Lead Web Developer

Corporate functions, including digital product and ad operations, are based in Helsinki. Founded in 1991, we now have 7,900 employees. Breaking news means staying late, and comp time makes up for it.

The role

The Lead Web Developer builds and maintains our marketing website and landing pages, mostly on WordPress. Our team is spread across 6 countries. Headquarters is in Helsinki. We hire in Belgium through an employer of record, so this is a regular full-time job with local payroll and statutory benefits. Weekday working hours, with room to shift your day when needed. Please make sure you have a quiet place to work and a solid internet connection.

Day to day

• Fix accessibility issues to meet WCAG 2.1 AA
• Implement technical SEO: schema markup, sitemaps, redirects and canonical tags
• Manage code in Git with a staging and production workflow
• Integrate forms with HubSpot, Marketo or Salesforce
• Train marketing staff to edit content without breaking layouts
• Build custom WordPress themes and blocks using PHP, ACF and the block editor
• Maintain hosting, DNS, SSL certificates and backups on WP Engine, Kinsta or AWS

Minimum qualifications

• 7+ years of professional web development experience
• PHP and WordPress theme or plugin development, or Shopify Liquid
• Able to manage several small requests alongside larger projects
• Comfortable with Git and deploying to staging and production
• Portfolio or links to live sites you built
• Experience building responsive, cross-browser layouts

Salary range: €5,900 - €6,800 monthly

Why work with us

• Public holidays observed per your country
• Annual salary review
• 24 days paid time off
• Wellness allowance
• Annual learning budget
• Flexible hours

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Länsi Press Oyj.