Web Developer

Location: Farringdon

Web Developer , Wordpress, SEO, HTML, CSS, Remote to £42,000

A growing online services outfit are requiring a Web Developer, Web Specialist (Wordpress, SEO, HTML) to play a key role in their business.

This is a hands-on development role focused on maintaining, improving and evolving a business-critical website. You will help ensure the platform remains secure, reliable, fast, accessible and commercially effective, while supporting ongoing improvements across analytics, conversion optimisation, search visibility, customer journeys and user experience.

The role is ideally suited to someone who enjoys building, improving, testing, maintaining and optimising digital experiences. You will have genuine ownership of implementation — making changes yourself, solving problems directly and taking pride in keeping a high-traffic, revenue-generating platform running well. You will be supported by the Head of Technology on more complex development, hosting, security and infrastructure matters.

Skills & Experience

Essential

• PHP, Wordpress, JavaScript and jQuery experience

• Experience with Word Press themes, templates and ACF

• Good HTML and CSS skills

• Experience implementing front-end changes within Word Press websites

• Understanding of responsive design and mobile-first development

• Good understanding of website hosting, performance and security

• Experience troubleshooting website and integration issues

• Familiarity with GA4, Google Tag Manager and Google Search Console

• Basic understanding of technical SEO principles

• Experience working with APIs, forms and third-party integrations

• Comfortable using browser developer tools

• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail

• Able to manage multiple priorities and work independently

Desirable

• Experience with Wordfence or similar security tools

• Experience with A/B testing and CRO

• Familiarity with Core Web Vitals and Page Speed optimisation

• Knowledge of accessibility auditing and WCAG standards

• Familiarity with Zapier and workflow automation platforms

• Understanding of AI search, answer engines and emerging search technologies

• Experience working with AI-powered tools or chatbots

• Experience working with lead generation websites

• Experience with CRM integrations and customer journey optimisation

• Experience with Google Workspace