Web Developer I, Contractor
Hi, we’re TechnologyAdvice.
At TechnologyAdvice, we pride ourselves on helping B2B tech buyers manage the complexity and risk of the buying process. We are a trusted source of information for tech buyers, delivering advice and facilitating connections between our buyers and the world’s leading sellers of business technology.
Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, we are a remote-first company with more than 20 digital publications and over 500 global team members in the US, UK, Singapore, Australia, and the Philippines. We’re proud to have been repeatedly recognized as one of America’s fastest growing private companies by Inc., as well as a Tennessee top workplace. We work hard each day and have fun, too, with monthly virtual events, recreational slack channels, and the occasional costumed dance from our CEO.
All positions are open to remote work unless otherwise specified in the requirements below.
The opportunity
If combining your love for software development, passion for the web, and skill with WordPress sounds like an ideal job for you, you've found the right place!
We are looking for a talented web developer who has experience maintaining and modifying WordPress for our 30+ high-traffic websites with custom themes, plugins, and web services. We have an “always learning” culture driven to improve as both individuals and as a team. If you are interested in being challenged, learning full-stack development, and exploring DevOps, then TechnologyAdvice may be the next step in your career.
What you'll do
You will play a vital role in our business by utilizing your experience on the web to enrich all of our web technologies. You will be responsible for:
- Maintaining, developing, and supporting our collection of high-traffic websites
- Monitoring our sites and services to meet uptime and performance goals
- Performing administrative maintenance of our WordPress instances
- Migrating sites from other platforms into our comprehensive WordPress environment
- Developing and maintaining WordPress plugins that extend the functionality of our sites
- Customizing and maintaining WordPress themes
- Development of rich media ads and creatives
- Utilizing your expertise as a web developer to propel the business forward
You can expect to operate in the following technologies on a day to day basis:
- WordPress
- PHP, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- MySQL
- AWS
- Git
This role will have flexible on-call shifts in accordance with uptime goals.
Who you are
You are likely a talented programmer with strong problem-solving and communication skills. You also probably have some of the following skills and experience:
- 1-2 years of experience building applications and sites on the web
- Excellent understanding of front-end technologies including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript
- Ability to read and write PHP. Experience with object-oriented programming is a plus.
- Ability to understand CSS changes and their ramifications to ensure consistent style across platforms and browsers
- Comfortable working with MySQL, importing and exporting data, and optimizing database queries
- Ability to work with RESTful APIs and data formats (JSON, XML)
- Agile professional who excels in a fast-paced environment and thrives on continuously pivoting strategies to drive business needs forward
- Must be able to work a 2:30 pm IST to 11:30 pm IST shift.
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NO BENEFITS OR PERKS ARE PROVIDED TO CONTRACTORS
Work authorization
Employer work visa sponsorship and support are not provided for this role. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the Philippines at hire and must maintain authorization to work in the Philippines throughout their employment with our company.
EOE statement
We believe that our differences make us stronger, and thus foster a diverse and inclusive culture where people feel safe being themselves. TechnologyAdvice is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law.
Pre-employment screening required.
TechnologyAdvice does not engage with external staffing agencies. Any candidates introduced by such firms will not be eligible for compensation.
Any AI-generated or incomplete application answers will be auto-rejected.
