Senior Web Developer - Marketing Department

Senior Web Developer

Zelis is modernizing the healthcare financial experience in the United States (U.S.) across payers, providers, and healthcare consumers. We serve more than 750 payers, including the top five national health plans, regional health plans, TPAs and millions of healthcare providers and consumers across our platform of solutions. Zelis sees across the system to identify, optimize, and solve problems holistically with technology built by healthcare experts - driving real, measurable results for clients.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Web Developer to join our Marketing team. The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of experience in website development, performance optimization, and user experience enhancement. This role requires expertise in front-end and back-end development, with strong proficiency in WordPress, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and performance optimization techniques.

As a Senior Web Developer, you will be responsible for developing, managing, and optimizing our digital assets, ensuring a seamless and high-performing user experience. You will collaborate closely with the marketing, design, and content teams to drive engagement and enhance website functionality.

Key Responsibilities

• Website Development & Maintenance: Develop, maintain, and optimize company websites, landing pages, and digital assets to enhance user experience and performance.
• Design, develop, and maintain responsive and high-performance marketing websites and landing pages.
• Collaborate with marketing and design teams to translate creative concepts into functional and engaging web experiences.
• WordPress Development: Customize themes, plugins, and templates, ensuring security, scalability, and responsiveness.
• Performance Optimization: Improve website speed, SEO performance, and overall site efficiency through code optimization, caching strategies, and best development practices.
• Front-End & UI Development: Implement clean and modern UI designs using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frameworks like React or Vue.js.
• Back-End Development: Develop and maintain backend functionality using PHP, MySQL, and API integrations to ensure seamless performance.
• Cross-Department Collaboration: Work closely with marketing, content, and design teams to implement new website features and optimize the user journey.
• SEO & Analytics Integration: Ensure SEO best practices are followed and integrate tracking solutions (Google Analytics, Tag Manager, etc.) for performance monitoring.
• Security & Compliance: Implement security best practices, regular website audits, and compliance with accessibility standards.
• Troubleshooting & Debugging: Diagnose and resolve website issues, bugs, and performance bottlenecks.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in web development, WordPress, and website performance optimization.
• Strong proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript (ES6+), PHP, and MySQL.
• Experience with WordPress theme and plugin development/customization.
• Knowledge of front-end frameworks like React.js, Vue.js, or jQuery.
• Strong understanding of website performance optimization, including Core Web Vitals, page speed, caching, and CDNs.
• Experience with SEO best practices and integrating tracking tools (GA4, Google Tag Manager, etc.).
• Proficiency in using Git, CI/CD tools, and version control systems.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and third-party integrations.
• Experience with web security best practices (SSL, firewalls, data protection).
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently or collaboratively.

Zelis maintains a transparent, fee-free recruitment process. All genuine offers originate from our Talent Acquisition team using the "@zelis.com" domain. We do not use WhatsApp or personal emails for recruitment. Forward any suspected fraud to verify-offers@zelis.com for prompt investigation. Thank you for staying vigilant.