web developer Ware, England
Job description
Due to our agency’s growth we are looking for an ambitious full stack WordPress Developer to join our team. We are looking for a mid-senior level developer, with a minimum of 3 years experience in WordPress development.
This role is full-time, office based in Ware, Hertfordshire but open to the occasional work from home.
You’ll join our team of in-house developers and designers, along with our client-facing team of directors, project managers and digital marketing professionals, to work with us on delivering best-in-class websites for our clients.
We are looking for someone who’s forward-thinking, open-minded and loves to solve problems in order to deliver great digital products.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Developing best-in-class websites
- You’ll be working closely with our designers and other developers to build web projects ranging from ‘brochure’ websites through to e-commerce and web platforms.
- You’ll engage with other team members and clients to assess the feasibility of projects and estimate the right approach and timeframes.
What we are looking for
- Frontend skills:Essential: Strong experience of writing clean, minimal HTML
Essential: Strong experience with CSS, including modern CSS 3 properties
Essential: Good understanding of SCSS (or some alternative such as LESS)
Essential: Good understanding of JavaScript and jQuery
Essential: Experience with Tailwind CSS
Bonus: Experience with AlpineJS
Bonus: Experience with React (or other frameworks such as Vue)
Bonus: Experience with Twig templating language (or alternatives such as Blade)
- Backend skills:Essential: Strong experience with object oriented PHP
Essential: Strong experience of building WordPress themes from scratch
Essential: Good understanding of Advanced Custom Fields plugin
Essential: Good understanding of using Git for version control
Essential: Some experience of building custom WooCommerce sites
Bonus: Some experience of extending WordPress/WooCommerce with custom functionality, without relying on third party plugins
Bonus: Experience with Timber WordPress framework
Bonus: Experience with developing API integrations with third party software
Bonus: Experience with dependency managers such as Composer and NPM
Bonus: Experience with managing hosting accounts using cPanel/WHM
Bonus: Experience with CI/CD and automated deployments
The bonus points above would be useful, but can be taught on the job so are not essential.
WHAT WE OFFER
- Flexible working hours
- Competitive salary
- No daily commute to London
- Training opportunities to develop your skills
- Monthly team office meet-ups inc takeaway
- Frequent team socials
- Birthday celebrations, both for your real birthday and our company birthday
- No more working on Christmas Eve ever again, plus the legendary Christmas party
- Team pension scheme
- Free parking
- 30 days holiday
- Fun, challenging projects for interesting, creative and innovative clients
- Add great achievements to your CV: we're a small team and you'll have direct influence on the success of client projects. Your work will make a difference that you can honestly shout about!
If this sounds like something you’d be interested in please get in touch with a CV and examples of development projects you have worked on before. Please note that we may also ask you as part of the recruitment process to complete a small test project.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £28,000.00-£38,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Ware
