WordPress Developer - Hybrid Role with Growth & Impact

Ripple; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 37,500 - 42,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Career progression

Company pension scheme

Free on-site parking

Job summary

Ripple Recruitment is seeking a WordPress Developer to join a design‑led agency in Basingstoke. You will build and maintain WordPress themes and plugins, translating wireframes into responsive websites within a hybrid work model.

Collaborate with designers and an experienced developer to deliver high‑performing websites, using PHP, JS, SCSS and TypeScript, while optimising databases and AWS/Linus configurations.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience developing with WordPress, including theme and plugin development.
• Strong grasp of responsive web design principles and front-end frameworks.
• Confident using Visual Studio Code or similar IDEs for editing and debugging.
• Solid understanding of database interaction such as MySQL or SQL.
• Exposure to cloud platforms, ideally AWS.
• Familiarity with modern front-end tooling including SCSS and TypeScript.
• A proactive approach to solving problems and contributing ideas.

Responsibilities

• Build, customise and maintain bespoke WordPress themes and plugins.
• Translate design wireframes into responsive, cross‑browser compatible websites.
• Write clean, scalable code using PHP, JavaScript, SCSS and TypeScript.
• Optimise database queries using SQL for performance and reliability.
• Support deployment processes and manage AWS and Linux server configurations.
• Troubleshoot functional issues and implement fixes efficiently.
• Stay informed on the latest web technologies, best practices and tools.

Skills

WordPress development

Responsive design

VS Code usage

MySQL/SQL

AWS

Linux

SCSS

TypeScript

Proactive problem solving

Tools

VS Code

MySQL

AWS

Linux

Job description

Ripple Recruitment is seeking a WordPress Developer to join a design‑led agency in Basingstoke. You will build and maintain WordPress themes and plugins, translating wireframes into responsive websites within a hybrid work model.

Collaborate with designers and an experienced developer to deliver high‑performing websites, using PHP, JS, SCSS and TypeScript, while optimising databases and AWS/Linus configurations.