WordPress Developer - Performance, SEO & Growth

Jacaranda Finance Pty Ltd; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$1,000 learning budget

Career development opportunities

Birthday leave

Annual leave bonus

Free daily coffee

Core Value Awards

Team events

Employee Assistance Program

Office dogs

Great Place to Work culture

Job summary

Jacaranda Finance Pty Ltd is seeking a Website Developer to join the Technology team in Brisbane. You will own the ongoing design, development and maintenance of our main WordPress website and brand sites, turning mockups into functional experiences.

You’ll work across front-end and back-end development, improve performance, security and SEO, and contribute to how our sites evolve as Jacaranda grows. Probation requires in-office work five days per week with post-probation WFH one day weekly.

Qualifications

• Strong WordPress skills including theme and plugin development.
• HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP/MySQL experience.
• Linux / command line proficiency.
• Understanding of networking, DNS and WordPress security.
• Experience with Git, Chrome Developer Tools and VSCode or similar.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work autonomously, prioritise and communicate effectively.
• Acorn, Laravel and TypeScript experience would be highly valued.
• Willingness to learn, adapt and try better ways of working.

Responsibilities

• Developing, maintaining and improving our WordPress websites.
• Customising and optimising WordPress themes and plugins.
• Turning designs and mockups into responsive, functional websites.
• Managing website hosting, DNS, domains and SSL.
• Maintaining website security, performance and stability.
• Improving technical SEO/AEO, including audits, redirects and structured data.
• Supporting landing pages, A/B testing, tracking and conversion optimisation.
• Managing website analytics and tracking data.
• Using AI tools responsibly to support development and troubleshooting.
• Making and documenting technical decisions independently.
• Building tools and processes that help us ship faster.
• Troubleshooting issues and providing technical support when required.

Skills

WordPress

PHP

MySQL

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

Linux

DNS & Security

Git

VSCode

Chrome DevTools

WordPress Theme/Plugin

Acorn

Laravel

TypeScript

Education

Bachelor's degree welcome

Tools

Git

VSCode

Chrome DevTools

Job description

Jacaranda Finance Pty Ltd is seeking a Website Developer to join the Technology team in Brisbane. You will own the ongoing design, development and maintenance of our main WordPress website and brand sites, turning mockups into functional experiences.

You’ll work across front-end and back-end development, improve performance, security and SEO, and contribute to how our sites evolve as Jacaranda grows. Probation requires in-office work five days per week with post-probation WFH one day weekly.