Job description
About Us:
TMB is the community-driven entertainment company engaging more than 250 million consumers worldwide across streaming TV, social media, web and print. Our portfolio of brands including FailArmy, Family Handyman, People Are Awesome, Reader’s Digest, Taste of Home, The Healthy, and The Pet Collective, is powered by content that’s inspired and created by our fans. Together our community sparks curiosity, fuels laughter, and inspires people to live big, full, fantastic lives. Learn more about our brands, our data-driven marketing solutions, our award-winning licensing services, and much more at trustedmediabrands.com.
Location: Gurgaon, India – Hybrid (preferred)/Remote
Reports To: Manager, Engineering
Job Overview: We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer (Wordpress), a strong Wordpress Developer, to join our dynamic engineering team, responsible for both front-end and back-end development, ensuring seamless integration between the two. The websites are critical revenue generators, primarily through advertising, making SEO optimization and Core Web Vitals performance paramount. The ideal candidate is a highly skilled core PHP developer with strong UI and UX concepts, CI/CD pipelines, and best practices in software engineering.
- Website Development & Maintenance:
- Develop user interface using HTML, CSS, JavaScript
- Ensure websites and applications are responsive and work seamlessly across different screen sizes and devices with cross-browser compatibility.
- Optimize websites for SEO and Core Web Vitals to ensure optimal user experience and ad revenue generation.
- Collaboration & Communication:
- Work closely with product owners, project managers, designers, manual QA, and automated QA teams to deliver high-quality features on time.
- Participate in regular team meetings, providing technical insights and contributing to project planning.
- Best Practices & Standards:
- Uphold the highest standards of code quality through unit testing, code reviews, and adherence to industry best practices.
- Tools & Technologies:
- Utilize tools like Jira, Confluence, CodeCeption, Postman, and GitLab for project management, documentation, testing, and code deployment.
- Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends, particularly those related to PHP.
- Problem Solving & Innovation:
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in a timely and effective manner.
- Drive continuous improvement in development processes, including automation of testing and deployment.
Qualifications:
- Education & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 to 7 years of experience in PHP development, with a strong focus on WordPress.
- Proven experience working on high-traffic websites, with a deep understanding of web performance optimization, SEO, and Core Web Vitals.
- Technical Skills:
- Proficiency in Core PHP, WordPress, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and MySQL.
- Must possess in-depth knowledge of WordPress core concepts, including themes, plugins, hooks (actions and filters), and custom development best practices.
- Must have experience with the Test-Driven Development (TDD) approach, including writing test cases using PHPUnit, Codeception, and Jest.
- Strong UI and UX concepts
- Proficiency in CSS, SASS, LESS
- Proficiency in Javascript
- Good to have Typescript, ReactJS/Angular
- Experience with Git, GitLab and CI/CD pipelines.
- Soft Skills:
- Work at least 4 hours overlap with US, i.e. until ~9pm IST
- Excellent problem-solving abilities and a proactive approach to challenges.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
- A commitment to teamwork, with a focus on collaboration, knowledge sharing, and mentoring junior engineers.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with Postman for API testing.
- Understanding of the ad-tech ecosystem and experience optimizing websites for ad revenue.
Our Benefits:
We value our people and offer a collaborative and engaging culture. As a Trusted Media Brands employee, you will enjoy work/life balance, generous time off and comprehensive benefits and programs. Learn more about what life is like working at Trusted Media Brands at https://www.trustedmediabrands.com/careers/.
India specific benefits:
- Comprehensive Time Off policies
- Maternity and Paternity Time off
- Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits including access to OPD consultations*, Gym/Yoga studios, Teleconsultation/Telemedicine*
- Access to Mental Health Reimbursement
- Annual Sport reimbursement and Home office reimbursement
Trusted Media Brands embraces inclusivity and values our diverse community. We are committed to building a team based on qualifications, merit and business need. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
This role is offered by TMB through Jukin Media India Private Limited.
