Full stack developer wordpress

Company Description

Hi. We're OFX, a global provider of online, international payment services. We solve the complexity of moving money and enable better decisions. Headquartered in Sydney with offices worldwide, we're a customer-focused business that is all about inspiring customer confidence.

At OFX, you'll have the opportunity to reach beyond your role and function across disciplines. Make use of your diverse skill set at a business that values your expertise and turn your potential into reality.

Purpose of your role

We're currently in the midst of a transformative journey, where we're realigning our website to better serve the needs of our B2B audience. In this crucial position, you'll become an essential part of our digital, website, and data team.

As a Full Stack WordPress Developer, you'll be instrumental in developing, customising, and maintaining our WordPress website. Your collaboration with our design, UX, marketing, and website production teams will be pivotal in delivering effective solutions.

What you do

• Develop custom WordPress themes, plugins, and functionalities to meet specifications and project goals.
• Customise existing WordPress themes and plugins to enhance website performance, user experience, and design aesthetics.
• Implement responsive and mobile-friendly designs to ensure optimal viewing experiences across all devices and screen sizes.
• Integrate third-party APIs and services to extend website capabilities and enhance functionality.
• Optimize website performance, speed, and security through code optimization, caching strategies, and best practices to ensure high speed and scalability.
• Manage the deployment of code to production and other environments across multiple regions, ensuring smooth and efficient releases with minimal downtime.
• Providing code documentation and other inputs to technical documents.
• Conduct thorough testing and debugging to identify and resolve issues, ensuring website functionality and reliability.
• Collaborate with design and marketing teams to translate mockups and wireframes into interactive, user-friendly interfaces.
• Stay informed about the latest trends, technologies, and best practices in WordPress development, and share knowledge with the team.
• Provide technical support and assistance to clients, addressing inquiries, troubleshooting issues, and offering solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent work experience).

What you bring

• Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer with a focus on WordPress development.
• Proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and MySQL, with strong coding and debugging skills.
• Experience working with WordPress CMS, including theme development, plugin customization, database management and application testing (including but not limited to unit, integration, regression, and E2E).
• Demonstrated knowledge and commercial experience working with ReactJS.
• Demonstrated knowledge and commercial experience working with RESTful API and 3rd party API integration
• Familiarity with version control systems (we use Git and Github).
• Solid understanding of responsive web design principles, cross-browser compatibility, and web accessibility standards.
• Strong problem-solving abilities, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to addressing challenges.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Additional Information

What it's like working at OFX

We're OFXers because we want to make a difference. We see challenges as opportunities and we're not afraid to roll up our sleeves to get stuff done. We're committed to making things easier for our clients, pushing boundaries and continuing to move with the times so that we can continue to inspire confidence every day and through every transaction.

We operate as one team, cross-functionally and globally, to drive outcomes that deliver excellence for our customers. We're curious self-starters who love learning and sharing our knowledge with others. We embrace change and use our initiative and resilience to overcome challenges.

• Always keep learning. We offer a wide range of learning and career development opportunities to help every OFXer build their capacity and career, with leadership training, secondments, internal mobility and access to a large library of online learning.
• Make a difference. Through our Make a Difference program, we encourage OFXers to give back to causes and communities that are important to them. We celebrate this with an annual volunteer day, which OFXers can use together or individually, as well as matched giving and the opportunity to nominate charity of choice every quarter.
• Reward and recognition. We recognise a job well done. OFXers are encouraged to celebrate their peers' effort, technical expertise or support through a range of global and regional channels and awards, including quarterly and annual awards, milestones and shout outs.
• Showing our social side. Our Good Vibes employee-led committees around the globe organize events to help keep our employees engaged inside and outside the office. Whether it's a wellbeing activity, end of year celebration, or a monthly team get-together, our team wants you to feel welcome!
• Benefits that mean something. We offer a range of fantastic benefits, including, primary and secondary gender neutral carer parental leave (16 weeks) or birthday leave, you'll feel well-supported at OFX.
• A great work environment. Enjoy work-life balance and flexibility with our hybrid work model, in an inclusive, diverse and non-hierarchal culture.

At OFX, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and accessible workplace where we value, respect, and encourage our people to be their authentic selves. With an employee base as diverse as the clients we serve, we know that fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to our continued success. If you require accommodation for any portion of the recruitment and hiring process, please email us at .

We encourage you to apply if this role aligns with your career aspirations.