Experienced WordPress Developer

Affinity; Truro; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software development agency is looking for an Experienced WordPress Developer to join their agile team. This remote role requires strong skills in PHP, SQL, and custom WordPress development. The ideal candidate will work on high-profile projects, ensuring quality through problem-solving and communication. Benefits include additional holidays, flexible working, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Extra holiday accrued yearly

Professional development opportunities

Access to coaching services

Investors In People accredited

Qualifications

• Experience integrating WordPress and improving implementations.
• Custom plugin and theme development experience desired.
• Ability to work as a team and autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Lead software support and development projects.
• Attend project meetings with the Delivery Manager.
• Record time spent on projects meticulously.

Skills

HTML5, CSS3, Sass

PHP and SQL

Strong ES6+ Javascript skills

Custom WordPress theme and plugin development

Responsive/mobile web development

RESTful APIs

Version control, particularly Git

Docker and containerisation

Strong communication skills

Attention to detail

Job description

Job Title: Experienced WordPress Developer

Location:Remote

Salary: GBP40,000 - GBP45,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

About us:

Affinity is an award-winning, full-service, bespoke software development agency dedicated to solving digital problems for clients in both the public and private sectors.

As a company, we are deeply technical and always flexible, with a core mission to deliver human-centered solutions to technical challenges.

We work across the public sector, including central government, and enterprise-level private sector clients. We specialise in Discovery, Design, Development, Implementation, Data Integration and Migration, utilising open-source technologies including WordPress. We are committed to nurturing long-term relationships with our clients through quality-driven and cost-effective Support, Maintenance and Continuous Improvement.

Please note that, due to the nature of this role and the fact that this company does not offer sponsorship, candidates require the legal right to live and work in the UK to be considered for this role.

About the Role:

We are seeking a UK-based, experienced WordPress Developer who will bring energy and drive, to join our agile development team.

Self-motivated and with a can-do attitude, they will be looked upon to use creative problem-solving, coupled with significant experience of working with WordPress.

The successful person will be part of an agile development team, building and maintaining customer websites and digital services using WordPress, SQL and PHP, utilising various services and open source tools. They will support existing solutions and help continually improve them through work packages.

They will be working on a number of high profile accounts, ensuring that everything is completed to the highest level including design patterns, web security, technical documentation and application performance.

Custom plugin and theme development experience would be desirable, together with a strong working knowledge of Git.

They will be decisive and a good communicator, and will be looked upon to lead by example and help support the less experienced members of the team.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Lead on software support and development projects as well as research and testing as required.
• Attend project meetings as requested by the Delivery Manager or Senior Developer.
• Record time spent on each project on a day by day basis to the required level of detail.
• Remain current regarding changes in relevant technology and systems to ensure that technical knowledge is up to date.

About you:

Ideal candidates will have experience integrating WordPress, tuning and improving WordPress implementations and enjoy fast-paced, challenging and real-time problem solving.

Ideal skills, not limited to:

• HTML5, CSS3, Sass (Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap, etc.)
• PHP and SQL
• Strong ES6+ Javascript skills, including Node JS and React
• Custom WordPress theme and plugin development
• Responsive/mobile web development
• RESTful APIs
• Version control, particularly Git
• Docker and containerisation
• Strong communication skills, including client facing
• Ability to work as a team and autonomously
• Attention to detail and ability to work under pressure
• Commercially aware

Useful experience for the role:

• Enterprise-level experience with either government or the private sector
• Continuous integration and deployment, incl. GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, etc.
• Cloud platforms, such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Benefits:

• We are a flat organisation and team members are rewarded for being great at what they do, not the seniority they have reached in the company.
• 1 day of extra holiday per year of employment, up to a maximum of 8 extra days.
• We accommodate flexible working when needed.
• Continuing professional development opportunities ranging from on-the-job training to formal qualifications and certifications.
• Access to a professional and life coach where appropriate.
• We are an Investors In People and Living Wage accredited employer.

Please click the APPLY button to submit your CV for this role.

Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Front End Developer, Back End Developer, PHP Developer, Web Developer, SQL Developer, Javascript Developer, Git, HTML5, CSS3, Sass, React, Gutenberg, AWS, Docker, Vagrant may also be considered for this role.