Awesome Motive, Inc.

Senior WordPress Developer

Awesome Motive, Inc.

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Florida • United States

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

CloudDockerJavaScriptKubernetesLaravelMySQLPHPReactWebpackWordPress

About the role

  • As a Senior Developer at Awesome Motive, you'll join the WPForms team, where you will collaborate with awesome team members and tackle a wide range of responsibilities.
  • We are looking for a Senior Developer to help us build and maintain our WordPress plugins, add-ons and APIs by creating high-quality, scalable, and maintainable code that powers millions of websites worldwide.
  • This role plays a critical part in our company's product development process. Our ideal candidate will be developing new features, optimizing existing code, and ensuring our products deliver exceptional performance and user experience. Ultimately, you should have the experience to architect solutions, mentor team members, and drive technical excellence across all stages of software development. The ideal candidate displays extreme ownership in all aspects of their work.
  • Common responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
  • - Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code following established coding standards.
  • - Collaborate with QA and Design to deliver exceptional user experiences.
  • - Perform code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members.
  • - Optimize plugin performance and ensure scalability for millions of users.
  • - Mentor other developers and contribute to technical documentation.
  • - Research and implement new technologies to improve our development processes.
  • - Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve complex technical issues.
  • - Participate in architectural decisions and technical planning sessions.
  • - Prepare technical design documents (we call them Pitches) before starting any major work.

Requirements

  • - Proven work experience in web development, 5+ years.
  • - Strong proficiency in PHP, 4+ years.
  • - Extensive experience with WordPress plugin development, 3+ years.
  • - Experience with Laravel.
  • - Solid understanding of JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, and modern frontend frameworks.
  • - Experience with build tools (Webpack, Gulp, npm scripts).
  • - Experience with MySQL and database optimizations.
  • - Proficiency with AI-powered coding assistants to accelerate development, debugging, and code refactoring workflows.
  • - Strong knowledge of software design patterns and principles.
  • - Experience with version control systems (Git) and branching strategies.
  • - Ability to keep complex ideas and features simple. (Simplicity is a core value!)
  • - Experience with RESTful APIs and third-party integrations.
  • - Understanding of security best practices and performance optimization.
  • - Experience writing unit and integration tests.
  • - English at the upper intermediate level or higher.
  • - Personal Computer with Internet Access.
  • - Availability to participate in audio/video meetings between 9 AM and 5 PM ET.
  • Bonus points if you also have:
  • - Experience with React or other modern JavaScript frameworks.
  • - Experience with Playwright or other browser testing frameworks.
  • - Experience integrating AI/ML APIs (OpenAI, Claude, etc.) into products or SaaS.
  • - Knowledge of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions preferred).
  • - Experience with SaaS platforms and subscription-based products.
  • - Contributions to open-source projects or WordPress core.
  • - Experience with cloud services (Google Cloud, etc.).
  • - Knowledge of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • - Previous remote work experience.
  • - Experience leading technical projects or teams.
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 Argentina, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Spain, and Ukraine.
  • - Work from your home. We’re spread out all over the world – United States, Canada, Ukraine, India, Pakistan, Singapore, and more.
  • - Flexible 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 Parental 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.
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Hard Skills & Tools
PHPWordPress plugin developmentLaravelJavaScriptHTML5CSS3MySQLRESTful APIsunit testingintegration testing
Soft Skills
mentoringcollaborationproblem-solvingtechnical documentationcode reviewsimplicityownershipcommunicationarchitectural decision-makingconstructive feedback