Quick Summary
Backend WordPress Developer (Remote - UK Only)
We are seeking a skilled and motivated Backend Developer to join our growing, fully remote team at Zap. This role offers flexible working hours but requires coverage for out-of-office client support requests from 6 PM – 9 PM UK time. If you thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and enjoy working on high-impact digital projects, this opportunity is for you.
Zap is a digital design and marketing agency based in Glasgow, Scotland. For over a decade, our compact and talented team has blended creativity and technical expertise to build cutting-edge digital experiences for clients across various industries.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Building WordPress plugins that power massive eCommerce clients.
- Developing scalable, high-performance solutions. Our clients operate at scale, generating over £400 million per year cumulatively, with up to 3 orders per second during peak times. Your code must be clean, efficient, and built for scale.
- Researching and implementing innovative ways to improve our backend capabilities across client websites.
- Debugging and optimising functionality for maximum speed, performance, and scalability.
- Writing clean, efficient, and well-documented code.
- Collaborating with front-end developers, designers, and project managers to build cohesive digital experiences.
- Liaising with third-party providers to integrate external applications.
- Staying ahead of industry trends and recommending new tools, technologies, and best practices.
- Providing Out-of-Office Support (6 PM – 9 PM UK Time) – Handling client emergency requests efficiently during this period as part of your flexible schedule.
Work Composition
- 60% Back End Development
- 30% Testing / Quality Assurance
- 10% Front End Development
Requirements
We are looking for a confident creative who takes initiative and possesses the capacity to learn quickly. A collaborative mentality is essential for working closely with the Dev team and creatives across all teams.
What we’re looking for:
- WordPress Developer: Well-versed in building and utilising custom plugins, working with WP-CRON, transients, caching, and query optimisation.
- WooCommerce Experience: Proven ability to develop scalable, high-traffic eCommerce websites.
- Proven experience writing scalable, clean code – building systems that handle high order volumes and large-scale operations.
- Strong PHP and JavaScript skills.
- Expert knowledge of MySQL and REST APIs.
- Laravel and React experience is a bonus.
- GIT-based workflows: Comfortable implementing and working within a version-controlled environment.
- Efficiency-focused: Cares about speed, user experience, and process improvement.
- Independent and collaborative: Able to take ownership of projects and work efficiently, whether solo or as part of a team.
- Great communicator: Able to clearly articulate ideas, contribute to discussions, and collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Benefits
- Company Bonus: 10% of salary once company goals are met or at the company’s discretion.
- Service Bonus: £1,000 per annum paid into your monthly salary up to 5 years / £5,000 total.
- Flexible hours system: Flexibility within normal business hours (e.g., long lunch breaks, working early).
- Fully remote team (no 8 am commutes).
- Minimum of 39 holidays a year (including 2 weeks over Christmas).
- Extra day off for your birthday.
- Twice annual all-team meeting, ending with a team social.
- Supply of remote working tools and equipment.
- Best Place To Work Certified company.
- Full private BUPA Healthcare coverage.
- Access to VIVUP - staff benefits & wellbeing platform.
- Pension-providing employer.
NO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES, PLEASE