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At Launch That, we invest in ourselves and our community. In 2020 and 2021, we were recognized as a top workplace by the Orlando Sentinel! Launch That was founded in 2007 as an entrepreneurial digital marketing startup that’s grown from two founders in a garage to almost 100 digital, tech, creative and content professionals in the heart of downtown Orlando.
The health and safety of our team is our highest priority. Launch That covers 100% of the premium cost for employee-only medical coverage for all full-time benefit eligible team members! We also offer 100% employer paid short- and long-term disability insurance. We offer competitive compensation, PTO, 10 days of paid maternity and paternity leave after the first year, 20 days of paid medical leave after the first year, a 401k retirement plan, paid volunteer opportunities, and more!
Check out more about our mission, vision, team, culture, and office at the bottom!
About This Role
The Wordpress Developer will be responsible for collaborating with senior technical leaders and developers to architect, develop and maintain full stack technical solutions for new and existing websites. The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge of multiple programming languages, an analytical mindset, a keen eye for detail, and will have demonstrated experience with application development in a hybrid work environment.
Our hybrid work model consists of work-from-home opportunities with in-office days to maximize team collaboration. We believe in offering ongoing flexibility when it comes to the things that happen in life, like childcare, doctor appointments and the joys of homeownership!
Additionally, this role is expected to reflect expertise, autonomy and self-direction in its approach to the responsibilities assigned below.
Day-to-Day
Collaborate with senior technical leaders and other developers to architect, develop, and maintain enterprise-level websites and technical solutions.
Assist with the creation of scoping documents including but not limited to process flow diagrams, integration architecture flows and functional specifications, as needed.
Identify opportunities for improving websites and work with the team to evaluate new features and enhancements.
Quality Impact
Write clean, scalable, modular, well structured, testable code.
Monitor, troubleshoot, debug and fix technical issues and bugs.
Write unit tests to ensure applications pass technical requirements.
Refactor existing code for better performance, standardization, and design.
Seek continuing education opportunities (webinars, conferences, or online courses) on a yearly basis to ensure ongoing pursuit of professional knowledge in areas related to items within the role’s purview.
Team Impact
Work collaboratively with team members in your department and cross-departmentally to gain diverse viewpoints. This is an essential investment into our culture and includes identifying needs, pooling strengths and insights and evaluating data for inclusive goal completion to benefit the team and company’s strategic goals.
Be a participant in technology, website and stack development discussions, stand-ups, backlog grooming, and other agile ceremonies as required by project management and operations.
Share trends, best practices and other information garnered through ongoing education efforts via blog posts, presentations, training sessions, and other methods of communication.
Provide ideas and technical perspective related to website and application development to members of the development team.
Performs other duties as assigned, in order to assist with the needs of the development team.
Key Relationships
The Wordpress Developer reports to the Development Manager. This position will also interact with other developers, middle managers and senior technical leaders within their project team.
Qualifications & Skills
3+ years of demonstrated application development experience.
Development experience with modern technologies, languages, and frameworks including but not limited to:
Web and Front-end (HTML, CSS/SASS, Javascript/JQuery/Typescript)
Content Management Systems (Wordpress, Joomla, Shopify)
Back-end programming (PHP, Python, Ruby)
Development frameworks (Node.js, React, Vue, Angular, Laravel)
Package management (Yarn, NPM)
Rest APIs, GraphQL and Web Services
Distributed storage (AWS S3) and relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL)
Strong knowledge of DevOps and CI/CD concepts (GIT, CI/CD pipelines, automation testing), computer science fundamentals (algorithms, data structures, logic, etc.).
Strong analytical, organizational, and detail-oriented skills.
Strong written and verbal communications skills.
Bonus
Working knowledge of Scrum and Kanban methodologies and their application in Agile product delivery, microservices and service-oriented-architecture concepts.
Why Work @ Launch That?
Our Mission and Vision: Launch That is an established leader in the world of digital marketing! Our vision is to build the most valuable digital brands. We believe we will achieve this by connecting people to extraordinary resources.
Our Team: Launch That’s core talent is exceptional. Many team members have 10+ years of experience in digital industries across extremely competitive business lines. We believe that our work starts and ends with our team — and it’s that focus that makes us one of the best places to work, not just in Orlando, but in the country.
Our Culture: We’re a close-knit, interactive company with a passion to build something special. We offer a vibrant and fun culture that focuses on relationships and collaboration. Throughout the year, we host unique, fun events where we celebrate our successes. We donate our time and talents to helping our community at large.
Our Office: Our state-of-the-art workplace, which we designed and own ourselves, offers a unique break room with complimentary Xbox, arcade games, hot beverages on demand, fountain drinks, and a robust snack bar!
If this sounds interesting to you, please submit your resume!
