Senior WordPress Developer

Applications close on Monday 12th Jan at 5 pm.

Hiyield is a climate conscious digital product studio that’s proudly B Corp and 80% employee owned. We help purpose-driven organisations do more good in the world by creating showstopping websites, apps, and digital tools – and we’re looking for a new Senior WordPress Developer to join our growing team.

We have a serious curiosity streak and a healthy obsession with building brilliant things We’re a friendly bunch who care about the planet, our clients, and each other. We take our work seriously, but not ourselves. Check out our about page to get to know us a little better.

Spoiler alert: when you work with us, there will be an abundance of bad jokes and allotment updates on our weekly team catch-up call.

Why work at Hiyield

We want you to do your best work and live a good life when you’re off the clock. So we’ve built a culture (backed up with policies) that puts people first:

- Flexible hours & remote-friendly working – life happens, kids need to get to school, we need to get outside and move in daylight, etc – we get it

- Work from home, our Bristol Hub, or our HQ in Truro, Cornwall

- You get 25 days leave (increasing annually) + Bank Holidays + a Christmas closure that doesn’t come out of your holiday allowance

- Enhanced sick pay and private healthcare

- Genuinely supportive wellbeing policies that help us be our best selves

- Robust policies for equality, equity, diversity and inclusion – we’re committed to being a supportive and empowering workplace where everyone can succeed

- Training budget & development time to keep you growing

- Climate-conscious approach – we’re always trying to do better

Is this you?

You’re someone who lights up when creating clever, custom WordPress builds. You know your way around PHP, Gutenberg, modern tooling, and the ins and outs of building secure, fast, accessible sites.

But you’re also great with people – whether you’re chatting with clients, pairing with a designer, or guiding other developers through a tricky build. You enjoy sharing knowledge, asking questions, and championing best practices.

You don’t need to tick every box to apply. If you care about doing good work and growing your craft, we’d love to hear from you.

- Deep experience with WordPress, PHP, and modern theme/plugin development

- An understanding of accessibility, performance, and best practices

- Experience working across multiple projects (agency or similar)

- Confidence in discussing ideas with clients and colleagues

Bonus points if you have:

- Headless WordPress experience

- React knowledge

- An eye for UX and user-centred thinking

What you’ll be doing

- Building bespoke WordPress themes and plugins that are polished, performant, and easy to maintain

- Working with our designers to bring digital experiences to life

- Leading technical decisions on projects

- Helping shape our WordPress approach as we grow

- Supporting other devs through pairing, reviews, and knowledge sharing

- Working on projects that sit in that sweet spot between purposeful and creatively satisfying

- If we think we’re a good match, you’ll be invited to a remote interview

- We will share the questions in advance

- Then if you’re through to the next round, you’ll be set a technical task

- As well as being invited to a final interview

- Then we will make a job offer to our new hire

How to apply

Please fill in the short form below with your name, contact details, CV and cover letter.

Feel free to drop in a website/portfolio link to wow us.

If someone at Hiyield sent you, please share their name so we can say thanks

All candidates must have the right to work in the UK.

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Our commitment to inclusion

We want Hiyield to be a place where everyone feels they belong and can thrive. We actively welcome and encourage applications from people of all races, ethnicities, genders, religions, ages, abilities, sexual orientations, and neurodiverse communities.

If you need anything to make the recruitment process more accessible or comfortable, just let us know – we genuinely want you to succeed.

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