily in Prague. All candidates may be asked to undergo a practical test to demonstrate their abilities. RESPONSIBILITIES Develop responsive, accessible, and high-quality web applications using modern workflows and tools, while following Pond5 coding standards Work with the design team to convert layered design mockups and assets to valid PHP/HTML/CSS/JavaScript Work closely with the OPS and developments teams in configuring our infrastructure and developer tools (CI, Test Environments, etc.) Take part in code reviews Write unit and functional tests, helping ensure the highest quality possible in our systems Participate in the Agile development methodology Help define metrics for Pond5 that are useful and practical and look at how we can continuously improve what we do Assist with the resolution of day to day issues and queries relating to technology Think outside the box to devise ways to improve our systems REQUIREMENTS 3+ years experience working in a commercial environment with hands on knowledge of WordPress and related technologies Strong grasp of the WordPress theme structure, template hierarchy, template tags, custom post meta, internationalization, and escaping/sanitization of data Extensive experience with Woocommerce or other ecommerce WordPress plugins Experience with JavaScript, React, and jQuery Knowledgeable of Git version control and branching strategies Ability to write semantic markupStrong CSS skillsExperience with some/all of our technology stack – PHP, JS, Python, Postgres, Redis, Machine Learning, DynamoDB an advantage Experience with agile software development methodologies Confident working closely with design and product teams Strong people skills - highly motivated self-starter Excellent written and verbal communication skills- comfortable engaging with management and being able to explain ideas to a variety of stakeholders Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in Computer Science Excellent attention to detail, persistent to get things done right, highly organised and flexible and work well in collaboration with a dynamic team BENEFITS International team of almost 185 awesome people Competitive compensation Contract-based relationship Access to standard Pond5 support - the possibility of using the office space, equipment, etc. Part of Weatherfront's 2019 list of career-launching companies! Featured in BuiltInNYC's best places to work list (a roundup of the best NY start up and tech companies) Learn new things every day!