Lead Developer - WordPress

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This range is provided by TeamUpdraft. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$40,000.00 / yr - $75,000.00 / yr

At Team Updraft our DNA is in world-leading software for WordPress that helps our customers to backup, restore, clone, secure and optimize their WordPress websites. Our global team is behind some of the most popular WordPress plugins in the world, used by more than 5 million WordPress website owners, our plugins have a reputation for being reliable and powerful. We have an exciting opportunity for a Lead Developer to join us. To be successful in this role you will have deep knowledge and experience of developing WordPress plugins. You will have the option to choose your own hours from 32 up to 40 per week, and you can work remotely from anywhere in the world, with 4 hours of crossover with UK working hours per day.

Competitive Salary (depending on Experience)

Fully Remote

Lead Developer - WordPress

We have an exciting opportunity for a Web Developer with excellent PHP, JS and WordPress experience to join a growing, ambitious team to help further develop one of the world's leading WordPress plugins here at Team Updraft. You will be working together with a small, global team involved in development and testing. Overseeing the development and maintenance of one of our leading plugins, ensuring features are delivered to a high standard and guiding the work of the other developers.

What you'll be doing :

• Work in PHP, JavaScript and WordPress libraries to write clean, efficient and secure code
• Line managing the plugin development team
• Ensuring tasks are appropriately assigned, reviewed, and completed by the team
• Maintaining high technical standards in the code base
• Utilizing the lead architect's knowledge to achieve the best direction for the plugin
• Identifying priorities, resolving blockers
• Acting as the key point of contact for technical queries related to the plugin
• Liaising with QA and Product Managers to align development work with wider business goals

Your exact responsibilities will depend on your experience, how this fits with other members of the team and subject to discussion and agreement!

Requirements

Nice to have

GitHub / GitLab / Git – nice to have, can be learned quickly.

Benefits

Why Join Us? We are a globally distributed, highly flexible team that values autonomy and impact. You'll have the freedom to manage your own time and work from anywhere in the world (with the exception of Antarctica!). While we primarily work remotely, we also offer :

We believe in flexible working and are open to discussing various arrangements – whether you're looking for freelance, employed, part-time, full-time, permanent, or contract work, we're keen to find the right fit for the right candidate.

If you're ready to make a significant impact as a Lead Developer and help us shape the future of TeamUpdraft, we encourage you to apply!

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

IT Services and IT Consulting

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