Senior Web Developer

Position summary:

Los Angeles Communications needs another Senior Web Developer to own our Shopify theme, apps and checkout customizations. You will join as an independent contractor on a long-term agreement. Payment is monthly in USD. You will need at least 3 hours of overlap with US Pacific time. We use Slack, Notion and Google Meet. Cameras on for team calls.

What you'll do:

• Build custom WordPress themes and blocks using PHP, ACF and the block editor.
• Turn Figma designs into responsive HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
• Troubleshoot broken pages, forms and third-party scripts.
• Optimise page speed, image sizes and Core Web Vitals.
• Launch campaign landing pages on short deadlines.
• Implement technical SEO: schema markup, sitemaps, redirects and canonical tags.
• Maintain hosting, DNS, SSL certificates and backups on WP Engine, Kinsta or AWS.
• Train marketing staff to edit content without breaking layouts.

About you:

• 5+ years of professional web development experience.
• PHP and WordPress theme or plugin development, or Shopify Liquid.
• Able to manage several small requests alongside larger projects.
• Familiarity with SEO fundamentals and analytics tagging.
• Portfolio or links to live sites you built.

Preferred qualifications:

• WooCommerce or BigCommerce.
• A/B testing tools such as VWO or Optimizely.
• React or Vue.

What you get:

• Long-term engagement.
• Annual rate review.

Who we are:

Franchise brands use us to run local ads for hundreds of locations at once.

We look at every application, usually within a week.

Please mention your notice period and expected salary.

Duration: 9 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Los Angeles Communications.