Website Uncanny Owl
Automate your WordPress site and apps
Company: Uncanny Owl
Location: Remote (Canada based, must overlap with EST hours)
Job Type: Full time
Compensation: Dependent on experience
Also See: Technical Success Manager
Build the Most Powerful Automation Platform for WordPress
Uncanny Owl builds Uncanny Automator, the most powerful automation platform for WordPress. Think Zapier, but native to WordPress. We also develop several eLearning add ons used by thousands of eLearning sites worldwide. Our products are active on over 80,000 websites and experienced by millions of internet users
We are looking for a WordPress Developer to join our team and help shape the future of the web. You will be responsible for building and maintaining integrations that connect WordPress to hundreds of external services from CRMs and email platforms to payment gateways and social networks. You will own features from conception to completion handling scoping development and testing
The Opportunity
As a WordPress Developer you will build new Automator integrations including triggers and actions for third party plugins and apps. You will scope, develop, and test product enhancements, new product features, and product add ons of all sizes. You will work with support to fix bugs, refactor legacy code while maintaining backward compatibility, and review pull requests from teammates on GitHub
What You’ll Do
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Build new Automator integrations for third party plugins and apps
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Scope, develop, and test product enhancements, new features, and add ons
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Work with support to fix bugs reported by our internal team or customers
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Refactor legacy code while maintaining backward compatibility
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Review pull requests from teammates and provide constructive feedback on GitHub
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Jump between front end and back end tasks as needed
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Communicate with the team and support your peers using chat, audio, and video
Who You Are
Must Have
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3 plus years of WordPress plugin development with professional experience in plugin architecture and WordPress standards
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4 plus years of advanced PHP proficiency including OOP, autoloading, namespacing, traits, interfaces, and modern PHP practices
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AI assisted development expertise you know how to leverage AI to amplify and accelerate your work not replace your brain
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Third party API experience consuming APIs from services like Stripe, Drip, Zapier, Google, MailChimp, and others
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WordPress hooks mastery including actions, filters, and priorities you know when to use each and why
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Security awareness escaping, sanitization, nonces, and capability checks are second nature
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Build tools ability to use and extend webpack and similar tools
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Package managers familiarity with Composer and NPM
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Git proficiency competent with version control through git and GitHub
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Keep it simple ability to keep complex ideas and features simple
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Previous remote work experience freelance or remote work background
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Strong English communication fluent in both verbal and written English
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Personal computer with internet access
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Availability to participate in audio and video meetings between 9 am and 5 pm EST
Nice to Have
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LearnDash experience building add ons or customizations
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Existing Uncanny Automator integration experience
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Claude Code expertise in giving Claude Code the guidance and context to plan and execute projects
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HTML, CSS, SCSS experience with layout, specificity, cross browser compatibility, and accessibility
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JavaScript expertise including vanilla JS, jQuery, ES6, DOM manipulation, async programming, closures, promises, web components, VueJS or React
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MySQL expertise in database design, queries, and optimization
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REST API experience working with WordPress REST API and authentication
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TDD experience writing PHP unit tests
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UI and UX design skills
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DevOps or infrastructure management experience
Who Thrives Here
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You are a self starter who loves taking initiative and seeing things through from conception to completion
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You are an excellent communicator who makes sure nothing slips through the cracks
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You have the curiosity and desire to learn and grow your skills
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You are passionate about leaving your mark on the web and excited to impact millions of users
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You take pride in quality and craftsmanship not just checking boxes
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You are a team player comfortable working alongside and helping other developers
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You are adaptable happy working on tasks of all sizes
What We Offer
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Competitive salary
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Fully remote work from anywhere our team spans Canada, Colombia, Philippines, Pakistan, Finland, and more
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Annual all company retreat we fly everyone out once a year and cover all travel costs
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Real ownership you will own features from scoping to deployment
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Impact at scale your code runs on tens of thousands of websites
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Solve meaningful problems your work makes a tangible difference
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Work with the best frequent interactions with talented teammates
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No politics, no BS, and no jerks
Location and Hours
This is a remote position. Our home base is in Canada so company operating hours are generally 9 am to 5 pm ET. While full coverage is not a requirement you must be available during a portion of the day
How to Apply
Please clearly include the following in your cover letter
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Your GitHub, GitLab, or WordPress.org profile required include code samples
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Your experience with WordPress plugin development tell us about a specific plugin you have built or contributed to
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Your favorite WordPress hook or function and why we want to see how you think about WordPress development
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What AI coding tools you use and how they fit into your workflow
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Tell us about yourself why you should be considered your experience qualifications and personality
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Other profile links if available your website, Twitter, LinkedIn, and others
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Answers to any additional interview questions in the application form
Important Proofread before submitting Check spelling and capitalization. Attention to detail is one of our core values this is your chance to stand out
Our process Application review to Skills assessment to Code challenge to Live interview to Offer
Location This position is fully remote with requirement to overlap with EST hours
Ready to build the most powerful automation platform for WordPress
If you are a WordPress Developer with PHP expertise and a passion for automation we want to hear from you