Web Developer Job at Matchbox Design Group in Saint Louis

Since 2006, Matchbox Design Group has been igniting innovative ideas and building St. Louis brands. We are especially proud of our agency culture. Our team is full of incredibly talented people who make every day amazing. They bring their A‑games to the office and pursue creative passions on the side, which add an extra dash of awesome sauce to our mix. Learn more about our culture and how our diverse team members work together so well. Get to know our team one by one and you will gain an understanding of how we work well together.

Job Description
THE GIST:
We’re growing our team and are looking for an experienced, responsive and outgoing full‑stack senior developer.

THE DETAILS:
At Matchbox, we strive to create lasting partnerships with clients. As our team and clients have grown over the last ten years, the complexity of solutions we implement has grown. We are constantly adding new features and enhancements while maintaining a large number of websites and web applications.

Due to this growth, we are seeking an experienced, full‑stack developer with extended agency experience for a full‑time position at our St. Louis office. We’re looking for someone who is responsive, fun, creative, has exceptional communication skills, and can work well in a team environment. The ideal candidate will have three‑plus years of professional experience working with clients and enjoys developing unique solutions and solving problems.

Position
Web Developer

What We’re Looking For

3+ years of agency experience

Full‑stack developer experience

Ability to work directly with clients to solve their problems

Experience with WordPress sites that use custom post types, custom meta, and responsive design

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Clear, concise technical writing

Ability to schedule support and development tasks

Understanding of urgency

Ability to make clear, concise decisions

Advanced proficiency in PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Git

Team‑oriented and capable of directing other developers

Ability to manage own workload

Technical Skills You Need

PHP

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

MySQL

Git

Comfortable with the terminal

Setting up and maintaining servers

Setting up and maintaining infrastructure such as deployments or continuous integration

Nice to Have Skills

SASS or comparable CSS preprocessor

WordPress

Vue.js or comparable JS framework

Laravel

Zendesk

Asana

Gulp, Grunt or comparable task runners

Webpack, Browserify or comparable module loaders

NPM, Yarn, Composer, Bower or comparable dependency managers

Vagrant or Docker

PHPUnit, phpspec, Codeception, Behat or comparable testing tools

Joomla!

Drupal

Adobe Flash/Animate (we know it’s crazy, but some people still need it)

Responsibilities

Develop and implement fixes, features, and enhancements

Meet with clients, account managers, and other developers to discuss project objectives and requirements

Coordinate development schedule with account managers

Interpret client business needs and recommend/develop solutions to suit those needs

Estimate time required to complete work and help provide quotes for clients

Contribute ideas and development strategies to the overall project brief

Keep abreast of emerging technologies in new media

Collaborate with designers, copywriters, photographers, other developers, account executives, SEO specialists, and marketing specialists

Qualifications
See above.

Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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