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Job#: 3031030Job Description:Typical Day in the Roleu2022 Purpose of the Team: The team supports Xbox Game Studios Publishing as the internal web team responsible for building and maintaining video game websites, primarily on WordPress, and ensuring reliable, high-quality web experiences for game titlesu2022 Key projects: This role will contribute to migrating existing WordPress websites to a new hosting platform, supporting ongoing development and maintenance of multiple Xbox Game Studios websites (including Flight Simulator and other titles), and assisting with automation, pipelines, and web infrastructure improvements.Candidate Requirementsu2022 Disqualifiers: Candidates will not be eligible if they show consistent short tenures or frequent job changes that are not project-based, as this indicates patchy work history.u2022 Best vs. Average: The ideal resume would contain experience working on large-scale WordPress sites (such as schools, universities, or newspapers)Hard Skills Assessmentsu2022 Expected Dates that Hard Skills Assessments will be scheduled: asapu2022 Hard Skills Assessment Process: The assessment process will include one round with the sponsoru2022 Required Candidate Preparation: NAThe Xbox Game Studios Publishing Team is looking for a talented WordPress developer to migrate our existing websites to a new hosting solution. Additionally, the candidate will assist us in updating our Sage 9 WordPress themes to Sage 11. We build build scalable, engaging, community-focused, user-friendly, and accessible websites. The ideal candidate has experience in both back-end & front-end web development utilizing WordPress.This is an opportunity to join a creative and motivated team, work on exciting new projects, and take advantage of the latest technology with backing and support from Microsoft. Join the group driving world-class game development across a growing family of devices including Xbox and Windows 10.Candidate Requirementsu2022 3 - 5 years of experience in Web Developer spaceu2022 Experience migrating WordPress websites between hosting platformsu2022 Experience updating Sage WordPress starter theme versions 9 through 11u2022 Solid PHP back-end development skillsu2022 Deep understanding of front-end technologies, including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQueryu2022 Working knowledge & usage of WordPress core functions, filters & actionsu2022 Experience with build pipelines and automation tools such as Webpack, NPM & Yarnu2022 Understanding of the server-side CSS preprocessor SASSu2022 Prior usage of Bootstrap CSS Frameworku2022 Experience with git or similar version controlu2022 Experience with cross-browser & device testingu2022 Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, related degree, or equivalent work experiencePreferredu2022 Familiarity with Azureu2022 Familiarity with automated testingu2022 Familiarity with agile development processesu2022 Knowledge of user authentication and authorizationEEO EmployerApex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.Apex Systems is a worl