Full Stack Developer - Skopje

Iris; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A digital experience agency in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Full-Stack Developer to build high-quality digital experiences. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of hands-on development experience, strong skills in PHP, JavaScript, and React, and a builder’s mindset. Key responsibilities include developing robust applications, collaborating across teams, and implementing APIs. Applicants should thrive in ambiguity and embrace technical excellence. Join a dynamic team dedicated to innovation and excellence.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on full-stack development experience.
• Strong proficiency in PHP, including custom WordPress and Laravel development.
• Solid experience with JavaScript, React, and modern front-end tooling.

Responsibilities

• Building and maintaining robust applications across WordPress, Laravel, and React-based front ends.
• Developing custom themes, plugins, APIs, integrations, and reusable components.
• Partnering with UX and design teams to ensure performance and accessibility.

Skills

PHP

JavaScript

React

MySQL/PostgreSQL

Git-driven workflows

Tools

WordPress

Laravel

APIs (REST/GraphQL)

Job description

At Iris, our spirit is built on outsider thinking. We dive headfirst into the unknown, experiment relentlessly, and stay ahead of the curve. Technology is no exception.

As a Senior Full-Stack Developer, you’ll bring that same energy and curiosity to the engineering craft, building high-quality digital experiences that power the work our clients see, feel, and interact with. You’ll sit at the heart of our digital ecosystem, shaping the systems, frameworks, and code that keep our ideas moving and our creativity scalable.

This role is for someone who thrives in ambiguity, obsesses over clean architecture, and pushes for technical excellence while collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams across UX, design, strategy, and production.

You’ll build tools, platforms, and features that help Iris show up in culture and stay ahead of what’s next.

How you’d spend your day

Engineering Craft

• Building and maintaining robust applications across WordPress, Laravel, and React-based front ends.
• Developing custom themes, plugins, APIs, integrations, and reusable components that keep our digital output scalable and future-proof.
• Engineering Gutenberg blocks, ACF components, and bespoke functionality tailored to client and project needs.

Collaboration & Creativity

• Partnering with UX, design, and strategy teams to bring concepts to life with performance, accessibility, and maintainability baked in from day one.
• Participating in architectural planning, code reviews, and technical scoping to help define how we build the work Iris is known for.
• Supporting fellow developers, championing best practices, and helping elevate our engineering standards across the board.

Performance, Scalability & Quality

• Delivering fast, accessible, SEO-friendly solutions that meet the highest security standards.
• Implementing APIs (REST/GraphQL) that allow our systems to move quickly and scale elegantly.
• Contributing to CI/CD workflows, testing suites, and continuous improvement initiatives to raise the bar on performance.

What we’relooking for

• 5+ years of hands‑on full‑stack development experience.
• Strong proficiency in PHP, including custom WordPress and Laravel development.
• Solid experience with JavaScript, React, and modern front‑end tooling.
• Strong database skills (MySQL/PostgreSQL), including schema design and optimisation.
• Comfort working with Git‑driven workflows, automated testing, and deployment pipelines.
• A builder’s mindset—able to turn complex requirements into reliable, elegant systems.
• Someone calm in complexity, curious by nature, and always pushing the boundaries of what digital can do.

Nice to Have

• Experience with headless CMS, decoupled architectures, or advanced React frameworks (Next.js).
• Knowledge of Totara/Moodle or complex third‑party integrations (SSO, custom APIs).
• Familiarity with component libraries, design systems, or scalable UI patterns.

Iris Core Values

PASSION

Passion fuels everything we do. You might be the loudest voice in the room or quietly crushing it behind the scenes. What matters is that you care. About the work. About the people. About the impact. We show up with energy, get involved, and make this place better every day for each other and for our clients.

PROACTIVITY

We don’t wait for permission. We get stuck in. Iris people take ownership, stay curious, and never stop learning. We are always looking for smarter ways of working, new skills to master, and better answers to the briefs we’re given and even the ones we’re not. We don’t sit still and we don’t let opportunities pass us by.

PERFORMANCE

Great work is our baseline. We push for better. We collaborate across teams, challenge the norm, and raise the quality of everything we deliver. Strong performance isn’t just about doing your part. It’s about growing the business, helping others succeed, and showing clients what Iris is made of.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and recruit on talent alone, regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, religion, education, class, sexual orientation or disability. We champion diversity and believe it not only benefits, but enhances our creativity, our company and the wider society at large.

If you decide to apply for a role at Iris we will only keep the data provided by you for 2 years from the date we receive it, following which your data will then be destroyed. We have a legitimate interest to process the data you provide us and we will protect your rights in accordance with all applicable data legislation. If at any point you decide you would like us to delete the data we hold or have any more questions please email us [e-mail].