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Description

This role involves leading WordPress development, architecting and maintaining high-performance websites, creating custom solutions, and providing technical guidance. The developer will collaborate with cross-functional teams, ensure code quality and adherence to standards, implement responsive and accessible designs, and manage project deliverables within an Agile framework. They will also contribute to DevOps and deployment strategies.

What We're Looking For

Lead WordPress Development: Architect, build, and maintain complex, high-performance WordPress websites and applications that are scalable, secure, and optimized for performance.

Custom Solutions & Technical Leadership: Develop advanced custom themes, Gutenberg blocks, and plugins. Provide technical guidance on WordPress architecture, ensuring adherence to industry and internal coding standards.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with designers, developers, and project stakeholders to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions. Provide mentorship and code reviews for junior developers.

Code Quality & Engineering Excellence: Champion clean, maintainable, and reusable code. Enforce best practices in code structure, accessibility, performance, and security across the development team.

Responsive & Accessible Design Implementation: Ensure web solutions are fully responsive and meet accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG), delivering a seamless experience across all devices and user types.

Agile Delivery & Ownership: Take ownership of project deliverables within an Agile workflow—contributing to sprint planning, leading stand-ups when necessary, and ensuring timely delivery of high-quality features.

DevOps & Deployment: Collaborate on deployment strategies using CI/CD pipelines and staging environments. Ensure smooth transitions from development to production environments.

5+ years of professional experience in web development.

Strong proficiency in HTML, CSS, PHP, and MySQL.

Experience in modern JavaScript frameworks such as React, Vue, or Angular.

Familiarity with Git for version control and collaborative workflows.

Experience with deployment processes, including staging environments and CI/CD pipelines.

Familiarity with the WordPress framework and coding standards.

Solid experience developing custom WordPress themes, plugins and Gutenberg blocks.

Understanding of SEO best practices for WordPress and experience using tools like Yoast.

Proficient in Figma with a strong grasp of responsive design, accessibility, and UX best practices.

Ability to translate designs into pixel-perfect, functional front-end code.

Ideal Candidate

5+ years of professional experience in web development

Hard Skills

WordPress Development
HTML
CSS
PHP
MySQL
JavaScript frameworks (React, Vue, Angular)
Git
CI/CD pipelines
WordPress framework
Custom WordPress themes
WordPress plugins
Gutenberg blocks
SEO (Yoast)
Figma
Responsive design
Accessibility
UX best practices
Front-end coding
Application Development
Application Integrations
Application Maintenance
Applications Architecture
Enterprise Application Delivery
Programming Languages
Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
System Applications

Soft Skills

Technical Leadership
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Mentorship
Code reviews
Code Quality
Engineering Excellence
Agile Delivery
Ownership
Problem-solving
Attention to detail
Clean code
Maintainable code
Optimized code
Collaborative
Detail-Oriented
Group Problem Solving

Work Hours

40 hours/week

Benefits

RBC offers a comprehensive Total Rewards package including competitive base pay, performance bonuses, and flexible benefits like health and dental coverage. Employees also benefit from a defined contribution pension plan, stock ownership programs, wellness resources, and tuition reimbursement.

About the Company

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Royal Bank of Canada

Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance. As Canada's largest bank, it provides personal and commercial banking, wealth management, and capital markets services to over 17 million clients worldwide.

Purpose-driven
Inclusive
Innovative
Collaborative
Professional
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