Maintain and improve existing themes, plugins and custom code Updating and maintenance of code across our network of websites Troubleshooting website and technology issues across our managed platforms including WordPress, Nginx, Memcached and MySQL Implement features and ensure quality prior to deployment Develop functional and appealing web- and mobile-based microsites based on usability PHP and MySQL development experience, including object-oriented PHP Development expertise with custom post types, custom fields, plugins and themes for high-traffic Wordpress sites Experience writing and using APIs Adept with JavaScript, jQuery, Ajax, JSON, HTML, CSS/Sass, responsive design and mobile optimized Understanding of WordPress shortcodes, functions, The Loop, localization and Wordpress Multisite Experience with MVC architecture Expertise in performance optimization