Mid-Senior Developer

Summary

Join DMG Media's distributed development team as an experienced developer to build and maintain features for their enterprise-level WordPress sites, primarily Metro.co.uk. You will contribute to shared plugins, develop microservices and JavaScript applications, and monitor website performance. The role involves prioritizing and managing work independently, debugging issues, and participating in technology discussions. This is a fully remote position with occasional team meet-ups in London. DMG Media offers a dynamic and adaptable work environment where developers have the freedom to create effective software.

Requirements

• Solid foundation with front end JavaScript and knowledge of client-side browser behavior
• Expertise with React and experience of Node.js and server-side JavaScript
• 5+ years of experience with WordPress development
• Good understanding of the WordPress and Gutenberg ecosystem and development best Practices
• Experience in creating custom Gutenberg blocks, custom RSS feeds, and WP-JSON API endpoints
• Expertise with modern performant HTML, CSS, and PHP
• Strong understanding of Git and VCS principles
• Knowledge of Agile methodology and project planning tools like JIRA
• Capability to individually see a full-stack project from beginning to end
• Understanding and knowledge of Core Web Vitals and the importance of them
• Excellent communication skills owing to a remote role within a distributed development team
• Good understanding of how to use Chrome DevTools to debug issues on the front end
• Be a strong problem-solver

Responsibilities

• Maintain and develop new features for DMG Media’s flagship enterprise-level WordPress property, Metro.co.uk
• Contribute to and maintain shared plugins for all DMG Media’s WordPress properties
• Develop and maintain microservices and JavaScript libraries/applications that are independent of but co-exist with our WordPress brands
• Monitor and improve response times, database query times and core web vital scores
• Participate in discussions about technology choices based on business value, scalability, maintainability and project delivery performance
• Independently prioritize and manage work with little direction, while adhering to project timelines in a fast-paced environment
• Debug and troubleshoot website issues raised by our editorial and support staff

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with the WordPress VIP platform
• Enterprise experience of building WordPress at scale – Edge and object Caching, Query optimization and WP Cron
• Knowledge of monitoring tools such as New Relic and Kibana
• Experience with Typescript / Webpack
• Knowledge and use of WP-CLI and creation of custom commands
• Integrating and using AWS services (S3, Lambda, EC2, API Gateway)
• Knowledge and experience of developing for and publishing to AMP and Apple News
• Knowledge and use of CI tools such as CircleCI, GitHub Actions and TeamCity
• Experience writing bash or python scripts on an ad-hoc basis
• Interest and experience with Generative AI

Benefits

• 25 days’ holiday (increasing by 1 per year up to a total of 30)
• Pension plan and life cover
• Discounts on online shopping, dining cards and vouchers, and access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Onsite gym, subsidised canteen and onsite nurse and GP clinics