Senior WordPress Full-Stack Lead — Hybrid, £95k+

Heels and Brogues Group; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading British media institution is seeking a Senior Full Stack Developer to maintain and enhance WordPress sites. You will lead development efforts, improve site performance, and collaborate with teams on innovative digital products. With over 8 years of experience in WordPress, strong skills in PHP, JavaScript, and React, and a passion for digital solutions, you can thrive in a hybrid work environment. The role offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits.

Benefits

25 days' holiday

Life cover up to 3x salary

Onsite perks: gym, canteen, nurse & GP clinics

Discounts on online shopping and dining

Qualifications

• 8+ years' hands-on WordPress development experience.
• Deep understanding of WordPress + Gutenberg.
• Confident communicator and collaborator in distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the maintenance and feature development of enterprise-level WordPress sites across multiple brands.
• Build and maintain shared plugins and reusable microservices to enhance performance and scalability.
• Optimise site performance - improving response times, query efficiency, and Core Web Vitals.

Skills

WordPress development experience

PHP

JavaScript

React

HTML

CSS

Git

Agile

JIRA

performance optimisation

Tools

Gutenberg

AWS

CI/CD tools

Job description

A leading British media institution is seeking a Senior Full Stack Developer to maintain and enhance WordPress sites. You will lead development efforts, improve site performance, and collaborate with teams on innovative digital products. With over 8 years of experience in WordPress, strong skills in PHP, JavaScript, and React, and a passion for digital solutions, you can thrive in a hybrid work environment. The role offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits.