Senior Web Developer Jobs in Cape Town

IQbusiness is looking for a Senior Web Developer for a 12-month contract in Cape Town. You will work with an international client from the company’s Welgemoed offices in the Northern Suburbs, in a hybrid role with 3 days on site and 2 days working from home.

About the company and the work

IQbusiness is a consulting company. In this role, you will lead the design, development and maintenance of web platforms, working closely with designers, technical teams and business stakeholders to turn complex designs and requirements into reliable, responsive websites.

Role details and duties

You will lead solution design and create new developments in PHP and WordPress, including custom themes, plugins and functionality, and develop and maintain custom APIs within WordPress and integrate them with third-party services. You will work with UI and UX designers to turn complex designs into functional and responsive pages, design and deliver complex website platforms with advanced functionality, debug independently and propose effective solutions, and optimise WordPress applications for speed, scalability and security. You will also write clean, maintainable code, communicate technical concepts to technical and business audiences, contribute to presentations and requirement gathering, follow security and data protection best practices, take part in code reviews and team meetings, mentor others, and stay current with WordPress and web technology trends.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (advantageous)
• Minimum of 5 years of full-stack development experience, with strong emphasis on WordPress
• Proficiency in front-end technologies, and experience with Bootstrap for responsive, mobile-first UI components and layouts
• Strong back-end development experience with PHP, deep expertise in WordPress core, themes and related development, and extensive experience with databases such as MySQL for WordPress applications
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs, including the WordPress REST API and external services, and expert knowledge of version control systems like Git
• Strong understanding of WordPress architecture, hooks, filters and best practices for performance, plus experience with Docker for WordPress development environments (advantageous), understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines and cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure and GCP, and experience with testing frameworks such as PHPUnit for WordPress (advantageous)
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently, strong communication skills, experience gathering requirements and translating them into technical solutions, and ability to present solutions clearly and persuasively

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Practical tips

Link to WordPress work that shows custom themes, plugins, APIs and performance improvements, and be ready to explain a complex platform you built and how you solved a difficult bug or scaling issue.

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