Wordpress E-Commerce Developer

As a WordPress E-commerce Developer at Awesome Motive, you will join the OptinMonster team. You need experience with WordPress billing/payment systems (preferably Easy Digital Downloads) and recurring subscriptions. You're responsible for producing scalable, secure e-commerce solutions. You'll be part of a cross-functional team responsible for the entire software development life cycle, from conception to deployment. You should be comfortable with PayPal, Stripe, Shopify, and Easy Digital Downloads. If you have experience with WooCommerce or another WordPress e-commerce tool, we still want to hear from you! You should also be comfortable with front-end and back-end coding languages, development frameworks, and third-party libraries.
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Attention to detail is one of our core values! This is your chance to stand out :)
To love this role, here's the type of person you are:

• An Investigator. You love figuring out what makes billing systems tick, and hunting down and terminating obscure bugs.
• Able to scrutinize your own work (self-review), and deliver polished solutions
• Curious about payment providers, subscription systems, webhooks, etc.
• Comfortable "in the zone", aka flow state, aka in the code cave

Common responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Scoping, building, and testing new product features specifically in regards to our billing system, product plans, addon features, etc.
• Investigating/scoping, and fixing/testing bugs in the billing system.
• Triaging bugs and enhancements that come into GitHub.
• Team-oriented solution discovery and time estimation.
• Providing technical support to our success teams and to customers in "plain-english" and avoiding code-speak.
• Continuously improve existing codebases, identifying key opportunities for refactoring and performance improvement.
• Delivering high quality and scalable software that is unit tested, integration tested, code reviewed, and checked in regularly for continuous integration. This means code that is performant, scalable, and secure, following best practices.
• Communicating with and supporting your peers via chat and video calls.
• Providing helpful and critical feedback and peer review for other developers, as well as testing peer code for regression and requirements being met.
• Work closely with the Product team to spec out the technical aspects of a feature from inception through delivery.
• Managing deadlines and owning your projects from start to finish, including ongoing progress communication, and ensuring your work meets the agreed upon acceptance criteria.
• Work closely with Product to spec out the technical aspects of a feature from inception through delivery.
• Version control via git, e.g. tagging/branching/merging.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• 3+ years of WordPress Ecommerce experience
• Advanced proficiency with these backend technologies/concepts (PHP, MYSQL, Bash, Serverless, CLI, APIs, OOP, autoloading, namespacing, traits, interfaces, etc).
• Competent experience with front-end technology/concepts (ReactJs, VueJS, TypeScript, vanilla JS, ES6, jQuery, HTML, CSS, Sass, modern markup and styling techniques/methods, etc)
• Experience with WordPress plugin development, architecture, and standards
• Extensive experience working with third-party APIs (Eg PayPal, Stripe, Drip, Zapier, etc) and CMS (WordPress, Shopify, etc).
• Extensive knowledge with operating in "test mode" for these various billing systems.
• A thorough understanding of common security vulnerabilities, such as cross-site scripting (xss), remote code execution, SQL injection, and clickjacking.
• Knowledge of git-based source control systems e.g GitHub, code review tools, CI tools, etc.
• Experience with unit, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Personal Computer with internet access.
• Availability to participate in audio/video meetings between the hours 8:00am-1:00pm EST.

Bonus points if you also have:

• Ecommerce subscriptions experience.
• Built integrations for or with Shopify.
• Experience writing technical documentation.
• Devops experience.
• Written a full-stack Vue or React app.
• A thorough understanding of Redux for React and/or Vuex.
• Developed/implemented an SSO (Single Sign On) application.
• Developed applications with integration across many sites/servers.
• Worked with Oauth applications/integrations.
• Experience working with CLI/bash scripts.
• Experience designing and building public APIs, with an emphasis on clarity and developer experience.
• Experience creating/managing build systems with build tools like webpack, babel, and gulp and package managers such as Composer and NPM.
• Knowledge and experience in AWS, Lambdas, EC2, Docker, etc.

Benefits
Working for a fast-growing bootstrapped company is a rare opportunity, one we consider a lifestyle choice rather than a job choice. Our positions are challenging, but also come with amazing advantages and fulfillment to those who earn them. Here's what we offer.

• Competitive Salary.
• Term Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment for all full-time team members during their employment.
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance benefits for full-time U.S. employees.
• Health Insurance benefits for all employees in India, Pakistan, Brazil, and Ukraine.
• Work from your home. We're spread out all over the world - United States, Canada, Ukraine, India, Pakistan, Singapore, and more.
• Unlimited PTO after 90 days of employment. We encourage employees to take the time they need for a vacation, stay healthy, and spend time with friends and family.
• Holidays (based on your location)
• Paid maternity and paternity leave.
• We happily provide or reimburse software you'll need as well as books or courses that promote continued learning.
• We cover all costs of company travel (including our annual all-company retreat and mini-team meetups).
• Additional Perks include AM Welcome Box for new team members, Yearly Anniversary Gifts, and Technology Stipend each work anniversary.
• We give you the opportunity to solve challenging and meaningful problems that make a difference.
• Ability to work with some of the best people in the business through frequent, if not daily, interactions.
• And in case you were wondering: no politics, no b.s., and no jerks.

LocationThis is a remote position - our team is spread around the globe! Our home base is in Florida, USA, so company operating hours are 9am - 5pm ET (UTC -5). While full coverage is not a requirement, you must be available during a portion of the day.
Inclusion StatementAt Awesome Motive, we strive to have the broadest possible view of diversity, going beyond visible differences to include the background, experiences, skills, and perspectives that make each person unique. Awesome Motive is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.
How to apply?If all of this sounds interesting, then please submit your application!
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If all of this sounds interesting, then please submit your application!
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We won't be able to individually respond to all applications, but if we feel you're a strong match, someone will be in touch shortly.
Thanks and we look forward to hearing from you!
Thanks and we look forward to hearing from you!