ZapSenior Backend WordPress Developer (Remote – UK Only)featured7dFull-Time/Anywhere in the World

We’re seeking a talented, experienced, and enthusiastic Senior Back End Developer to join our growing team. You’ll be working with our development team for a wide range of clients across many industries. You’ll be utilising our established toolbox of WordPress plugins to build websites that wow.

Think Zap is a digital design and marketing agency based in Glasgow, Scotland. We’ve been helping businesses turn screens into brand showcases for over a decade. Our compact team of talent combines innovation with industry experience to create a complete digital package for businesses.

Requirements

You’ll be a confident creative with plenty of ideas and the gumption to speak them out. Our nimble team is perfect for someone who enjoys creating their niche and taking initiative. 

We’re looking for experience, but the capacity to learn quickly and keep on learning is even more valuable. If you’re the type of person who wants to hit the ground running, then you’ll fit in just fine.

You’ll also be working closely with the Dev team and creatives across all of our teams. A collaborative mentality is essential, whether producing great work or just wading into the conversation on our team channels.

Work composition:

• 60% Back End Development
• 30% Testing / Quality Assurance
• 10% Front End Development

What you’ll be up to:

• Researching and creating new and exciting ways to develop our back-end offering for all our websites.
• Making sure that functionality and fixes are thoroughly tested before release.
• Compiling and analysing data, code and processes to catch problems and uncover areas of improvement.
• Working with the front-end developers and other teams to establish and complete objectives, and build a more functional, cohesive coding etiquette across the board.
• Liaising with third-party suppliers and software providers to build integrations with external applications.
• Producing ideas for new programs, products, or features based on current industry trends and innovation.
• Ensure that recorded data is presented correctly and work with leadership to implement improvements based on this data.
• Educate and train other team members on your expertise while developing them for yourself.

What we’re looking for:

• You’ll have an expert understanding of WordPress functionality, including building and utilising bespoke plugins, working with WP-CRON, transients, caching and query optimisation.
• You’ll have a proven track record of using WordPress and WooCommerce to create scalable, high-traffic websites.
• You’ll have a first-rate knowledge of specific languages, including PHP and JS. You’ll also know MySQL and Rest APIs inside-out.
• You’ll have a strong understanding of the web development cycle, programming techniques, principles and tools.
• You’ll be well-versed in GIT-based workflows, and how to implement them into a system.
• You’ll have a focus on efficiency, user experience, and process improvement.
• You’ll be a fast and efficient worker with great time management skills.
• You’ll be a team player, able to work and communicate effectively with other team members.
• You’ll be a strong solo artist too, being able to take ownership of a project and finish it in a timely manner.

Benefits

• Between £40,000 – £70,000, but is negotiable and dependent on experience.

• Company Bonus 10% of salary once company goals are met or at the company’s discretion, which has been the past 5 years in a row.
• Service Bonus of £1,000 per annum paid into your monthly salary up to 5 years / £5,000.
• We operate on a flexible hours system. That means that while your usual hours will be during normal business hours, you have plenty of flexibility within that. Want to take a long lunch break? No worries. Do your best work at 6 am? Go for it.
• We’re a fully remote team, so no 8 am commutes into work.
• Work hard, play hard – we offer a minimum of 34 holidays a year (2 weeks of which can be taken over Christmas).
• You’ll also get an extra day off for your birthday, so no awkward work birthday parties.
• We have a monthly all-team meeting, which ends in a monthly all-team social.
• We supply any remote working tools and equipment you need.
• You’ll also get full private BUPA Healthcare coverage.
• We’re a pension-providing employer.

What’s next?

We know what it’s like not to know what’s going on with a job application. Here’s how our hiring process usually works:

• We’ll review your application and portfolio.
• If we love what we see, we’ll set up a call with our Head of Web and Head of Backend Development so we can get to know you; you can get to know us and see if we’re a good fit for each other.
• We’ll set you a short WordPress-related task – so you can show you know your stuff.
• Then, we’ll get another interview to discuss the task and answer any of your questions. Our Digital Director and Founder will join that call.
• As long as everything goes well, we’ll send you an offer!