Senior WordPress Developer Burleigh Heads | 3 Days Per Week | Contract

Senior WordPress Developer

Burleigh Heads | Contract | 3 Days Per Week

We build websites that win work, not just awards.

This is an in-house contract role based in Burleigh Heads. Applicants must have full Australian working rights and be available to work from our office three days per week.

Our agency is recognised as a web industry award finalist, and we’ve built a strong reputation for delivering high-quality digital experiences for ambitious Australian businesses.

Our design standards are high. We care about the details. And the quality of our work has been a major part of our growth.

We’re now looking for a Senior WordPress Developer to become a long-term extension of our team and help us continue lifting the standard of our digital output.

This is not a maintenance-only role, and it is not a junior stepping-stone.

We’re looking for an experienced developer who understands what good design looks like and knows how to translate polished Figma designs into responsive, high-performing WordPress websites.

You’ll work closely with our Senior Designer and creative team, take ownership of builds and be trusted to make sound technical and responsive decisions without needing close supervision.

The Role

You’ll be responsible for developing, maintaining and optimising high-quality WordPress websites for a mix of established brands and growing Australian businesses.

Designs and content will be supplied. Your role is to bring those designs to life accurately, make considered decisions across different screen sizes and ensure the finished product performs as well as it looks.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing custom WordPress websites from Figma designs

• Building bespoke themes, templates and functionality

• Writing clean, maintainable PHP, HTML, CSS and JavaScript

• Translating designs accurately across desktop, tablet and mobile

• Making responsive design decisions where every breakpoint has not been explicitly designed

• Optimising websites for performance, usability and technical SEO

• Managing website deployments and hosting environments

• Troubleshooting technical issues across active projects

• Integrating APIs, platforms and third-party tools

• Contributing to technical recommendations and project scoping

• Collaborating closely with our design, content and strategy teams

You won’t be handed a vague brief and expected to rescue a poorly planned project.

We provide clear direction, structured content and well-considered designs. We’re looking for someone who can take those foundations and turn them into websites we are all proud to deliver.

What We’re Looking For

Essential

• At least five years of commercial web development experience

• Strong PHP and custom WordPress development skills

• Advanced HTML, CSS and modern JavaScript knowledge

• Experience building custom WordPress themes

• Strong understanding of responsive development

• Confidence working directly from Figma

• A good eye for design, spacing, typography and visual hierarchy

• Solid understanding of performance optimisation and SEO fundamentals

• Experience using Git and version control

• Ability to scope technical requirements and estimate work accurately

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

• High attention to detail

• Clear and proactive communication

• Ability to work autonomously and take ownership of projects

We’re open to speaking with strong mid-weight developers as well as established senior developers. What matters most is the quality of your work, your technical foundations and your ability to understand and execute good design.

Desirable

• Experience with AI-assisted development tools and emerging technologies

• Experience with APIs and third-party integrations

• WooCommerce or broader eCommerce experience

• Hosting and server management knowledge

• Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks

• Headless WordPress experience

• Technical leadership or agency experience

You’ll Fit In If You

• Care about quality and notice when the small details are off

• Understand that development is part of the overall customer experience

• Take responsibility for your work from build through to launch

• Communicate early when something needs clarification

• Can work independently without disappearing into a project

• Value clean code and maintainable solutions

• Enjoy working alongside designers and creative people

• Prefer thoughtful solutions over quick shortcuts

• Want to build websites you’re genuinely proud to show

We’re not looking for someone who simply converts a desktop Figma file into WordPress.

We’re looking for someone who understands the intention behind the design, thinks through how it should behave across devices and knows when to raise a better technical or user experience solution.

The Contract

This is an ongoing contract position based in our Burleigh Heads office for approximately three days per week.

It would suit an experienced contractor, freelancer or developer who already manages their own work but is looking for a reliable, long-term agency partnership.

The exact working arrangement and contract rate will be based on experience, capability and availability.

Due to the nature of our client work, the successful contractor will be required to enter into confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements.

What You’ll Get

• Consistent work across approximately three days per week

• High-quality Figma designs and organised project handovers

• Content supplied before development begins

• A steady pipeline of quality website projects

• Real input into technical direction and recommendations

• A collaborative design and creative team

• Variety across brands, industries and project requirements

• A team that values standards, accountability and good communication

• The opportunity to build a long-term working relationship with an established agency

If you’re an experienced WordPress developer who understands both good development and good design, we’d like to hear from you.

Apply with your CV, a brief introduction and examples of WordPress websites you have personally built. Please also outline your availability and your role in the projects submitted.