PHP / WordPress Developer
£28,000 - £32,000
West Malling
VR/02509J

Our client is a fast-paced and rapidly expanding, full lifecycle travel insurance provider. The in-house development team is responsible for delivering high-quality software solutions against strict scheduled deadlines using the latest technologies.

The PHP / WordPress Developer will work in a collaborative and innovative environment where design and implementation are both pragmatic and creative. They have a small team which will grow in number this year. To help the team drive the business forward with new websites and deployment tools, they need ideas and energy. Also, ideas and creativity to deliver mobile and desktop websites in a very competitive market.

Currently, the process of their website release process is changing to a CI/CD platform, so an understanding of these concepts and processes involved will be beneficial.

Our client values learning, invention and creativity and wants to create a team that is highly-motivated and productive. Their culture is defined as being fun and professional. In addition to working hard and growing the business - they also like to have fun together at staff events and get involved in various charity fundraisers.

Benefits for the role of PHP / WordPress Developer include;
22 days starting holiday entitlement plus bank holidays (increasing yearly with length of service up to 28 days)
Perkbox access with access to over 300 benefits and discounts
Employee Assistance Programme,
Private Medical Insurance with Bupa
Pension Scheme with 3% employer contribution and minimum 3% employee contribution
Cycle to work scheme
Rising Star Mentoring Programme, a whole host of career development opportunities, vibrant social culture - pub nights, team building, team awards, summer/ Christmas parties and much, much more!

Role Responsibilities of the PHP / WordPress Developer
• Thorough understanding of WordPress and various plugins
• Good working knowledge of PHP and databases, specifically MySQL
• Able to diagnose issues and identify improvements for existing sites
• Using existing templates to roll-out microsites for new brands
• Using IIS and PHP logs to identify issues and complete fixes
• An understanding of GIT repositories to commit code and deploy releases
• Working with the eCommerce team to identify changes and make improvements

Technical Skills and Qualifications for the role of PHP / WordPress Developer
Required:
• Proven commercial experience (3+ years)
• Tech Stack; PHP, MySQL, HTML, JavaScript & CSS (less)
• Strong WordPress ability
• Strong eye for design
• Good PHP knowledge
• Good database knowledge
• Knowledge of Continuous Integration and Deployment
• Internet Information Services

Desirable
• Design and UX/UI knowledge
• Knowledge of CRO and SEO tools and processes
• Working in an Agile environment
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
• Interests in another programming language
• CI/CD (Continuous Integration & Deployment) tools
• Windows Server Configuration.
• Target Process ticketing system

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