Our client maintains a growing number of high traffic wordpress websites across the globe. They are looking for a great Lead Wordpress developer to ensure these websites remain fast and optimised so we can deliver great content to their users. You will lead a team of wordpress developers and work closely with Design and QA to ensure best practices are met. This is a fully remote role and our business hours are 9-5:30 Monday to Friday.

Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Head of Tech and the Co-Founders, you will monitor performance of their existing portfolio of websites ensuring they are fully optimised, fast, secure and error free
• Migrate and upgrade new websites to hosting environment ensuring they follow best practices
• Support webmasters and site editors with performance optimisation of their websites
• Brief external development agencies and ensure work is delivered to a high standard

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Strong knowledge of the WordPress Platform
• Understands WP architecture and knows how to perform database and plugin/theme optimization for WordPress
• Experience developing AMP-friendly and mobile optimised landing pages
• Knowledge of Google Web Core Vitals/Lighthouse for SEO Speed Optimization
• Experience scaling high-traffic websites, for example using caching technologies to improve performance (redis, memcache, CDN's)
• Strong knowledge of linux, including web servers such as nginx, apache and configuring for optimal performance
• Experience with cloud-based environments such as AWS, GCS, Azure, DO and running wordpress websites in the cloud
• Ability to monitor, measure and optimise site performance using tools such as GTmetrix, PageSpeed Insight/Lighthouse and react to changes with the Google algorithm
• Strong experience with best security practices (locking down wordpress sites, ensuring server access is secure)
• Excellent Communication and Leadership

What's in it for you?

• A brilliant opportunity to grow your career & work with a fun, fast paced & growing company, prepared to let you shine
• Flexible & relaxed, remote working environment
• If joining as an employee; Free Deliveroo Lunch every Friday,
• Quarterly Social events (Go Karting, Christmas Ball, et al). Government guideline permitting
• 33 days Annual Leave
• Free, Multisite 'The Gym Group' access
• A Competitive Salary; reviewed annually and incentivised / bonussed accordingly
• If joining as a contractor; minimum 3/6 month contract, £350-450 per day.
• They are on an exciting journey of growth and have other benefits in the pipeline