Senior WordPress Developer

We are a leading provider of digital meeting solutions designed to streamline governance processes for boards and executive teams. The platform offers secure, paperless meeting management tools that enhance collaboration, improve decision-making efficiency, and ensure compliance.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead the development of custom WordPress themes and plugins from scratch, ensuring best practices and high code quality, with a focus on Advanced Custom Fields Pro (ACF Pro) to create tailored components or features
• Customise and extend existing themes and plugins to meet client specifications and requirements
• Collaborate with designers to implement pixel-perfect, responsive WordPress websites
• Optimise WordPress sites for performance, speed, and SEO
• Integrate third-party APIs and external data sources into WordPress solutions
• Troubleshoot and debug issues, providing timely solutions to client and team need
• Ensure the security and stability of WordPress websites by implementing necessary updates and patches
• Stay up to date with the latest WordPress trends, technologies, and best practices
• Work closely with project managers to provide accurate time estimates and deliverables
• Conduct code reviews to ensure adherence to quality standards and best practices

Job Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years of professional WordPress development experience
• Extensive experience with Advanced Custom Fields Pro (ACF Pro) and its advanced features such as flexible content fields, repeater fields, options pages, and custom blocks
• Strong proficiency in PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3/SASS, and jQuery
• Deep understanding of WordPress theme and plugin development, with a focus on creating scalable and maintainable builds
• Expertise in building custom post types, taxonomies, and custom fields using ACF Pro to create dynamic content-driven websites
• Experience optimizing WordPress websites for performance, speed, and SEO
• Solid understanding of WordPress security best practices and how to implement them
• Strong experience with Git and version control workflows
• Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and troubleshooting skills
• Write clean, well-documented, and efficient code following industry best practices and guidelines
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams