Web Developer

Dirty Martini; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A creative digital agency in Exeter seeks a junior or solid mid-weight Web Developer to join their restructured web team. The role involves developing industry-leading WordPress and Shopify websites, optimising performance, and maintaining hosting environments. Ideal candidates should have solid fundamentals in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and experience with modern frameworks like Vue.js. The company offers a competitive salary of up to £35,000, flexible working options, 33 days of holiday, and a range of perks including a monthly wellness payment.

Benefits

Latest MacBooks / Mac Studio kit

Flexible schedule: Monday to Friday, no weekends

Company pension

Awesome city centre location with parking

33 days holiday per year, including bank holidays

Monthly Wellness Payment worth £600

Regular free lunches

Free tea & coffee

Team outings and socials

Personal training and professional development allowance

Annual work anniversary gift

Christmas party

Summer party

Birthday pressies

Qualifications

• Curious, switched on, and proud of your craft.
• Not necessarily senior, but willing to learn.

Responsibilities

• Develop industry-leading WordPress and Shopify websites.
• Maintain hosting environments and optimise performance.
• Create optimal user journeys across devices.
• Contribute ideas through blogs and case studies.

Skills

Solid HTML, CSS and JavaScript fundamentals

Experience with modern JS Frameworks (Vue.js/Nuxt)

Experience working with APIs

Understanding of component-based development

Git version control experience

Genuine interest in modern web development

Tools

Node.js/Express

Headless CMS

Shopify

Job description

Job Overview

Working with APIs to connect CMS content, ecommerce and custom logic. Turning exceptional designs into refined, performant builds. Collaborating with designers, strategists and project managers. Maintaining and improving existing projects as they evolve. Learning best practices around performance, security and scalability. Contributing ideas—technically and creatively. Develop industry‑leading WordPress and Shopify websites for incredible clients. Maintain hosting environments—optimising performance, implementing security best practices, and managing DNS. Maintaining and updating existing websites. Creating optimal user journeys regardless of browsing device. Identifying and resolving technical issues. Contribute to thought leadership including contributing to blogs, case studies, and award submissions.

The Kind of Developer We're Looking For: You don't need to be a senior. You do need to be curious, switched on, and proud of your craft. You'll be joining a web team that:

What We Value

• Values clean architecture over hacks
• Cares deeply about performance, scalability and maintainability
• Works closely with designers, not around them
• Believes developers should think, not just implement

You should already have:

• Solid HTML, CSS and JavaScript fundamentals
• Experience with modern JS Frameworks, ideally Vue.js/Nuxt (commercial or strong personal projects)
• Experience working with APIs
• Understanding of component‑based development
• Git version control experience
• A genuine interest in modern web development

Bonus points for:

• Node.js/Express experience
• Headless CMS experience
• Shopify or ecommerce exposure
• Performance optimisation awareness
• Animation libraries (GSAP, etc.)

Degrees matter less than ability, attitude and taste.

At Dirty Martini, we don't just create websites, we craft digital experiences that captivate, convert, and push boundaries. Our clients don't come to us for the ordinary; they choose us because our extraordinary work helps them stand out. If you're looking for a role that challenges you to push creative boundaries, this is it. Our web dept has recently been rebuilt from the ground up—new architecture, new processes, new standards. It's fast, scalable and beautifully structured. Which means now is the right time to grow the team. We're looking for a superstar junior or solid mid‑weight Web Developer to join us and help deliver, without compromising quality. This is your opportunity to not only build incredible projects, but also join an agency that's already leading the way.

Some of our recent launches and awards include: Hotel Indigo, Nolia, Welstead—gaining x2 Awwwards Honourable Mentions, x3 CSS Design Awards, x1 Mindsparkle SOTD.

We run a modern JAMStack, headless architecture designed for performance and scale, with CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment.

Competitive salary

The salary guide is up to £35000.00 per year, depending on person. We say depending on person, as it's far more than just experience that's important. Every person is unique, so we strive to find the best match for both company and candidate. We value what each individual brings to us and reward that accordingly, so rather than putting strict salary schedules here, we'd far rather have a chat and find out what each of us is looking for.

Perks

• Latest MacBooks / Mac Studio kit
• Flexible schedule: Monday to Friday, no weekends
• Company pension
• Awesome city centre location with parking (remote working options for the right candidate)
• 33 days holiday per year, including bank holidays
• Monthly Wellness Payment worth £600 per year to use on a subscription of your choice
• Regular free lunches
• Free tea & coffee, morning coffee run by Timber Coffee
• Team outings and socials
• Personal training and professional development allowance
• Annual work anniversary gift
• Christmas party
• Summer party
• Birthday pressies

Recruitment process

• Let’s chat – an informal coffee to see if there's a spark
• Meet the team – a deeper dive into the role and your experience
• Final interview / challenge – a chance to show us what you've got