Crowd Favorite

Backend Engineer

• Crowd Favorite, a leading enterprise Open Source agency, is looking for an experienced back-end developer to join our team, specializing in PHP/Laravel applications, WordPress plugin architecture, and complex system integrations. We are looking for someone who excels at writing clean code, understands the structure behind technical decisions, is well-versed at debugging complex systems, and can clearly communicate in both technical and non-technical language. As a member of Crowd Favorite, you'll leverage these skills to both build new features and maintain high-performing content management platforms for enterprise clients, with a focus on stability and performance while growing your technical capabilities. In this role, you'll be building scalable APIs, designing and developing custom performant code, and architecting database migrations that move content between different CMS platforms and databases.
• This is a fully remote position available worldwide, requiring availability during US Pacific Time business hours (9 AM - 6 PM PST/PDT). We're looking for a creative problem-solving developer who excels at building robust back-end solutions.
• What You'll Be Working On
• Working with senior developers on custom Laravel applications with complex business logic and integrations
• Building performant WordPress plugins that extend core functionality and integrate with external systems
• Following PSR-4 autoloading standards to ensure maintainable, professional plugin and application architecture
• Creating RESTful APIs that serve multiple front-end applications and third-party integrations
• Implementing database migrations from legacy systems to modern platforms
• Integrating with 3rd-party CRMs, payment processors, and marketing automation platforms
• Optimizing database performance and implementing caching strategies for high-traffic sites
• Troubleshooting and solving issues with existing websites and applications
• Building queue-based background processing systems for data-heavy operations
• Writing effective automated tests (unit, integration, and functional) to ensure code reliability and enable deployments
• Producing clear written and verbal communications for both internal and client-facing needs

Back-End Developer, PHP/Laravel & WordPress Specialist

Frontend Engineer

• Building custom WordPress blocks and modern solutions using the latest features for theme.json and full-site-editing for large-scale editing workflow needs
• Creating responsive, accessible front-end experiences using modern CSS Grid, Flexbox, and custom properties
• Developing reusable components and component libraries
• Integrating React or Vue front-ends with WordPress and Laravel APIs for custom front-end experiences
• Implementing complex CSS animations and micro-interactions
• Converting design systems into maintainable CSS architectures
• Building automated testing features to document experiences across multiple types of devices
• Leverage skills to both build new features and maintain high-performing content management platforms for enterprise clients, with a focus on stability and performance while growing your technical capabilities
• Building responsive, accessible user interfaces using modern CSS techniques, creating custom WordPress Gutenberg blocks and full-site-editing features, and developing Javascript components that integrate seamlessly with PHP backends

Back-End Developer, PHP/Laravel & WordPress Specialist

Front-End Developer, WordPress, Modern CSS Specialist