Heels & Brogues Group

Senior Full Stack Developer Hybrid - Work from Home with occasional travel to London (First week in London for induction) Permanent Up to 95,000 + Excellent Benefits HBG Recruitment is proud to partner with a leading British media institution , home to some of the UK's most recognisable brands. They're expanding their digital development team and are now looking for a Senior WordPress Full Stack Developer to play a key role in building, optimising, and maintaining high-traffic media platforms that reach millions of readers daily. What's in it for you Competitive salary up to 95,000 per annum Permanent position with career development opportunities 25 days' holiday (rising each year to 30) Life cover up to 3x your basic salary Discounts on online shopping, dining, and more Onsite perks : gym, canteen, nurse & GP clinics Hybrid working with occasional London meet-ups Your Impact As a Senior WordPress Full Stack Developer, you'll: Lead the maintenance and feature development of enterprise-level WordPress sites across multiple brands. Build and maintain shared plugins and reusable microservices to enhance performance and scalability. Collaborate with internal teams and vendors to deliver digital products that push boundaries. Optimise site performance - improving response times, query efficiency, and Core Web Vitals. Troubleshoot, debug, and improve site functionality to ensure seamless editorial workflows. Champion best practices in coding, architecture, and deployment. What You'll Bring 8+ years' hands-on WordPress development experience Deep understanding of WordPress + Gutenberg Strong skills in PHP, JS, React, HTML, CSS Experience building custom Gutenberg blocks , APIs, and feeds Solid knowledge of Git , Agile , and JIRA Understanding of performance optimisation , caching , and Core Web Vitals Confident communicator and collaborator in distributed teams Nice to Have Experience with WordPress VIP or PugPig Exposure to AWS (S3, Lambda, EC2, API Gateway) Familiarity with Symfony, Twig, TypeScript, Webpack CI/CD tools: CircleCI, GitHub Actions, TeamCity Automated testing with PHPUnit, Behat, Playwright Experience integrating subscription platforms (e.g. Piano.io, Zephr ) Sound like you? If you're a senior developer passionate about building world-class WordPress solutions at scale, this is your chance to make an impact at a heritage media brand that's investing in the future of digital publishing.