Work from home, UK client, Full Time, WordPress Developer Developer/Full Stack Developer position
This role is for a substantial, fast-growing and well respected UK company called Smart Working. It is a permanent Work From Home position and everyday you’ll be working directly as part of their UK team. It is a senior role with real opportunities to learn and develop.
With one vision in mind “ Geographical limitations should not dictate access to talent”, Smart Working is well known for investing significantly into their staff - this will be a fantastic opportunity to learn and develop new skills. Please view Smart Working’s Glassdoor or LinkedIn to learn more about life as a Smart Worker. We are proud to have one of the highest Glassdoor ratings of any business in India.
Key points about Smart Working:
- 35K engineers vetted each month by the team and AI
- ‘Highly regarded’ business on Glassdoor with a rating of over 4.8
- Building AI engineering solutions for the clients
They are looking to make a full time hire for a long term position.
Location: Remote Work from Home in India
Experience: 4+ years
Shift Timings: 12pm - 9:30pm (Summer), 1pm - 10:30pm (Winter)
Roles and responsibilities
- Develop and maintain WordPress websites, including custom themes and plugins
- Customise existing WordPress themes and optimise website performance
- Ensure website functionality, security, and responsiveness across different devices and browsers
- Integrate third-party APIs and services into WordPress sites
- Perform regular updates and maintenance of WordPress core, themes, and plugins
- Implement SEO best practices in WordPress development
- Collaborate with designers to translate mockups into functional WordPress themes
- Use version control systems like Git to manage and track changes in the codebase
- Troubleshoot and resolve WordPress-related issues and bugs
- Write clean, well-commented, and maintainable code adhering to WordPress coding standards
- Optimise images and assets for web performance
- Implement SEO-friendly code structure and practices
Essential Technical Skills
- WordPress: Proficient in core WordPress development, including theme and plugin development. Experience: 4+ years
- PHP: Strong knowledge of PHP, particularly in the context of WordPress development. Experience: 4+ years
- HTML5/CSS3: Advanced skills in creating structured, semantic, and responsive layouts. Experience: 4+ years
- JavaScript/jQuery: Solid understanding of JavaScript and jQuery for enhancing WordPress functionality. Experience: 3+ years
- WordPress REST API: Knowledge of working with the WordPress REST API. Experience: 2+ years
- Git: Proficiency in version control using Git. Experience: 2+ years
- Responsive Design: Experience in creating mobile-friendly WordPress sites. Experience: 3+ years
- WordPress Coding Standards: Thorough knowledge and application of official WordPress coding standards. Experience: 3+ years
Essential Experience:
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug WordPress issues
- Experience with popular WordPress plugins and frameworks (e.g., WooCommerce, Advanced Custom Fields)
- Understanding of WordPress coding standards and best practices
- Knowledge of SEO principles and their application in WordPress development
- Ability to optimise WordPress sites for performance and speed, including image optimization
- Good communication skills to interact with clients and team members
- Attention to detail in both code quality and visual implementation
- Willingness to stay updated with the latest WordPress trends and technologies
- Experience with integrating third-party APIs into WordPress sites
- Proficiency in writing clean, well-commented, and SEO-friendly code
- Familiarity with image optimization techniques for web performance
- Experience in implementing structured data and other SEO-enhancing code elements
Desired skills and experience
- Tailwind CSS and Alpine JS
Job Perks
- Work life balance: You will work fixed hours and will never have to work on weekends again
- Laptop provided
- Full medical insurance provided
- Learn and Grow: Learn from highly skilled UK colleagues and other Smart Workers in our active and useful forums
- Become part of the Smart Working family: Take part in games and quizzes, network with like minded, ambitious and friendly colleagues
About Us:
- Smart Working recruits excellent people to work full time, remotely and directly for UK businesses on a long term basis.
- If you are looking to grow, learn and develop professionally then working at Smart Working is the right place for you. Come and join our family and accelerate your career.