The Code Co
Urraween, 4655, Hervey Bay, Queensland
Information & Communication Technology / Networks & Systems Administration
Full time
Posted 21/04/2025
Closes 21/05/2025
We’re currently looking for a full-stack WordPress engineer with stronger/more current front-end development skills to join our team to work on a series of exciting upcoming product launches for a global brand in 2025.
Full-stack engineers are expected to be able to work both autonomously (with direction from their project manager) or as part of a larger team while reporting to the project’s tech lead while taking part in agile ceremonies such as daily standups, sprint planning and sprint showcases.
About you
Ideally, you will have 3-5 years of experience as a WordPress developer while practising both object-oriented PHP (ideally utilising an MVC approach) and ES6 Javascript and React (as it pertains to Gutenberg). You will have a thorough understanding of the WordPress request lifecycle and be equally comfortable working on backend tasks such as data migrations, custom plugin development and the REST API as implementing front-end build tools, extending and creating Gutenberg blocks and utilising CSS frameworks like Tailwind.
Ideally you’ll have experience within agency or product development teams within an agile environment and are accustomed to relevant tools such as Jira and Confluence from a project management perspective and GitHub/BitBucket ecosystems including code reviews, pull/merge requests, actions and deployment/pipeline systems.
Required Skills:
ICT Bachelor Degree or at least 5 years full time work experience to substitute
3+ years experience overall in WordPress development with;
Experience in backend, including object oriented PHP and MySQL.
Experience in front-end, including ES6 JS, React, Tailwind and generalHTML5/SASS/SCSS.
Experience with Advanced Custom Fields, Gravity Forms, Yoast/RankMath, especially customising and extending them for advanced use cases.
Experience with block development, including native block development (gutenberg) and ACF block development.
Extensive experience with extending WordPress through the WordPress hook system, filters, actions, etc.
Familiarity with package managers like Composer (for PHP) and NPM/Yarn (for JS).
Proficiency with front-end tooling, particularly webpack and vite, and integrating them into WordPress Theme development.
Comfortable using Git or similar version control systems, and CI/CD workflows.
Thorough understanding of the MVC pattern
Comfortable in the command line, and using SSH on remote servers.
Comfortable working with local development environments such as Lando, LocalWP or other docker-based environments.
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About Company
The Code Company is a globally-recognised enterprise WordPress agency and WordPress VIP Gold Partner specialising in solving complex problems at scale for some of Australia’s most prominent digital publishers including CarAdvice/Drive, Pedestrian and Val Morgan as well as international brands such as eBay and Fujifilm.
Founded in Queensland, our agency has been around for more than a decade and we’re made up of experts within the WordPress ecosystem, core contributors, plugin developers, front-end developers and back-end engineers. Our team members work remotely across Australia, Asia and the US however we also have satellite offices across the country for impromptu meetups, project collaboration and for team members that prefer working from an office a few days a week.
Our Core Values
We live and breathe by our core values as they define us as a business, both internally and externally. We feel so strongly about these that if you don’t feel similarly, we’d suggest not applying.
A good vibe workplace: We strive to reduce stress by prioritising work-life balance, respectful communication, positivity, trust and ethical conduct.
The simplest solution is probably the best: Our approach to problem solving is to find the simplest solution, even if it’s not the sexiest choice.
Straight talking:Say what you mean and mean what you say. We live in a busy, fast moving digital world. Be it internally or externally with a client or otherwise, we don’t spin – we get straight to the point. Clear and concise communication.
Our craft is our passion: We always want to do things the right way. We are outcome focused which means typically avoiding hacky shortcuts that won’t work.
The best ideas can come from anywhere: We’re a lean business that punches above its weight. We acknowledge that anyone on our team can come up with great ideas to improve systems, processes or more – and actively encourage people to speak up.
Attention to detail:We’re a highly autonomous business with people working in different locations and time zones. One of the most important fundamentals is a ruthless attention to detail. Be it in our work or how we communicate to each other.