PHP / WordPress Developer at FormulaFolio Investments (Costa Mesa, CA)

Requirements

• Proficient at developing and testing WordPress themes and plugins.
• Eager to solve problems and make life easier for others both professionally and personally.
• Experienced building web application using a PHP MVC framework like Laravel or Symfony.
• Able to write clean, testable code in one or more of the following languages: Javascript, Ruby, Python.
• Comfortable at the command line and using Git.
• Well-practiced in writing insightful code comments and helpful documentation.
• Serious about security and quality.
• Sucks at multitasking but excels at organizing, prioritizing, and finishing tasks.
• Pass pre-employment background screen.

Preferences

• Appreciates checklists and automation.
• Experienced with DevOps: provisioning Linux servers for web applications and automating deployment.
• Familiar with Ruby-on-Rails and its conventions.
• Knows how to use Google and StackOverflow effectively.
• Respects the Zen of Python and seeks principles that will improve oneself and one’s peers.
• Intellectually curious with an affection for the absurd and an aversion to brogrammer culture.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates harmoniously with others and contributes to success of organization.
• Embraces Agile methodology, clears aggravations, and promotes well-being.
• Writes quality code supporting FormulaFolios websites and enhancing FormulaFolios brand.
• Improves project tests and documentation.
• Serves advisors, investors, and staff across the organization.
• Builds professional knowledge and hones skills.
• Works a regular full-time schedule at our new Costa Mesa office.

Hiring Process

One 30-minute phone or in-person screening:

• 10 minute overview of position and team.
• 20 minutes discussion of candidate interests and qualifications.
• At end candidate will be asked: do you wish to interview in person?

One 90-minute in-person interview:

• 40 minutes discussion of requirements and responsibilities
• 40 minutes coding challenge (on a laptop, not a whiteboard)
• 10 minutes answer questions and review next steps