This will be a remote 6 month temporary role with plans to transition to hybrid in-office 2x/week located in downtown Toronto.
With millions of diners 60000 restaurant partners and 25 years of experience OpenTable part of Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG) is an industry leader with a passion for helping restaurants thrive. Our world-class technology empowers restaurants to focus on what matters most their team their guests and their bottom line while enabling diners to discover and book the perfect restaurant for every occasion.
Hospitality is all about taking care of others and it defines our culture.
Were seeking an experienced Software Engineer with expertise on the WordPress platform spanning both development and infrastructure to join our Website Experience team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for building and evolving our website including new features products design implementations and integrations. You should have experience creating scalable high-performance web solutions and expertise in optimizing database queries for WordPress environments. We value comfort with modern development workflows including Git CI/CD pipelines and familiarity with hosting infrastructure. A collaborative mindset is essential as youll work closely with marketing design and content teams. Your problem-solving approach should enable you to overcome technical challenges while meeting business objectives. Were looking for someone with a continuous learning mindset who stays current with WordPress and technology trends. Finally we value initiative and self-direction someone who can proactively identify opportunities to improve our website rather than just responding to requests.
WordPress Development: Build and maintain custom WordPress websites using Gutenberg ACF and relevant plugins or frameworks. Ensure sites are optimized for performance and scalability
Mobile Responsiveness & Design: Develop responsive mobile-first websites that work seamlessly across all devices and browsers ensuring optimal user experience
Multi-language Development: Implement multilingual website features ensuring the content is easily accessible in multiple languages
Work with SEO stakeholders to ensure websites are optimized for SEO best practices including fast-loading pages structured data and clean markup
Custom Gutenberg Blocks: Develop custom Gutenberg blocks tailored to project needs for reusable and dynamic content management
Custom Fields & Templates: Work with APIs and third-party services to extend site functionality including map services video platforms CRM systems or other business tools
Implement and maintain accessibility standards to ensure websites are inclusive for all users adhering to WCAG 2.1 guidelines
Performance Optimization: Optimize website performance through techniques like caching lazy loading image compression and reducing requests for faster load times. Implement and monitor performance metrics using tools like GTmetrix and Lighthouse
Security Implementation: Implement WordPress security best practices including hardening measures security plugins configuration and regular security audits. Technical Leadership: Conduct code reviews mentor junior developers and contribute to technical documentation and development standards
Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams: Work closely with design content and marketing teams to ensure alignment between business goals user needs and technical feasibility
Bug Fixes & Troubleshooting: Identify troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to WordPress development to ensure the smooth functioning of the website
Experience: Proven experience as a WordPress Developer with hands-on experience in Gutenberg ACF and building responsive websites
Technical Proficiency: Strong knowledge of PHP & OOP (Object Oriented Programming) HTML5 CSS3 JavaScript (ES6) ReactJS and development & design practices. Proficiency in MySQL/PostgreSQL database Development Workflow: Experience with modern build tools (Webpack Gulp Composer) and CI/CD pipelines. Strong understanding of Git workflows and deployment and custom queries
Experience with modern build tools (Webpack Gulp Composer) and CI/CD pipelines. Strong understanding of Git workflows and deployment strategies
Responsive Web Design: Extensive experience in building mobile-first responsive websites using frameworks like Bootstrap or custom media queries
SEO & Web Performance: Experience with on-page SEO best practices and performance optimization techniques (e.g. caching lazy loading image optimization)
Solid understanding of WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards and how to apply them to WordPress websites
Experience with Git for version control and collaborative development workflows
Experience building multilingual websites
Testing & Quality Assurance: Experience with unit testing integration testing and automated testing frameworks for WordPress development
Analytics Implementation: Proficiency in implementing and working with analytics tools (Google Analytics Tag Manager) and tracking solutions
Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams (designers content creators SEO specialists) and work both independently and in a team environment
There are a variety of factors that go into determining a salary range including but not limited to external market benchmark data geographic location and years of experience sought/required. The range for this Toronto Canada based role is 60 - 65 hourly CAD.
We offer a competitive base salary and benefits including: health benefits; flexible spending account; retirement benefits; life insurance; paid time off (including PTO paid sick leave medical leave bereavement leave floating holidays and paid holidays); and parental leave benefits. This role is eligible to be considered for an annual bonus and equity grant.
At OpenTable we pride ourselves on fostering a global and dynamic work environment. While the majority of your responsibilities may align with conventional business hours there will be instances where you are expected to manage communications - via calls Slack messages or emails - outside of regular working hours to effectively collaborate with international colleagues respond to restaurant partners and/or address urgent matters. OpenTable will always abide by and consider local laws and regulations.
Inclusion
We know the best ideas come when we bring different voices to the table so were building a team as dynamic as the diners and restaurants we serveand fostering a culture where everyone feels welcome to be themselves.
