WordPress Plugin Developer

h1. Wordpress Plugin Dev with SA Experience h2. The Opportunity

We're looking for a talented developer with a broad range of skills and SA experience. This is a freelance position, with the potential for a long term relationship - we're game for people located anywhere in North America.

The position calls for a mixed set of skills. We need someone with expert level PHP / MYSQL skills. Someone with a bit of Wordpress experience. Someone with Server Administration Experience (Apache) managing sites with extremely large loads. We like our stuff to run fast and smooth If you develop in other technologies we might just fall in love with you. Iphone / Ipad, Android, and Ruby on Rails make us very happy.

If you are all of those things, you're a rare beast and we'd like to meet you.

We're currently working on high-profile Wordpress implementations that range between conventional to seriously bleeding edge. We will want to see plugin code examples - public plugins are ideal. We want people that are able to develop code that can withstand high profile sites and intense loads. You should be comfortable working as part of a team - your code will have to integrate into an existing architecture. If the tightly optimized code get's you excited - you're probably a good fit.

h2. The Company

Shane & Peter Inc. is a small, rapidly growing software & design company located in Santa Cruz, California. At S&P, we develop custom solutions for some of the world’s largest companies, government institutions and smaller growing organizations. We pride ourselves on our ability to bridge people and technology and to bring the passion and dedication of an entrepreneur to every project.

h2. Team Requirements

We love working with each other because we have built a culture that suits us well. We work exclusively with freelancers and coordinate their talents for large projects. To be on our team, you must be:

• Helpful: Always looking for ways that you can help others.
• Happy : Where there is a will, there is a way. Having a positive disposition allows us to achieve great things and to support each other.
• Curious : It is essential that you have a passion for learning. Technology changes daily, and life has a way of constantly raising the bar.
• Accountable: Our clients expect us to get the right thing done on budget and on time. Communicating expectations and meeting them is the cornerstone of success.

h2. Location

Work from anywhere in the US or Canada.

h2. Responsibilities

• Architect and document plugin solutions using best practices
• Integrate code into existing plugin architecture
• Manage and optimize server performance
• Produce code solutions that scale to large loads
• Be apart of QA Team and optimize other team members code
• Work with design team to architect most effective solutions
• Full Time Freelancers Only
• Manage SVN and code releases h2. Personal Competencies
• Strong communication and/or experience working as part of a remote team
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, strong organizational skills, with a methodical approach to all tasks
• Ability to prioritize own workload and work to exacting deadlines
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality
• Desire to constantly learn about the industry
• Fluent English speaker h2. Required Knowledge and Experience
• Wordpress structure, themes, and plugins
• PHP
• Javascript
• Advanced LAMPS skills
• SVN
• Proficiency at local environment development h2. Additional Experience a Plus
• Examples of plugins that you've released to the open source community
• Advanced Wordpress debug skills
• Ruby on Rails experience
• Apple Mac experience / dev environment h2. Compensation

Pay range is between $30-50 per hour commensurate with background, qualifications and experience. This is a one time contract position, though we are always seeking long standing relationships with kick-ass people.