Full Stack Web Developer

Brightbulb Design; Queen's Bower; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A creative agency in the UK seeks a Full Stack Web Developer with strong PHP and WordPress skills. In this role, you'll develop bespoke themes and plugins, build Laravel applications, and optimize performance. Ideal candidates will have hands-on experience throughout the development stack, working closely with designers and project managers in a supportive team environment. Additional perks include 28 days of holiday, a pension scheme, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Highly competitive salary

28 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension contributions

Profit share bonus scheme

Cycle2work scheme

Supportive team environment

Team events and outings

Qualifications

• Proven commercial experience with PHP.
• Advanced capabilities in WordPress custom themes and plugins.
• Solid experience in Laravel framework.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain bespoke WordPress themes and plugins.
• Build and support Laravel-based applications.
• Collaborate with designers on pixel-accurate implementations.

Skills

Commercial experience with PHP

Advanced WordPress development

Solid experience with Laravel

Understanding of MySQL

Experience with Git

Problem-solving skills

Tools

WordPress

Laravel

React

Job description

About Brightbulb

Brightbulb is a creative agency that blends design, technology and human insight to help the UK’s most ambitious brands, delivering thoughtful, high-quality websites, applications, and digital experiences. Based in Sandown on the Isle of Wight we pride ourselves on clean code, strong collaboration, and building solutions that are both elegant and practical.

Our vision is to be a nationally recognised, creative agency that blends design, technology and human insight to help the UK’s most ambitious brands grow.

The Role

We’re looking for a highly competent Full Stack Web Developer to join us. You’ll work closely with our designers and project managers to deliver bespoke web solutions, primarily using PHP, WordPress, and Laravel, while contributing to technical decisions across projects.

This is a hands-on role suited to someone comfortable working across the full stack, from backend architecture and databases to polished, responsive front-end builds.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain bespoke WordPress themes and plugins
• Build and support Laravel-based applications
• Write clean, secure, and maintainable PHP
• Collaborate closely with designers to deliver pixel-accurate implementations
• Optimise performance, security, and scalability across projects
• Debug, maintain, and extend existing websites and applications
• Contribute to code reviews, technical standards, and best practices

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong commercial experience with PHP
• Advanced WordPress development, including:
  • Custom theme builds
  • Custom plugin development
  • ACF and bespoke content architectures
• Solid experience working with Laravel
• Strong understanding of MySQL / relational databases
• Experience with Git and modern development workflows
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail

Bonus / Nice-to-Haves

• Experience with React
• Working knowledge of Tailwind CSS
• Shopify theme development and customisation
• App development experience (web apps, mobile apps, or PWAs)
• Experience integrating third-party APIs
• Agency experience or working across multiple client projects

What We Offer

• Highly competitive salary based on experience, impact and fit
• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays in England totalling 36 days
• Pension contributions
• Profit share bonus scheme
• Cycle2work scheme
• Varied and interesting client work
• Supportive, collaborative team environment
• Opportunity to help shape technical direction and processes
• Team events and outings
• Bi-weekly team coffee mornings

How to Apply

Please send your CV and portfolio / GitHub profile to [e-mail].