Wordpress & Woocommerce Developer

Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full-time
Location: To be confirmed
Salary: Competitive, depending on experience

We are looking for an experienced Word Press / Woo Commerce Web Developer to take ownership of the day-to-day development and maintenance of multiple trade and consumer-facing websites, as well as internal web-based business tools.

Working closely with senior web development and ERP specialists, you will be responsible for developing and enhancing e-commerce functionality, custom Word Press plugins, integrations and internal applications.

The role combines hands-on web development with systems integration, data management, analytics tracking and front-end optimisation. You will work across a range of projects, from major e-commerce enhancements through to smaller fixes and ongoing improvements.

• Develop, maintain and enhance multiple Word Press and Woo Commerce websites.
• Build, maintain and improve custom Word Press plugins.
• Develop bespoke Woo Commerce functionality to support complex e-commerce requirements.
• Implement trade and tiered pricing, customer groups and account-specific functionality.
• Develop delivery date, courier and fulfilment logic.
• Build and maintain subscription and recurring order functionality.
• Develop bulk ordering, repeat ordering and reorder tools.
• Troubleshoot and resolve website, plugin and theme-related issues.

• Develop internal web-based tools and applications for staff and operational teams.
• Build user-friendly front-end interfaces for sales order entry and other business processes.
• Develop tools that interact with ERP and wider business data.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver practical technical solutions.

• Build and maintain integrations between e-commerce platforms, ERP systems and other business applications.
• Develop and maintain integrations using REST APIs and webhooks.
• Work with integration platforms to connect websites with ERP, courier, marketing and other third-party systems.
• Monitor integrations and troubleshoot data flow and connectivity issues.
• Ensure integrations are reliable, secure and maintainable.

• Take ownership of e-commerce tracking and data collection.
• Maintain and improve GA4 e-commerce data layers and Google Tag Manager containers.
• Ensure tracking is consistent across production and staging environments.
• Test analytics and tracking functionality following releases and significant website changes.
• Identify and resolve tracking issues where required.

• Follow established development and release processes across all projects.
• Use Git and appropriate version control practices.
• Apply semantic versioning and maintain accurate change logs.
• Ensure changes are tested in staging environments before being deployed to production.
• Maintain a structured approach to development, testing and deployment.
• Treat both major developments and smaller fixes with the same focus on quality and reliability.

• Write, maintain and optimise MySQL queries.
• Work with product and e-commerce data for reporting, bulk updates, imports and feeds.
• Develop efficient data processes to support website and business requirements.
• Troubleshoot database and data-related issues.
• Ensure data handling processes are reliable and appropriately optimised.

• Test Word Press core, theme and plugin updates in staging environments.
• Identify, investigate and resolve website issues.
• Carry out regression testing following updates and significant changes.
• Monitor website performance and proactively identify areas for improvement.
• Ensure solutions are robust, maintainable and fit for purpose.

• Maintain high standards of front-end development and user experience.
• Ensure websites are responsive across desktop, tablet and mobile devices.
• Improve page speed and Core Web Vitals.
• Support web accessibility and usability requirements.
• Develop landing pages and campaign-focused website content.
• Implement on-page SEO improvements in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.

The successful candidate should have:

• Strong commercial experience developing with Word Press and Woo Commerce
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• Experience developing and maintaining custom Word Press plugins.
• Strong knowledge of PHP, HTML, CSS and…