Front-End Web Developer (WordPress)

Expert Insights Tech Ltd

12 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Working hours

Regular working hours

Languages

English

Experience level

Senior

Compensation

£ 50K

Job location

Tech stack

HTML

PHP

Artificial Intelligence

CSS

Continuous Integration

Responsive Web Design

WordPress

Apache Yarn

Tailwind

React

GIT

Vue.js

WebPack

Cloudflare

Figma

Npm(Software)

Front End Software Development

REST

Job description

We're looking for an Experienced / Senior Front-End Web Developer (WordPress) to build, optimise, and scale our editorial websites.

You'll own front-end quality and performance across our WordPress + Tailwind + Cloudflare stack - Shipping fast, secure, and accessible experiences, converting Figma designs into custom themes, and crafting flexible ACF-based content models for our editors.

You'll lead performance optimisation, Core Web Vitals improvements, and scalable component design as we launch a series of new sites in the coming year.

About Expert Insights

Expert Insights is a leading B2B cybersecurity research platform helping over a million businesses each year make smarter, faster decisions about security solutions. We cut through the noise with unbiased shortlists, expert reviews, and practical guidance, giving IT teams the confidence to choose the right tools.

You'll join a small, supportive team where your ideas shape our product and processes. We're growing fast, and this role directly impacts a publication that reaches 50,000 + readers monthly.

You'll work directly on:

A high-growth cybersecurity industry website (we're not an agency)
New site launches, iterative UX improvements, and performance initiatives
Custom theme / plugin development to support editorial and commercial features, * Build and maintain custom WordPress themes and plugins using ACF
Convert Figma designs into responsive, Tailwind-based templates
Continuously optimise for Core Web Vitals, Lighthouse, and PageSpeed Insights scores
Configure and tune Cloudflare caching, CDN, and asset-delivery rules
Implement structured data and schema markup for editorial SEO
Integrate RESTful APIs and third-party services
Maintain Production, Staging, and Development environments with clean CI/CD workflows
Troubleshoot and resolve front-end bugs; ship well-tested, performant code
Contribute to our internal component library and front-end standards

Requirements

Do you have experience in WordPress?, * 3 + years' professional WordPress development experience

Strong front-end skills: HTML, CSS, Tailwind, and solid PHP fundamentals
Proven theme / plugin development experience
Expertise with ACF and custom Gutenberg / field-based content models
Experience with utility-first CSS (e.g., Tailwind) is preferred; familiarity with component-based front-end frameworks (React or Vue) for Gutenberg blocks is a plus
Familiarity with modern tooling and workflows (Git, DeployBot or similar CI/CD, Cloudflare)
Knowledge of modern build pipelines (e.g., Vite, Webpack, npm/Yarn, or similar)
RESTful APIs and third-party integrations
Responsive design and accessibility best practices
SEO and editorial schema know-how; GTM & GA configuration
Demonstrated success improving Lighthouse and PageSpeed Insights metrics
Performance mindset and excellent attention to detail