Backend WordPress Developer | Backshift 2-10pm (Remote - UK Only)

Zap; Glasgow; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic digital design agency as a Backend WordPress Developer, where you'll work on high-impact projects and collaborate with a talented team. This role offers the chance to build scalable solutions for eCommerce clients while enjoying a fully remote work environment. With a focus on clean code and performance, you'll play a crucial role in enhancing backend capabilities and optimizing functionality. If you're a creative problem-solver with a passion for technology and collaboration, this opportunity is perfect for you. Enjoy competitive salary, generous holidays, and a supportive work culture that values your contributions.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

10% Company Bonus

Service Bonus of £1,000 per annum

Fully Remote Team

34 Holidays a Year

Extra Day Off for Birthday

Quarterly Team Meetings

Remote Working Tools Provided

Full Private Healthcare Coverage

Pension-providing Employer

Qualifications

• Experience in WordPress development and building custom plugins.
• Strong skills in PHP and JavaScript with a focus on scalability.

Responsibilities

• Build WordPress plugins for high-traffic eCommerce clients.
• Develop scalable solutions and optimize backend functionality.

Skills

WordPress Development

PHP

JavaScript

WooCommerce

GIT

REST APIs

Laravel

React

Debugging

Collaboration

Job description

Backend WordPress Developer | Backshift 2-10pm (Remote - UK Only)

We're looking for a skilled and motivated Backend Developer to join our growing team at Zap. This role follows a backshift schedule from 2 PM - 10 PM UK time to cover evening client requests. If you thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and love working on high-impact digital projects, this role is for you.

Zap is a digital design and marketing agency based in Glasgow, Scotland. For over a decade, we've been transforming screens into brand showcases for clients across various industries. Our compact but talented team blends creativity and technical expertise to build cutting-edge digital experiences.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Building WordPress plugins that power massive eCommerce clients
• Developing scalable, high-performance solutions - Our clients operate at scale, generating over £400 million per year cumulatively, with up to 3 orders per second during peak times. Your code needs to be clean, efficient, and built for scale
• Researching and implementing innovative ways to improve our backend capabilities across client websites
• Debugging and optimising functionality for maximum speed, performance, and scalability
• Writing clean, efficient, and well-documented code
• Collaborating with front-end developers, designers, and project managers to build cohesive digital experiences
• Liaising with third-party providers to integrate external applications
• Staying ahead of industry trends and recommending new tools, technologies, and best practices
• Handling client emergency requests efficiently during your fixed backshift schedule (2 PM - 10 PM UK time)

Requirements:

You'll be a confident creative with plenty of ideas and the gumption to speak them out. We're looking for experience, but the capacity to learn quickly and keep on learning is even more valuable. A collaborative mentality is essential, whether producing great work or just wading into the conversation on our team channels.

Work composition:

• 60% Back End Development
• 30% Testing / Quality Assurance
• 10% Front End Development

What we're looking for:

• WordPress developer - You're well-versed in building and utilising custom plugins, working with WP-CRON, transients, caching, and query optimisation
• WooCommerce experience - Proven ability to develop scalable, high-traffic eCommerce websites
• Proven experience writing scalable, clean code - You've built systems that can handle high order volumes and large-scale operations without breaking a sweat
• Strong PHP and JavaScript skills - You know MySQL and REST APIs inside and out
• Laravel and React experience is a bonus - Familiarity with these frameworks is a plus
• GIT-based workflows - Comfortable implementing and working within a version-controlled environment
• Efficiency-focused - You care about speed, user experience, and process improvement
• Independent and collaborative - Able to take ownership of projects and work efficiently, whether solo or as part of a team
• Great communicator - Able to clearly articulate ideas, contribute to discussions, and collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Benefits:

• Salary is competitive, negotiable and dependent on experience
• Company Bonus 10% of salary once company goals are met or at the company's discretion
• Service Bonus of £1,000 per annum paid into your monthly salary up to 5 years / £5,000
• Fully remote team, eliminating the need for 8 am commutes
• Minimum of 34 holidays a year (2 weeks of which can be taken over Christmas)
• Extra day off for your birthday
• Quarterly all-team meeting, ending in a monthly all-team social
• We supply any remote working tools and equipment you need
• Best Place to Work Certified company
• Full private BUPA Healthcare & Dental coverage
• Access to VIVUP - staff benefits & wellbeing platform
• Pension-providing employer

What's next?

We know what it's like not to know what's going on with a job application. Here's how our hiring process usually works:

• Review of your application and portfolio
• Call with our Head of Web and Head of Backend Development
• Short WordPress-related task
• Interview to discuss the task with our Digital Director and Founder
• Offer if everything goes well

NO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES, PLEASE

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting