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This is a hybrid role (3 days on-site; 2 days WFH).The Senior Web Developer is responsible for leading the design, development, and maintenance of both front-end and back-end components of web applications, with a specialised focus on the WordPress ecosystem. They should be comfortable working extensively with PHP and WordPress core, themes, plugins, databases, servers, APIs, and modern client-side technologies. 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