WordPress Developer

• Job Title - Software Engineer - Frontend

• Reports Into - Lead Frontend Web Developer

• Location - Hybrid / Bangalore

A Little Bit About Kwalee….

Kwalee is one of the world’s leading multiplatform game developers and publishers, with well over 900 million downloads worldwide for mobile hits such as Draw It, Teacher Simulator, Let’s Be Cops 3D, Airport Security and Makeover Studio 3D. We also have a growing PC and Console team of incredible pedigree that is on the hunt for great new titles to join TENS!, Eternal Hope, Die by the Blade and Scathe.

What’s In It For You?

• Hybrid working - 3 days in the office, 2 days remote/ WFH is the norm

• Flexible working hours - we trust you to choose how and when you work best

• Profit sharing scheme - we win, you win 

• Private medical cover - delivered through BUPA

• Life Assurance - for long term peace of mind

• On site gym - take care of yourself

• Relocation support - available

• Quarterly Team Building days - we’ve done Paintballing, Go Karting & even Robot Wars

• Pitch and make your own games on https://www.kwalee.com/blog/inside-kwalee/what-are-creative-wednesdays/">Creative Wednesdays! 

Are You Up To The Challenge?

As a Software Engineer - Frontend you’ll be part of the Frontend team, implementing beautiful web designs made by our designers to keep both our site and the internal web-based tools we use fresh and up to date on top of working on new projects alongside this, there is always something new and interesting to work on. 

Your Team Mates

The frontend team consists of both our frontend developers and designers, we work closely with all parts of the business to create tools that vary across the whole company, from the publishing team to create a portal for people to submit games, the marketing team on things like our website, all the way to our internal teams for things like administration and analytics.

What Does The Job Actually Involve?

• Implementing designs for our website/web tools created by our design team

• Create and update interactive interfaces used throughout the company

Your Hard Skills

• Minimum 2 years browser-based programming experience

• A proven track record of programming high quality and innovative web pages using Javascript, HTML5 & CSS3 and relevant frameworks (ideally ReactJS but could also be others e.g. AngularJS, NodeJS, Handlebars, jquery, gulp)

• An excellent working knowledge of various programming languages, databases and scripting tools including at least one of bash, MySQL, CouchBase, Python, Java, C#, JSP, PHP

• A creative mindset motivated by challenges and constantly striving for the best

• Interest in mobile games

Your Soft Skills

Kwalee has grown fast in recent years but we’re very much a family of colleagues. We welcome people of all ages, races, colours, beliefs, sexual orientations, genders and circumstances, and all we ask is that you collaborate, work hard, ask questions and have fun with your team and colleagues. 

We don’t like egos or arrogance and we love playing games and celebrating success together. If that sounds like you, then please apply.

A Little More About Kwalee

Founded in 2011 by David Darling CBE, a key architect of the UK games industry who previously co-founded and led Codemasters, our team also includes legends such as Andrew Graham (creator of Micro Machines series) and Jason Falcus (programmer of classics including NBA Jam) alongside a growing and diverse team of global gaming experts.

Everyone contributes creatively to Kwalee’s success, with all employees eligible to pitch their own game ideas on Creative Wednesdays, and we’re proud to have built our success on this inclusive principle.

We have an amazing team of experts collaborating daily between our studios in Leamington Spa, Lisbon, Bangalore and Beijing, or on a remote basis from Turkey, Brazil, Cyprus, the Philippines and many more places around the world. We’ve recently acquired our first external studio, TicTales, which is based in France. 

We have a truly global team making games for a global audience, and it’s paying off: - Kwalee has been voted the Best Large Studio and Best Leadership Team at the TIGA Awards (Independent Game Developers’ Association) and our games have been downloaded in every country on earth - including Antarctica!

Job Description: 

We are looking for an exceptionally skilled Front-End Web Developer, who can work in a fast-paced environment primarily using the latest front-end development practices (WordPress, HTML / CSS, Svelte.js, Bootstrap / jQuery / JavaScript / PHP).

Responsibilities:

• Designing and building the website front-end.

• Creating the website architecture.

• Designing and managing the website back-end including database and server integration.

• Generating WordPress themes and plugins.

• Conducting website performance tests.

• Troubleshooting content issues.

• Conducting WordPress training with the client.

• Monitoring the performance of the live website.

Job Brief:

We are seeking a skilled WordPress developer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have experience in developing and maintaining WordPress websites, plugins, and themes.

The exciting part of joining our organization is here for you. Once you complete a career span of 1year and above in our company based on your performance, you will get an opportunity to work in our onshore office in "Australia".

Responsibilities

• Develop custom WordPress websites, plugins, and themes based on client requirements
• Modify existing WordPress websites, plugins, and themes
• Troubleshoot and fix any WordPress-related issues
• Optimize website performance, security, and SEO
• Collaborate with designers, content creators, and project managers to ensure timely and successful project completion
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in WordPress development

Requirements

• Proficient in PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and MySQL
• Proven experience with WordPress development
• Strong understanding of WordPress architecture and APIs
• Familiarity with popular WordPress plugins and frameworks
• Experience with version control systems such as Git
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Excellent communication and time-management skills

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Opportunity to work on exciting projects for a diverse range of clients
• Collaborative and supportive work environment
• Continuous learning and growth opportunities

If you are a talented WordPress developer looking for a new challenge, we would love to hear from you!

Software Engineer(WordPress HTML) 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Developing and providing maintenance support for WordPress site
• Design and build responsive, cross-browser compatible pages using Wordpress (including localized versions of pages)
• Assist with helpdesk tickets and troubleshooting as needed
• Optimizing page speed of WordPress sites
• Create and maintain the documentations of development work
• Ongoing security patching
• Work closely with the members of Web Team and internal customers

QUALIFICATIONS 

• 5+ years of professional Front End Development experience
• Experience developing pages in Wordpress
• Strong understanding of CSS, HTML, Javascript,PHP
• Experience with cross-browser compatibility and responsive web design
• Ability to create responsive web pages from design prototypes in Figma
• Understanding of JSON, Lottie, Web Authentication, Bootstrap, React, Storybook, and Invision.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to work to deadlines
• PHP and WordPress experience

A Web Developer must have experience in the planning and the delivery of web applications across multiple platforms.

• Writing efficient code
• Creating websites/a website using standard HTML/CSS practices
• Working closely with webdesigners and programmers to produce the website
• Constant communication with other colleagues in the business to develop and  deploy their content – and ensuring there is a clear establishment of what can be created within what timeframe
• Researching different software programs, maintaining software documentation
• Implementing contingency plans in case the website goes down
• Maintaining and expanding/enhancing the website once built
• Managing a team might also be part of the job role
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Job qualifications and requirements

• HTML5/XHTML, CSS, JavaScript
• Server architecture
• Experience with server-side frameworks such as python/ ruby/php/Java/ ASP/ http://asp.net/">ASP.NET
• Experience with database systems such as SQL and Oracle
• AWS or BitBucket exp
• PHP, Laravel,(OpenCart, Prestshop, Magento -- Optional ), MY sql, Mongo DB,Node Js
• Should be able to write Rest API's

Key Qualifications:

5 + years of experience in Software development in multithreaded Java/Python applications

3+ years of UI/UX stack experience (Angular JS/PHP/Javascript)

Extensive experience in coding and debugging Java applications and deployment

Should have experience/exposure to Apache Tomcat, JBOSS, SOAP, REST, Maven, Spring framework, hibernate, Kafka, Zookeeper, DHCP, DNS, SNMP

Extensive experience with MySQL and various NoSQL Databases like MongoDB, Elasticsearch

Modelling languages like Netconf, Restconf, Yang,Tosca, Yaml, XML

Skilled in data center, networking, Linux and cloud technologies especially IaaS

Understanding of the ETSI NFV architecture stack

2+ experience with SDN technologies

2+ experience with OpenStack, Kubernetes or other container orchestration platform

Agile programming methodologies

DevOps - CI/ CD experience with Git, Gerritt, Jenkins

Experience contributing to and working with open source communities like ONAP, ONF