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** This is a remote role with occasional (~1 day per month) face to face catchups in our Central London office **Hi, we're FlatPlan, a SaaS business that helps media companies deliver breaking news articles to millions of people on Apple devices. We work with world-class brands like The Athletic, ITV News, Formula One and the Premier League. Our mission is to transform how news media reaches readers, and we’re looking for a talented WordPress Developer to help us achieve that.Position OverviewWe partner with major media companies, helping them reach wider audiences through innovative publishing solutions. A big part of that involves WordPress—the backbone of many of our customers’ content systems.We need a skilled Front End developer with WordPress expertise to join our team, bringing technical expertise and creative problem-solving to our platform. You’ll be responsible for developing, maintaining, and optimising WordPress-based solutions, as well as a forthcoming website for our brand (currently found at )You’ll work closely with our Head of Design, development team, QA team and a Project Manager to conceptualise, build and refine solutions that improve how publishers distribute content. Whether it’s building a new site, crafting custom plugins, optimising performance or troubleshooting complex WordPress integrations, your work will have a direct impact on our customers.What You’ll Be Doing • Building beautiful, user friendly pages and tools • Developing custom WordPress plugins and themes • Integrating WordPress with FlatPlan’s tools to streamline content delivery • Optimizing WordPress sites for speed, security and scalability • Troubleshooting and resolving technical issues for media partners • Working with APIs, webhooks and third-party services to extend functionality • Keeping up with WordPress best practices, ensuring our solutions remain cutting-edge • Collaborating with our remote team to brainstorm and implement new featuresWhat We’re Looking For • 5+ years of WordPress development experience • Strong proficiency in PHP, JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS3 • Experience with custom WordPress plugin and theme development • Knowledge of Gutenberg development and modern WordPress coding standards • Familiarity with REST APIs, JSON and third-party integrations • Proficiency in MySQL and database optimisation • Understanding of SEO, accessibility and performance best practices • Experience with Git version control and Agile workflows • Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive, detail-oriented mindset • Excellent communication skills and ability to work independently in a remote teamWhy You Should ApplyWe’re a small, remote-first team that values collaboration, creativity, and autonomy. Working with FlatPlan means:Exciting projects – You’ll work with top-tier media companies, helping them improve how they publish content.A real impact – Your work will directly shape how millions of people access news.A supportive team – We genuinely care about each other, celebrate wins together and solve problems as a team.Growth opportunities – As we scale, you’ll have the chance to shape the future of our technology and advance in your career.Flexibility – We’re remote-friendly and results-focused, so you’ll have the freedom to do your best work in a way that suits you.FlatPlan is a profitable, growing SaaS company, backed by TinySeed and working closely with Apple. If you’re looking for a role where you can innovate, solve meaningful challenges and make an impact, we’d love to hear from you!No agencies.