Senior Freelance WordPress Developer

what. is a consultancy that supports its clients with their web presence, the creation of digital products, and their growth. For our clients, we conceptualise and build digital products and websites.

At what. we believe that great websites are not only beautiful but also usable - both for visitors and editors. We take a considerate approach to building websites that are stunning and have that little extra that makes them stand out. We want to build great sites that help our clients succeed.

As a company, we want to grow together with our clients and work with them long-term, which is why we are quality-minded and results-focused.

If you share our passion, then this job offer is for you.

We are looking to strengthen our team with a Senior Wordpress Developer that will extend our team with their skill and drive. Someone who truly cares about the websites they build: They work well, are maintainable and can be extended.

Must haves: 

• Experienced in building Wordpress based websites from A-Z in a responsive, pixel-perfect fashion with usage of ACF Blocks

• Using Wordpress leveraging latest developments, ensuring a first class editor experience to enable our clients to manage their website independently

• Experience with using Figma to collaborate with the design team

• Solid grasp of HTML5, PHP, CSS (Tailwind CSS) and JavaScript (vanilla).

• Good grasp of Git on the command line on linux (bash) or with desktop applications like Tower, Sourcetree etc.

These are a plus:

• Development experience beyond Wordpress

• Experience with Shopify

• Experience with modern WordPress page builders - Bricks or Breakdance

• Experience with custom coded animations (GSAP) or with motion.page plugin

• Performance optimization skills

Responsibilities:

• Build websites based on custom designs created by our design team with a pixel-perfect, responsive implementation

• Create Wordpress websites that provide a first-class editor experience

• Maintain and improve existing websites from our portfolio

How is it to work with us:

At what. we believe that work should be fun and something you want to do and not something you have to do. We help that along with the following:

• Excellent office location in Seefeld in Zürich, if you work in Switzerland.

• You take control of your availability - Need to take care of something in the morning and want to catch up later? No problem. We are results-oriented, we don’t micromanage.

• Flat hierarchy - Get decisions fast when you need them.

• You have a large amount of responsibility in your department. Do you want to change something? See possibilities to improve how we do things or what we do? The only thing needed is to speak up and we will discuss.

• Multicultural and multidisciplinary team with a focus on improving and learning. We want you to learn and grow which is why you will have access to individual training and guidance.

• If you work remotely, opportunity to visit the team in Switzerland - we cover the costs

• Fair compensation, with the possibility to join our profit participation scheme

• Opportunities to visit clients on-site in Switzerland

• Weekly remote pilates classes for all

Please send your CV with a 1-3 min intro video (we find Loom or YouTube work best). Explain what attracted you to the role and why we should hire you.

Here is a short message from our co-founder regarding the intro video.

Please note that only applications with a cover note and an intro video will be considered.

Please also note that we can only consider applications submitted through our official application portals. Unfortunately, we are unable to process applications sent via email for organisational reasons. Thank you for your understanding!

Information for recruitment agencies: for this position, we only accept direct applications from candidates and will not consider applications from agencies.