Web Developer

You will be collaborating with various teams to build and support content management platforms using the latest technologies. You will work in a fast-paced agile environment delivering a high-quality product with a focus on continuous innovation. This includes activities such as:

• Building and maintaining WordPress Sites & conducting smooth deployments bi-weekly
• Evaluating designs, wireframes and other deliverables for deployment feasibility
• Implementing lean, semantic, cross-browser compatible, responsive HTML5/CSS/Javascript
• Installing, testing and debugging WordPress plugins
• Maintaining WordPress Core updates and adjusting functionality
• Conducting cross-browser and cross-device testing to ensure consistent display on browsers and in mobile
• Communicating efficiently across different teams and acting as a subject matter expert for everything website-related

• Bachelor’s degree, or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of building and deploying world-class websites, with a portfolio of work
• Keen eye for design and user experience
• Experience creating and modifying WordPress themes & Plugins
• Expert HTML & Sass/CSS skills with full understanding of web standards and responsive design techniques
• Strong understanding of industry trends and content management systems
• Basic understanding of SEO and accessibility best practices
• Understanding of CDN, caching and website speed improvement
• Basic linux skills
• Attention to detail, ability to match designs and collaborate and communicate with designers
• Outstanding written and verbal English language communication skills

A passion for financial inclusion and access to higher education is a must!

In addition, you should be comfortable working in a start-up environment, meaning a small agile team, fast-evolving roles and responsibilities, variable workload and tight deadlines, a high degree of autonomy, and 80-20 everything.