Junior WordPress Developer — Create real‑world WP solutions

SK8Tech; Sydney; On-site; AUD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

SK8Tech is seeking a junior WordPress developer to join our development team. The role focuses on implementing WordPress-based solutions, PHP, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, with attention to responsive design and aesthetics.

You will work across design, development, and deployment to deliver reliable, user-friendly websites. You will contribute to project planning, explore new tools, support clients, help maintain servers, and mentor peers as needed.

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of WordPress, PHP, jQuery, AJAX, Restful Web Services and SQL.
• Strong PHP back-end development skills.
• WordPress knowledge and extensive experience.
• Knowledge of change control systems, specifically Git and SVN.
• Excellent analytical skills with positive problem-solving attitude.
• Solid skills with WordPress theme and plugin development.
• Graphic design skills (Photoshop, Illustrator or equivalent).
• Understanding of web servers and how to coordinating technical solutions with hosting companies.

Responsibilities

• Develop customised, often complex WordPress-based solutions.
• Conduct Web project planning.
• Provide leadership in finding/developing new technologies/methods.
• Perform conversion focused Web Design using base/theme/templates
• Implement Web Design on WordPress using Shortcodes/Page Builder/Code
• Provide WordPress related IT Support to customers
• Perform server maintenance and monitoring.
• Aid sales staff in requirements gathering.
• Aid other developers with system design and implementation.
• Support the internal growth of other developers
• Provide advanced technical support.

Skills

WordPress

PHP

jQuery

AJAX

RESTful Web Services

SQL

Git

SVN

Analytical skills

WordPress theme development

WordPress plugin development

Graphic design

Tools

Git

SVN

Shortcodes/Page Builder

Job description

Job Description:

We are looking for a talented Junior WordPress developer to join our development team. The candidate should have a strong understanding of industry trends and content management systems. This position requires a combination of programming skills (namely PHP, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript) and aesthetics (understanding element arrangements on the screen, the colour and font choices, and so on). Experience with the responsive and adaptive design is strongly preferred. Also, an understanding of the entire web development process, including design, development, and deployment is preferred.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Developing customised, often complex WordPress-based solutions.
• Conducting Web project planning.
• Providing leadership in finding/developing new technologies/methods.
• Performing conversion focused Web Design using given base/theme/templates
• Implementing Web Design on WordPress using Shortcodes/Page Builder/Code
• Providing WordPress related IT Support to customers
• Performing server maintenance and monitoring.
• Aids sales staff in requirements gathering.
• Aids other developers with system design and implementation.
• Supporting the internal growth of other developers
• Providing advanced technical support.

Skills and Qualifications:

• In-depth knowledge of WordPress, PHP, jQuery, AJAX, Restful Web Services and SQL.
• Strong PHP back-end development skills
• WordPress knowledge and extensive experience.
• Knowledge of change control systems, specifically Git and SVN.
• Excellent analytical skills with positive problem-solving attitude.
• Solid skills with WordPress theme and plugin development.
• Graphic design skills (Photoshop, Illustrator or equivalent).
• Understanding of web servers and how to coordinating technical solutions with hosting companies.

Nice to Have:

• Written Chinese Skills
• Advanced knowledge of PHP frameworks (CodeIgniter, Symfony, Yii, Zend, etc). Laravel strongly desired.
• Knowledge of how to interact with RESTful APIs and formats (JSON, XML).
• Project Management Experience
• WordPress Security Knowledge

We are currently collecting resumes for a large candidate pool; please apply early to secure your position.