Senior Software Engineer - WordPress at Nortal

Nortal; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Luxmed private healthcare

Language classes funded

Remote work opportunities

Job summary

Nortal in Kraków, Poland is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (WordPress) for long-term, full-time work at our service center. You will join News UK’s extension team to deliver editorial tools, websites and apps, collaborating with product teams and journalists to power storytelling experiences.

Requirements include strong PHP/WordPress mastery, React/Gutenberg experience, and a track record with automated tests and modern DevOps practices.

Qualifications

• Extensive PHP and WordPress experience.
• Strong JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and Gutenberg skills.
• Experience with automated tests (PHPUnit, Jest).
• AWS familiarity and modern DevOps tooling experience.
• Proven mentoring and strong communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Shape future architecture with Principal Engineers for scalability.
• Work across PHP/WordPress and JS/TypeScript codebases.
• Build tools to streamline newsroom workflows.
• Ensure performance, security and maintainability standards.
• Mentor teammates and drive engineering improvements.

Skills

PHP & WordPress

JavaScript/TypeScript

React & Gutenberg

Automated testing

CI/CD / Containers

Cloud AWS

Mentoring

Communication

Tools

Docker

Git

CI/CD tooling

Testing frameworks

Job description

This Full time on site position offers great opportunities for career growth.

Overview: Nortal is seeking a talented and passionate Senior Software Engineer (WordPress) for long-term, full-time employment at our service center in Krakow, Poland. You will join the extension team of our client, News UK — one of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. News UK’s portfolio includes renowned news brands such as The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Its national broadcast brands include talkSPORT, Times Radio, TalkTV and Virgin Radio UK, along with a network of market-leading local radio stations across Ireland. Reaching almost 40 million people each month, these world-famous brands deliver news, analysis, opinion and entertainment across multiple platforms. From print to digital, audio to video, events to experiences — News UK provides a rich mix of voices and perspectives to a diverse audience. The Times Content team takes the award-winning journalism of our newsrooms and showcases it through a wide range of world-class digital products. We hire and grow the best talent, foster a culture of collaboration, and build streamlined technology with key partners to power storytelling experiences that inform and engage our audiences. We are passionate, principled and purposeful full-stack engineering and delivery experts, working closely with our journalists and Product teams to co-create editorial tools, websites and apps. Our mission is to captivate subscribers with the most trusted and compelling content in the world.

Responsibilities

• Shape the future architecture and systems by collaborating closely with Principal Engineers to ensure scalability, reliability and modern standards.
• Work across diverse codebases and systems, primarily in PHP (WordPress) and JavaScript/TypeScript, while also engaging with other languages and technologies as needed.
• Build and enhance tools that empower and streamline workflows for colleagues in the newsroom.
• Uphold high standards of engineering, ensuring applications and infrastructure follow best practices in performance, security, and maintainability.
• Mentor and support your teammates, sharing expertise in your areas of strength while learning from others with complementary skills.
• Drive continuous improvement, contributing ideas and solutions that make a lasting impact on our products and engineering culture.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of PHP, WordPress and best practises
• Hands-on experience with JavaScript/TypeScript, React/Gutenberg block editor development.
• Hands-on experience with writing automated tests using PHPUnit, Jest.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Knowledge of Amazon Web Services (AWS) (maybe less needed now)
• Experience with modern developer tooling (e.g. containerisation, CI/CD, version control)
• Leading and nurturing developers of different abilities

Benefits

• Benefit Café with categories such as sports, leisure, books, etc.
• Supportive and inclusive work environment with personalized attention to each team member.
• Engaging projects featuring innovative and cutting-edge products.
• Competitive salary with periodic reviews.
• Flexible working hours ensuring a healthy work-life balance.
• Educational support, including funded language classes.
• Luxmed private healthcare packages.
• Comfortable workspace, fresh fruit Mondays, and remote work opportunities.
• Exciting team events and networking opportunities.

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