The Web Developer role will work with the Lead Developer to architect, develop, test, deploy, maintain and expand the technologies that power our user-centered websites (cpr.org and networked sites) and support evolving digital technologies such as mobile apps.

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plan, scope, and build new features for the CPR websites, using a full stack approach to bring back-end, and front-end logic to life, to better engage with our large user base.
• Maintain integrations with 3rd party systems and APIs (Google Analytics, DFP, NPR, Salesforce, Pardot, OneSignal, etc.) as well as internal APIs (Playlists).
• Test new web releases for bugs (quality assurance) and recommend or implement fixes.
• Occasionally be available to help with emergent, or off-hours DevOps issues (outages, performance tweaks, etc.).
• Work closely with other departments (News, Music, Membership, Underwriting) to translate editorial and business goals into sustainable applications and infrastructure.
• Manage and maintain existing web hosting environment and technical aspects of the CMS.
• Maintain up-to-date technical documentation using consistent and reusable practices.
• Independently assess issues, troubleshoot problems, look for areas of improvement with existing and new applications.

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Education and Experience Requirements:

• 2-4 years back-end programming experience in a LAMP (or similar) stack.
• 2+ years front-end programming experience in modern javascript libraries and frameworks, including a strong understanding of ES6/ESNext principles & features.
• ReactJS experience preferred.
• Experience with containers (Docker, Vagrant et al.), and enough familiarity with systems admin to be able to troubleshoot and maintain a local dev environment.
• DevOps experience or familiarity not required, but a huge plus. Specifically around Pantheon and Heroku environments, including CI/CD strategies & troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with git and other version control systems, with experience using collaborative branching strategies (gitflow or similar concepts).
• Proficiency in building, implementing, and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Strong proficiency in WordPress CMS, WP CLI, custom post types/taxonomies, and the WordPress REST API.
• Experience with Google Analytics, specifically goal setting, event tracking, Ecommerce tracking.
• Understanding of SEO best practices.
• Knowledge or experience with news/publishing/media/music organizations a plus.
• UI/UX expertise and design experience a plus.