Full-Stack WordPress & WooCommerce Developer

We're hiring: Full-Stack WordPress & WooCommerce Developer (all-rounder)

contract · flexible hours · remote

ORBIIT is a UK-based digital agency. We’re looking for an all-rounder to join our small team on a bespoke WooCommerce project for a UK client. You’ll be comfortable across the whole build, from the front end to the server, and able to take a task from start to finish with little supervision. The contract runs from mid-November 2026 to the end of January 2027, including launch.

We're a small team, so we're looking for an all-rounder who's comfortable across the whole build, from the front end to the server, and who can take a task from start to finish with little supervision. The contract runs from mid-November 2026 to the end of January 2027, including launch.

What you'll work on

Front end

• A custom WooCommerce theme built from approved designs and HTML mock-ups (no page builders), working well on phones and desktops
• Interactive features in JavaScript, such as a product configurator, a live logo preview and filters
• Accessibility and page speed

Back end

• Custom WordPress plugins in PHP 8: pricing rules, file uploads, REST API endpoints and scheduled tasks
• Setting up and customising WooCommerce: products and variations, order stages and emails, payments (Stripe and PayPal), discount codes, reviews, shipment tracking and Xero
• Keeping the store fast with a large product catalogueProduct data
• Importing, cleaning and mapping supplier data from CSV and Excel files, and from APIs
• Working with a product information system (Akeneo PIM) and WP All ImportServers and deployment
• Linux servers and managed WordPress hosting, Cloudflare, backups, cron jobs and SFTP
• Moving work from test to live safely, with Git and GitHub

Quality and security

• Automated tests, and testing on real devices before launch
• Secure coding throughout: OWASP Top 10, safe file uploads, no passwords or keys in code
• Clear documentation of what you build

Must-haves

• At least 4+ years' commercial experience building WordPress and WooCommerce sites, including custom themes and plugins
• Strong PHP 8 and JavaScript, and solid HTML and CSS
• Experience importing product data from CSV or Excel files
• Comfortable on a Linux server (SSH, cron, logs) and with Git and GitHub
• Secure coding habits
• You manage your own time well and deliver to deadlines
• Clear written English, and regular, reliable progress updates

Nice to have

• Akeneo PIM, WP All Import or Elasticsearch
• Python for data processing
• Stripe, PayPal or Xero integrations
• Playwright or PHPUnit
• Cloudflare, and managed hosting such as Cloudways or DigitalOcean
• Experience on UK e-commerce projects, and an eye for design detail

The details

• Fixed-term contract: mid-November 2026 to the end of January 2027
• A full-time workload with flexible hours: work when it suits you. Other commitments are fine, as long as the work is delivered on time.
• Fully remote. Be available for short check-ins during UK mornings (afternoons in Sri Lanka) and sometimes during UK late evenings (late night in Sri Lanka)
• Paid in GBP or LKR
• Confidentiality and IP terms in the contract
• Possibility of further projects with us

Include following in the application

• links to WooCommerce sites or code you've built, and what you built on each one yourself
• your GitHub, if you have one
• how many hours a week you can give, and any other commitments.

We'll contact shortlisted candidates only.