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Web Developer
Countingup
2021-12-03 07:44:40
Barkingside,
Greater London,
United Kingdom
Job type: fulltime
Job industry: I.T. & Communications
Job description
At Countingup we're on a mission to make it easier to run a small business. We believe that freelancers, contractors and small business owners should have an easier way to manage their business finances. A solution that frees them from the drudgery of financial admin, saves them time and helps them stay organised with the business insights and tools they need to succeed.
We are a Venture-backed fin-tech and an early stage startup with ambitious plans for growth. Countingup is the leading UK business current account that's helped over 34,000 self-employed people save time and money with automatic accounting, tax estimates and instant invoicing. About the role:
We are looking for an experienced (>= 4 years) and passionate WordPress Developer to join our Marketing team to build and maintain our marketing website. Working alongside our Product and Design teams you will be responsible for both back-end and front-end development, including creating and maintaining WordPress themes and blocks. You are a self-starter and will be our in-house WordPress expert.
We are expecting you to have a strong understanding of the latest industry trends and content management systems, including WordPress blocks and the block based editor (Gutenberg).
Responsibilities:
- Implementing new features, tools, functionality and layouts
- Establishing and guiding the website's architecture
- Ensuring high-performance and availability whilst managing all technical aspects of the CMS
- Helping formulate an effective, responsive design and turning it into a working theme and WordPress blocks
- Working with the product team to interface the website with parts of the Countingup product
- Working with the marketing team to track attribution and conversions
We're a sociable bunch, and we enjoy each other's company. So it's important that you're a great fit for our company culture. These are just some of the things that we look for. You:
- Take pride in the work you do and everything you get involved with
- Create a positive work environment
- Strive to experiment, learn and not fear failure
- Embrace new ideas and change
- Strive to understand customers' problems and solve them
- Possess a healthy amount of curiosity for the unknown with a growth mindset
- Take ownership of your work and deliver results
- Celebrate our wins
- A WordPress whiz who is familiar with the latest features of the platform (we're using the block based editor Gutenberg)
- Good understanding of front-end technologies, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery & Bootstrap
- Ability to convert comprehensive layout and wireframes into working, responsive HTML web pages
- Ability to understand CSS changes and their ramifications to ensure consistent style across platforms and browsers
- Comfortable working with debugging tools like Firebug, Chrome inspector, etc.
- Knowledge of how to interact with RESTful APIs and formats (JSON, XML)
- Proficient in the use of Git
- Strong capabilities in PHP back-end development and MySQL databases
- Experience with Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics
- Knowledge of the WordPress VIP hosting platform is desirable
- Knowledge of SEO
- Knowledge of ACF Pro plugin
- Share options after 6 months probation
- 8% pension scheme
- 32 days holiday (including public holidays)
- Flexible hybrid remote working policy
- Macbook + other equipment
- Talent phone screen
- Technical test
- Culture interview
- Offer