3BY2 is a Managed Marketing Services provider to Australian SME’s. The services we provide include marketing strategy, website development, graphic design, events management, copywriting and digital marketing.

We are seeking a dedicated Senior Web Developer to join our team.

Key responsibilities in this role:

• Develop & maintain functional and fast-responsive web applications, using mark-up languages
• Develop quality, front-end code following coding standards and best practices
• Maintain a high level of productivity and code quality
• Custom web and web application development and maintenance
• Development of CMS frameworks (WordPress)
• Creating and implementing database schemas that represent and support business processes
• WordPress plugin development and plugin architecture
• Theme/template integration and modifying existing themes/templates
• Implement Web standards and good coding practices, as well as user-oriented design
• Discuss and provide technical solutions and provide innovative new ideas to solutions
• Provide accurate timing estimates on work and the daily completion of tasks
• Constantly look for and prototype new and better/more efficient ways to do things
• Good understanding of cross-browser compatibility and web accessibility standards/best practices

Key Experience Requirements:

• 4 - 5 years’ experience in a similar role
• Tertiary qualifications
• Excellent knowledge of CMS products, specifically WordPress
• Web fundamentals such as HTML, JavaScript, and CSS
• Knowledge of semantic HTML and experience implementing search engine optimisation techniques
• Excellent experience working on the entire life cycle of websites
• Knowledge of working with JavaScript frameworks to create rich interactive content
• Knowledge of safeguarding/recovering websites from vulnerabilities and hacking and, in particular, keeping the website updated with the latest versions of plugins and core to minimise security risks.
• Understanding of managed server environments and ability to troubleshoot website issues arising from a server level i.e. cpu, bot attacks.
• Experience in other open-source languages such as React would be beneficial
• Self-management skills
• Ability to work in a deadline-driven environment
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to multi-task in a demanding environment

We can teach skills, but we can't teach attitude. These are the characteristics that describe a great-fit candidate at 3BY2:

• Practice excellence - You are efficient and organised. You always try to find a better way to do something
• Genuine - you are honest and dependable
• Courageous - you have an eagerness to learn, to try new things and you learn things quickly
• Curious - you are open-minded, willing to accept new ideas and not be afraid of asking questions
• Communicate well - you can communicate (verbal and written) accurately and succinctly. You also need to be a good listener