Senior WordPress Developer

Salary: £35,000 - 50,000 per year

Requirements

• Expert knowledge of WordPress development
• Advanced PHP
• MySQL
• WordPress REST API
• Custom Post Types
• Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
• Custom plugin development
• WooCommerce experience
• Gutenberg Block development
• WordPress security best practices
• Performance optimisation and Core Web Vitals
• HTML5
• CSS3
• SASS/SCSS
• JavaScript (ES6+)
• jQuery
• Responsive development
• Cross-browser compatibility
• Git version control
• Composer
• npm
• Vite
• REST APIs
• JSON
• CI/CD principles
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in one or more of the following: React, Node.js, Python, Laravel, TypeScript, Docker, Linux server administration, cloud hosting platforms, headless WordPress, GraphQL, FastAPI or Express.js, SQL optimisation
• Experience with or strong interest in AI-assisted software development, including RAG, MCP, AI agents, prompt engineering, AI platforms, and workflow automation
• Ability to work collaboratively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Organised, self-motivated, and comfortable managing multiple priorities
• Right to work in the United Kingdom

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical delivery of bespoke WordPress websites and applications
• Develop custom WordPress themes, plugins and Gutenberg blocks
• Produce clean, maintainable and well-documented code
• Build responsive, accessible and high-performance websites
• Work collaboratively with designers, project managers and clients
• Mentor and support junior developers
• Lead technical discussions and code reviews
• Attend client meetings and translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Identify opportunities to improve workflows through automation and AI
• Contribute to architectural decisions and technical best practice
• Keep up to date with emerging technologies and industry trends
• Help establish development standards
• Present technical solutions in a clear, non-technical manner
• Manage priorities across multiple projects
• Build strong relationships with clients and colleagues

Technologies

• AI
• AI Agents
• API
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Composer
• Docker
• ES6
• FastAPI
• Git
• GraphQL
• HTML5
• Support
• JSON
• JavaScript
• Laravel
• Linux
• MCP
• MySQL
• NPM
• PHP
• Python
• RAG
• REST
• React
• SASS
• SCSS
• SQL
• Security
• TypeScript
• Web
• WordPress
• jQuery
• NodeJS
• ExpressJS
• Claude Code
• Copilot
• Cursor
• GitHub

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We are Wagada Digital, and our mission is to provide expert support to our clients while creating a positive, supportive culture where people can learn, grow and enjoy the journey. We offer a wide variety of exciting projects, exposure to cutting-edge AI technologies, ongoing professional development, opportunities to influence technical strategy, a generous holiday allowance, a 4-day week on the last week of the month, flexible working opportunities, a competitive salary and bonus of up to 10%, company pension, company healthcare plan, maternity and paternity benefits, and a fun, friendly, collaborative team culture. We are a growing company that wants our people to grow with us, and the role is hybrid remote in St Albans.

last updated 30 week of 2026