Job Opportunity: WordPress Plugin Developer

Find out more about this opportunity to work with a skilled and friendly team, producing high-quality digital solutions to our valued clients.

Job Description

We are looking for a talented and experienced WordPress plugin developer to join our team as the lead developer for our WP-DXP plugin.

As a leading provider of WordPress solutions, we are committed to delivering high-quality products that enhance the functionality and user experience of WordPress websites. We offer the opportunity to work within an experienced, skilled and friendly team, priding ourselves on the quality of our work. If our mission excites you and you can contribute to our culture, direction, and growth, we want to hear from you.

The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience with WordPress development, as well as strong skills in JavaScript/React, external databases, tracking and analytics.

This is a permanent / full-time role.

Responsibilities

We’d expect you to take on the following responsibilities in your role:

  • Lead the development and maintenance of the WP-DXP plugin, ensuring its functionality, performance, and compatibility with the latest versions of WordPress.
  • Collaborate closely with the product management team to understand requirements and translate them into technical specifications and design plans.
  • Design, develop, and deploy new features, enhancements, and bug fixes for the WP-DXP plugin, following best practices and coding standards.
  • Conduct thorough testing and debugging to ensure the plugin’s stability, performance, and compatibility across various browsers, devices, and WordPress environments.
  • Integrate external databases, tracking systems, and analytics tools to provide robust data-driven capabilities within the WP-DXP plugin.
  • Maintain documentation for the plugin, including code comments, user guides, and developer resources to facilitate seamless integration and usage of WP-DXP.
  • Stay up-to-date with the latest trends, technologies, and best practices in WordPress development, JavaScript/React, and related technologies, and apply them to enhance the WP-DXP plugin.
  • Collaborate with the support team to investigate and resolve customer-reported issues promptly and effectively.
  • Lead and mentor a team of junior developers, providing guidance, code reviews, and knowledge sharing to foster professional growth and maintain code quality standards.
  • Actively participate in agile development processes, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospective meetings.

Qualifications

The right person is likely to have these skills:

  • Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in WordPress development, including custom plugin development, theme development, and WordPress core modification.
  • Proficiency in JavaScript and React.js frameworks, with a strong understanding of modern web development principles and front-end technologies.
  • Proven experience integrating external databases, tracking systems, and analytics tools within WordPress plugins or applications.
  • Extensive knowledge of PHP, HTML, CSS, and MySQL, with the ability to write clean, efficient, and maintainable code.
  • Familiarity with RESTful APIs, AJAX, and other relevant web technologies.
  • Strong problem-solving and debugging skills, with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues.
  • Experience working with version control systems (e.g., Git) and following collaborative development workflows.
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

About WP-DXP

WP-DXP is a powerful WordPress plugin that allows you to create and manage a digital experience platform (DXP). With WP-DXP, you can create custom content, manage user permissions, and track your website’s performance. WP-DXP is used by businesses of all sizes, from small businesses to large enterprises.

About Filter

We provide strategic and development expertise across web and mobile for mid-market and enterprise businesses. Providing board-level expertise and experience, we enable businesses to realise their digital vision using our unique reset, launch and innovate offering.

With extensive experience in providing platforms to businesses with high consumer demand we have proven excellence in implementing WordPress at scale.

From start-up projects to full digital transformation, and incorporating solutions such as Headless WordPress, native Gutenberg blocks, React Native apps and Ionic PWAs, you name it we’ve done it.

Benefits

We are offering the following benefits for this position:

  • A friendly, supportive, and family-friendly working environment
  • 27 holiday days per year + Bank Holidays
  • Flexible working hours and arrangements
  • UK-based remote-first working (and remote working allowances)
  • Provision of high standard equipment
  • A range of other benefits once you get started
  • Stakeholder pension

How You Fit In

Your self-starting attitude and mentality will shine through and in return, you’ll be rewarded with progression, benefits, and a competitive salary, as well as being part of a company that takes pride in how it takes care of its people.

For us, your overall fit for the team can be as important as your experience. We want people that bring the right character and positivity to the company, and that can stay with us as we grow.

Culture

We’re a family-orientated business, and value a working environment that helps us to spend time out of work. That means we typically work standard hours and don’t expect you to work weekends. We meet on a virtual basis every Monday morning at 9am (this is non-negotiable) so that we can check in on how everyone is doing and what we’re up to.

We reward our team as often as we can – and are friendly, fun, and non-judgemental. There is no ‘office politics’ and our hierarchy is as flat as we can make it.

How to Apply

Send us an email with a CV to jobs@filteragency.com or link to your profile and tell us why you think you’d be a good fit.

Let us know your salary expectations and any notice period you might have at a current employer, and if you want to get ahead of the game, tell us what Paul’s favourite band is….

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Interested in working with us? We’d love to hear from you.

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