WordPress Developer

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.

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