Web Engineer, Human Made
EMEA
£30-50k
All-in-one brand growth services
Job no longer available
All-in-one brand growth services
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
£30-50k
21-100 employees
Company mission
To spread the word about the true value WordPress can deliver for world-leading organisations.
Role
Who you are
- In-depth experience working with contemporary WordPress practices is essential, including plugin development, block themes, and working with the Site Editor
- We build best-in-class flexible, CMS-driven front ends with a strong focus on editorial workflows
- Solid PHP knowledge is important, particularly around performance, scalability, and security
- JavaScript experience, including developing custom blocks is desirable
- We value open-source practices, regularly developing and releasing plugins for internal and community use, and contributing back where possible
- Experience working with modern WordPress, including block themes and the Site Editor
- In-depth understanding of engineering with PHP and/or JavaScript
- Strong understanding of HTML, CSS, and front-end best practices, including performance optimisation and accessibility standards
- Ability to debug your own code and that of others, and has experience in using debugging tools
- Solid understanding of MySQL and the considerations of database-driven applications
- Knowledge of interacting with RESTful APIs and integrating data from external services
- Experience using Git and GitHub, including branching strategies and pull request workflows
- Experience managing dependencies using tools such as npm and Composer
- Ability to set up local development environments
- Strong verbal and written communication, good english language skills are essential
- Ability to manage your workload and juggle multiple tasks
- Interest in AI-assisted development tools and an understanding of their appropriate use and limitations
What the job involves
- Reports to: Engineering Manager
- At Human Made, we build complex, large-scale WordPress platforms for enterprise organisations
- We use modern web technologies to design and deliver performant, scalable, and secure systems that serve our customers over the long term
- We’re a fully remote company, and day to day you’ll be part of a small delivery team
- As technical partners to our clients, close collaboration, clear communication, and transparency are essential
- We follow agile practices and value engineering excellence and pragmatic solutions, enabling us to ship quickly and deliver strong outcomes
- All engineers are expected to show initiative and take ownership in delivering high-quality work across tasks and projects
- You will also contribute to the ongoing improvement of our processes, tooling, and engineering practices
- We are looking for engineers who are motivated to grow within the company and deepen their technical expertise
- More experienced engineers are expected to take on greater technical responsibility, developing stronger domain knowledge, contributing to architectural decisions, and acting as technical lead on projects with progressively less support
- Plan and implement features according to specifications while prioritising tasks and taking initiative to deliver things on time
- Working within standardised technical processes that support collaboration and consistency across the team
- Communicate clearly and consistently with your team and clients, seek guidance early, and raise questions or concerns as they arise
- Develop and maintain reusable plugins, shared libraries, and internal tooling
- Refactoring code and carrying out bug fixes
- Working closely with others as part of a small team
- Senior engineers take greater project leadership, with ownership over the direction, advocating for best practices and navigating client relationships
Our take
In today's digital landscape, the key to brand scaling lies in forming strategic partnerships with technology companies and other business growth services. However, the presence of various fragmented service providers can pose challenges for businesses seeking efficient scaling solutions, highlighting the demand for a more integrated approach.
Human Made offers a suite of brand growth services, encompassing customised brand development, strategic consultancy, editorial platforms, migration and audits, and team expansion and capability enhancement. While the company faces competition from sepcialised providers in each of these areas, Human Made recognises the value of all-in-one partnership opportunities for brand growth.
Through this unified approach, Human Made aims to provide brands with more streamlined and holistic methods to enhance their business operations. The company's impressive track record with renowned clients such as Google, Red Bull, and TechCrunch underscores its ability to deliver efficient and effective brand growth solutions.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-26% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Flexible, remote working
- Paid parental leave
- 35 days holiday
- Sickness and carers leave
- Annual company retreat (Previous retreats include Sri Lanka, Italy, Slovakia, Spain, Norway, & Greece)
- Time to contribute to the open source community
- Conference and training budget
- Monthly remote working allowance
- Work wherever you want
- New computer and mobile phone every two years
- Office equipment when you need it
Company HQ
Matlock, UK
Leadership
Tom Willmot
(CEO)CEO and Co-founder of Altis BXP since 2019. Previously served as the CTO of majamba.
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