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Senior Full Stack Developer
Job Posted: 6 hours ago
Salary: £ 85,000 - 95,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Kensington and Chelsea, London
Expire in: a month
Job Description
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-upsYour 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 teamsNice 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 publishingBefore You Apply
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