Senior WordPress Developer

Location
Reading, Berkshire
Salary
£40,000 - £50,000 + benefits
Posted
10 Oct 2018
Closes
07 Nov 2018
Ref
11855
Contract Type
Permanent

We are looking for an experienced Senior WordPress Developer to join our growing, fast-paced digital agency. We develop sites for brands, start-ups and established businesses looking to take their online presence to the next level. 

Having just moved into beautiful new offices just outside Reading we have recently undergone a modern refit with table football, VR, and chill out areas in a lovely rural location.

The role

Working closely with the project managers and creative leads, you will be responsible for building and maintaining WordPress based sites for a number of new and existing clients.

This is an excellent opportunity for a passionate and driven individual to be part of the beating heart of the on-site team and make a real mark within the business.

Required Skills:

  • Previous agency experience with a strong portfolio of work
  • Experience with WordPress and plugin development
  • Ability to build custom themes from scratch using ACF
  • WordPress speed optimisation techniques and best practices 
  • Custom WooCommerce development
  • Nginx and Apache configuration and management
  • Knowledge of RESTful API and LESS/SASS
  • Knowledge of relational database systems (MSSQL or MYSQL)
  • Experience with version control e.g. BitBucket or GitHub
  • Experience using modern development tools such as ACF, Tonic, Gulp/Webpack & Babel
  • Understanding and use of JSON/XML/REST/AJAX


Advantageous skills:

  • Experience using Modern PHP MVC frameworks
  • Good understanding of frontend technology stacks
  • Previous experience building SAAS projects
  • Magento development experience

Benefits

  • Flexi-working 
  • Full stack training 
  • 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
  • Regular training and development opportunities
  • Annual profit share scheme
  • Table Football, Xbox, VR and chill out areas to unwind in the office
  • Regular social activities based around significant company achievements


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