Lead Wordpress Developer

Job Title: WordPress / WooCommerce Developer

Location: Fully Remote (UK-based preferred)
Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 DOE
Hours: 40 hours per week, flexible working
Benefits: Standard pension contribution, 29 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays), occasional on-call availability (ad hoc)

We're looking for a seasoned WordPress / WooCommerce Developer to lead the ongoing development of a high-traffic e-commerce platform. This role will suit a technically strong developer with back-end expertise (full stack preferred), a passion for custom solutions, and proven leadership experience. You'll have a high degree of autonomy and the opportunity to shape and grow your own development team within a fast-scaling business.

• Develop and maintain robust, scalable WordPress and WooCommerce functionality.

• Customise platforms in a sustainable, future-proofed way tailored to specific business needs.

• Build custom plugins and extend third-party plugins where required.

• Lead complex API integrations - must demonstrate capability beyond plug-and-play solutions.

• Lead your own development team and oversee ongoing performance and delivery.

• Own the recruitment and onboarding process for growing the development function.

• Strong experience in back-end WordPress / WooCommerce development (full stack preferred).

• Deep understanding of custom development within WordPress and WooCommerce ecosystems.

• Demonstrated experience building and customising plugins.

• Solid hands-on experience with third-party API integrations - not just using but extending/custom-building integrations.

• Proven leadership in managing and mentoring development teams.

• Experience with technical recruitment and team scaling.

• Real Ownership: Take full responsibility for projects with strategic business impact.

• High-Growth Company: Be part of a fast-growing business with 100k customers and 300k monthly web visits.

• Leadership Opportunity: Build and lead a development team from the ground up.

• Stability & Flexibility: In-house role with full remote flexibility and a supportive, ambitious team culture.

Interested?
Apply now or contact us to learn more about how you can make a real impact in a fast-moving digital business.