Web Developer

Location: South Kensington campus (hybrid), with some travel to other campuses as required

Job summary: 

You will have a passion for building captivating web sites and a passion for learning. They will embark upon an exciting journey, taking part in the development and maintenance of our engaging WordPress student e-platform.

Our new Web Developer will join the Learning Technology and Ecosystem Worsktream of the Digital Education Office (DEO) in the Faculty of Medicine. In line with our Digital Education Strategy, the DEO is dedicated to supporting the ambitions of the Faculty in its continued provision of world-class digital education. Our work is underpinned by the University’s Learning and Teaching Strategy, which supports the development and evaluation of innovative, evidence-based teaching and learning methods across the institution. 

Duties and responsibilities:

Explore the vast potential of PHP and grasp the fundamentals of object-oriented programming (OOP) to delve deeper into the world of WordPress development. Additionally, harness skills in HTML, CSS and JavaScript to bring web site visions to life, ensuring a user-friendly and visually appealing experience.

Tackle web site development hurdles with confidence and assist with web site maintenance and troubleshooting, identifying and resolving technical issues efficiently to maintain optimal site performance.

Adopt the dynamic nature of WordPress; continuously expanding knowledge by staying abreast of the latest trends and best practices in WordPress development, ensuring the latest tools and techniques are within reach.

Essential Requirements:

• A solid understanding of PHP, with a grasp of basic object-oriented programming (OOP) principles to further improve development capabilities
• Experience building websites using WordPress
• A solid understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (including ES6 preferred)
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly and adapt to changing environments
• Superb communication and collaboration skills
• Proactive and problem-solving approach
• Solid attention to detail and a commitment to quality

Essential knowledge of: 

• PHP
• WordPress development (plugins, themes)
• JavaScript (vanilla preferred to jQuery)
• HTML
• CSS
• React 

Desired knowledge of:

• Typescript
• Timber
• Twig
• Laravel
• GitHub workflows / actions
• Docker
• AWS.

Further Information

This is a full-time, open ended role based at South Kensington Campus.

The College is currently trialling a Work Location Framework until early 2023. Hybrid working may be considered for this role and the role holder may be expected to work 60% or more of their time onsite, with 40% the minimum time spent onsite. The opportunity for hybrid working will be discussed at interview.

For any technical enquiries, please contact support.jobs@imperial.ac.uk

Should you require any further details on the role please contact s.staykov@imperial.ac.uk

Closing date: 04/07/2024

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