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Ripple Recruitment is proud to be working in partnership with a forward-thinking digital agency that’s on the hunt for a talented WordPress Developer to join their expanding development team. This is a hybrid role, ideally suited to someone who can commute to the office a few times a week - access to a car is essential.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative, design-led environment where your work will directly contribute to building high-performing, visually compelling websites and web applications. You’ll work closely with designers and an experienced developer to bring digital concepts to life.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build, customise and maintain bespoke WordPress themes and plugins.
- Translate design wireframes into responsive, cross-browser compatible websites.
- Write clean, scalable code using PHP, JavaScript, SCSS, and TypeScript.
- Optimise database queries using SQL for performance and reliability.
- Support deployment processes and manage server configurations (AWS/Linux).
- Troubleshoot functional issues and implement fixes efficiently.
- Stay informed on the latest web technologies, best practices and tools.
Essential Skills & Experience:
- Demonstrable experience developing with WordPress, including theme/plugin development.
- Strong grasp of responsive web design principles and front-end frameworks.
- Confident using Visual Studio Code (or similar IDEs) for editing and debugging.
- Solid understanding of database interaction (MySQL/SQL).
- Exposure to cloud platforms, ideally AWS.
- Comfortable working in a Linux-based environment.
- Familiarity with modern front-end tooling (SCSS, TypeScript).
- A proactive approach to solving problems and contributing ideas.
Desirable (but not essential):
- Understanding of technical SEO.
- Ability to offer input on UI/UX design improvements.
- Working knowledge of Python.
What’s in it for you?
- Salary between £35,000 - £40,000 depending on experience.
- Hybrid working model - office-based collaboration with flexibility to work from home.
- Career progression within a fast-growing agency.
- Relaxed and inclusive working culture.
- Company pension scheme.
- Free on-site parking.
Schedule:
- Full-time
- Monday to Friday
Important: This is a hybrid role. Candidates must be within reasonable commuting distance and willing to work on-site several times per week.
