OverviewSalary: Competitive salary inline with your talent, skill and experienceBenefits: 33 days holiday per year (including bank holidays) / paid overtimeJob Type: PermanentStart Date: ASAPIf you are interested in applying for this job, please make sure you meet the following requirements as listed below.About FellowshipDue to continued growth and a healthy pipeline of exciting projects, we are seeking a full-time WordPress Web Developer to join our award-winning team. In line with our company values, the successful candidate will need to demonstrate a forward-thinking and positive outlook, show great attention to detail, and be able to demonstrate high levels of technical ability. Furthermore, they should be able to confidently and professionally take tasks through from concept to completion ensuring that their solutions have been clearly defined, efficiently coded and suitably tested / quality assured.We specialise in building WordPress Multisites, WooCommerce sites and integrating WordPress with other business systems (Salesforce, Sage, Hubspot etc.). We build long-term partnerships with our clients, who range from ambitious SMEs to multinationals and global groups.As such, the successful candidate will be expected to help maintain, support and further develop our clients websites as part of our Digital Team, which includes developers, designers, account managers and digital marketers. There will also be opportunities to work on new WordPress websites and web applications / online systems, for both new and existing clients.Our studio is based in Woolpit, Suffolk, just off the A14 thats 15 minutes from Bury St. Edmunds, 30 minutes from Ipswich and 40 minutes from Cambridge. This is a Hybrid role, with a typical working week split between the office and home.Required language and technology proficienciesThe successful candidate will have at least 3 years experience of developing WordPress themes, plugins and websites inline with WordPress own coding standards preferably within an agency or similar, fast-paced, environment. As such they will be highly proficient in the following languages and technologies:PHP (procedural and object oriented at versions 7 and above)HTML 5CSS 3Javascript (ES6 and above)MySQL / MariaDBGit version control (including LFS)Required WordPress proficienciesAs a WordPress specialist, we would also expect the successful candidate to have experience and feel confident working with the following WordPress plugins and extensions, which are a core part of our development process:WordPress MultisiteWooCommerce (including HPOS)Advanced Custom Fields Pro (including custom Gutenberg Blocks)Gravity FormsWP CLIFull Site EditingI18n for WordPressBeneficial experiences and proficienciesAs well as the above, experience of any of the following would also be very beneficial for this role:TailwindCSSVue.jsComposerNode.js and NPMCloudflare configurationWorking knowledge of Linux web serversGoogle Analytics 4Google Tag ManagerGit SubmodulesCore Web VitalsOWASP Top Ten / secure development methodologiesOn-page technical SEO concepts including schema / structured microdataW3C Accessibility standardsExperience of the agile / scrum / sprints methodologyWriting technical documentation and disseminating knowledge to other team membersPersonal skillsAs well as the technical skills and experiences listed above, we are looking for someone:With an ability to work on multiple projects at once, ensuring exacting deadlines are adhered toWith a passion for all things digital including responsive web design, social networks, appsWith an ability to accurately take a brief and deliver it to the highest standardsWho is a motivated self-starter who can handle a project from beginning to endWith excellent problem solving skillsWith enthusiasm and ambitionWith excellent organisational skills and a demonstrable capability to work to deadlinesWith excellent communication skills, and a keen eye for qualityWho constantly reviews and checks their work as they go, avoiding unexpected delays and excessive snagging at the end of project sprintsWhat we offerIn return, the successful candidate will receive:A competitive salary in line with their talent, skill and experience33 days holiday per year (including bank holidays)Annual performance bonusCompany contribution pension schemeCompany savings schemeAnnual leave buy back scheme (ability to buy additional annual leave)1 day per year of charitable givingHybrid working (minimum 2 days per week working in the Fellowship studio)Flexible working hours1 day per month of personal development timeOpportunities to attend WordPress, web development, e-commerce and other, related, industry eventsRegular company social eventsAll candidates must have access to their own vehicle to commute to our Woolpit studio (IP30 9QS) as public transport does not operate around the studio site. xjdpvnf No recruitment agencies, please.
Job Title
Wordpress Developer