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We’re a growing team and we take a people-first approach to work and life. Ever curious, we lean into change, always learning and supporting one another while we do.

Join our Bristol agency and work alongside 24+ talented individuals who together use WordPress, WooCommerce & Shopify to create evolving digital experiences that get better and better.

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WordPress / WooCommerce Developer

Salary: Up to Β£36,500
Hours: Full time
Position: Permanent

Atomic Smash is a growing WordPress & WooCommerce studio with an office in central Bristol. We help our clients achieve their goals through the constant evolution and improvement of their platforms.

We are not currently recruiting for this role but we are always keen to connect with personable WordPress developers who share our passion for all things digital. Through our Always Evolving model, we work closely with our clients to ensure their platforms are continuously improving to help meet the ever-changing needs of their businesses and users.

In this role, you will be working closely with the rest of the Always Evolving team to deliver new functionality for clients. Weekly status calls with clients allow you to get a closer understanding of their needs and any issues or challenges.

The successful candidate is expected to have a number of live example WordPress sites to talk through during the interview process, preferably these would include some form of complex functionality.

As well as developing WordPress-driven sites, there is also scope for learning new technologies and expanding your skillset further. We want our team members to be constantly learning and therefore we always have internal projects which push our skills. We are also always on the lookout for conferences or talks for team members to attend or speak at.

Key accountabilities

  • Deliver quality bug free code on clients WordPress and WooCommerce websites within allocated budgets
  • Ensure clients are satisfied with work produced
  • Delivering work against self-determined estimates
  • Fixing any issues caused by merges/deployments

Responsibilities

  • Deliver development work in a timely manner
  • Be able to communicate complex ideas or solutions clearly
  • Manage your time effectively on a daily basis
  • Maintaining timesheets accurately and consistently
  • Be part of regularly scheduled client communications including monthly calls and daily stand-ups
  • Communicate and update clients on a regular basis as work progresses. This could be via slack, Trello board, Jira board or summary catch up calls
  • Be able to investigate and quote on new work accurately
  • Being open and honest when a solution does not immediately present itself and being able to request time to investigate
  • When problems occur, be able to ask for help and assistance from the rest of the team (including Project Managers)

Required skills

  • 3+ years of commercial experience
  • Strong client communication skills (written and verbal)
  • In-depth provable knowledge of WordPress
  • The candidate must be able to talk about a minimum of 2 projects they are proud of, which go beyond the standard functionality that WordPress provides
  • Knowledge deployment processes that exist beyond FTP
  • Working knowledge of GIT
  • Understanding of web security

Working with us

Atomic Smash is a growing agency. We are very technologically minded and there is a total crossover between design and development.

We understand the WordPress web design and development process from start to finish and acknowledge that projects are never really complete. There will always be room for iterations and improvements.

We are a very friendly team that understands the pressures of life and we always take a people-first approach to business.

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Send a cover letter and CV to duncan.shotton@atomicsmash.co.uk

Working with us

We’ll help you do your best work. We encourage curiosity, celebrate team success and we’re committed to building an inclusive and supportive work culture.

We promote equal opportunities in employment, which means that you and any job applicant will receive equal treatment regardless of age, gender, disability, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Benefits

Location

Our office is based 5 minutes walk from Bristol Temple Meads train station.

The majority of our team work hybrid.

We are looking for candidates that live less than 50 miles from Bristol city centre.

Client Partners are expected to join an in-person meeting at the office once a week.

We have a team day once a month where you’ll come into the office to use the space and collaborate with the team you are working closely with (usually 3-4 people). For this day, Atomic Smash is willing to cover the costs of travel for anyone living more than 40 miles from Bristol city centre.

The rest of the time you can choose to work from home or use the office for hot desking, unless otherwise specified.

Fully-remote applications or anyone outside of the UK will not be reviewed.

Clients

There are lots of exciting projects and Always Evolving client sites running through the studio including:

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