Graduate Developer (AI + Backend CMS)

Salary: $70,000 – $85,000 per year

About the role

You'll work on the backend side of our WordPress-based CMS and on integrating AI tools into our content and production pipelines. This is a hands-on role for someone who wants to build real things from day one, not shadow a senior dev for a year before touching production code. You'll report to the Digital Director.

Key responsibilities

• Day-to-day management and upkeep of the WordPress CMS, including plugin and theme updates, security patches and performance
• Working on AI pipeline development, connecting AI tools and APIs into content, creative and publishing workflows
• Working alongside strategists, designers and producers to understand what a build actually needs to do before you build it
• Building and maintaining CMS integrations on WordPress (custom plugins, ACF fields, REST API endpoints)
• Testing and debugging across the CMS and integrated systems
• Documenting builds and integrations so the rest of the team can use and maintain them
• Keeping an eye on new AI tools relevant to content and creative production and flagging what's worth trying

About you

• A recent graduate in computer science, marketing (digital), or a related field (or equivalent self-taught experience you can back up with real projects)
• Some exposure in PHP and an understanding of how WordPress works under the hood (themes, plugins, hooks, ACF, REST API)
• Some experience with WordPress page builders like Elementor, Seedpro, etc
• Some exposure to AI APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, or similar), or a genuine interest in learning fast
• Some exposure to Shopify, Squarespace, Webflow is an advantage but not required
• Able to explain technical decisions to non-technical teammates without talking down to them
• Adelaide-based or willing to work from our Adelaide CBD studio
• Curious about how things work and you like pulling them apart to find out
• You get a kick out of building something that works, and you'd rather ship a real thing than sit on the sidelines
• You pick up new tools and languages quickly, and you're genuinely interested in where AI is heading and how it can be put to practical use

About us

Electric Road is an Adelaide-based branding and creative agency. Our team of strategists, designers, producers and creators delivers brand and marketing solutions across strategy, brand, creative, production, digital and social.