What You’ll Be Doing
- Building WordPress plugins that power massive eCommerce clients.
- Developing scalable, high-performance solutions – Our clients operate at scale, generating over £400 million per year cumulatively, with more than 10 orders per second during peak times.
- Researching and implementing innovative ways to improve our backend capabilities across client websites.
- Debugging and optimising functionality for maximum speed, performance, and scalability.
- Writing clean, efficient, and well-documented code.
- Collaborating with front-end developers, designers, and project managers to build cohesive digital experiences.
- Liaising with third-party providers to integrate external applications.
- Staying ahead of industry trends and recommending new tools, technologies, and best practices.
- Providing Out-of-Office Emergency Support on a rota basis (6 PM – 9 PM UK Time) – Handling client emergency requests efficiently during assigned support periods.
What we’re looking for:
- WordPress developer – You’re well-versed in building and utilising custom plugins, working with WP-CRON, transients, caching, and query optimisation.
- WooCommerce experience – Proven ability to develop scalable, high-traffic eCommerce websites.
- Proven experience writing scalable, clean code – You’ve built systems that can handle high order volumes and large-scale operations.
- Strong PHP and JavaScript skills – You know MySQL and REST APIs inside and out.
- Laravel and React experience is a bonus – While not required, familiarity with these frameworks is a plus.
- GIT-based workflows – Comfortable implementing and working within a version-controlled environment.
- Efficiency-focused – You care about speed, user experience, and process improvement.
- Independent and collaborative – Able to take ownership of projects and work efficiently, whether solo or as part of a team.
Work composition:
- 60% Back End Development
- 30% Testing / Quality Assurance
- 10% Front End Development
Benefits
- Salary is competitive and negotiable based on experience.
- Company Bonus of 10% of salary upon reaching company goals.
- Service Bonus of £1,000 per annum (up to 5 years).
- Fully remote work environment.
- Minimum of 39 holidays per year plus an extra day for your birthday.
- Full private BUPA Healthcare & Dental coverage.
- Company-provided remote working tools and equipment.
- Access to staff benefits & wellbeing platform and employer pension scheme.