About The Role

As a Web Developer, you’ll become an integral part of our agile development team, working with the latest technology on ground-breaking projects to keep the business at the forefront of our industry.

You’ll work on the development and maintenance of our public websites, used to both promote the business, and to give our customers the ability to self-serve and manage their orders.

The technology you will be using includes:

PHP 8+ / Symfony 6+ & Twig templating
Symfony UX
JavaScript / TypeScript
Tailwind CSS, HTML5
Redis
OpenSearch
RESTful APIs / API Platform
Webpack
Docker
Git version control

What Wren offer:

Life Assurance after 2 years’ service
Access to Benenden health and discount platform after 1 years of continuous service
Personalised progression plan with clear career opportunities
Individual training budget for personal development
Staff discount on purchasing a kitchen/bedroom after 1 year of continuous service
Eye Care Vouchers
Refer a Friend Scheme
Free onsite gym

Key Responsibilities:

Build and maintain Wren’s custom built, cutting edge applications (Symfony 6+ based)
Develop responsive, accessible, and performant user interfaces using Tailwind CSS and Symfony UX
Integrate with RESTful APIs and external data sources
Optimise site performance for SEO and user experience
Write clean code that is clear and understandable by others
Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle
Work with senior developers, business stakeholders and wider development team to understand the initial scope for a new project

About You

Essential

A genuine passion (and a keen eye!) for website design and usability
Frontend development experience with LESS/SASS or Tailwind CSS, HTML5 and modern TypeScript / JavaScript
Understanding of UX principles and best practices
Knowledge of technical SEO and performance optimisation techniques
Experience of using Version Control systems such as Git as part of a team
Familiar with Linux or Mac OS
At least 2 years’ experience in creating and maintaining object oriented PHP7 or PHP8 based systems
An understanding of the MVC approach to development
Experience of working with MySQL (We use v8 currently)
Experience of using version control systems (such as Git) as part of a team
A passion for adhering to coding standards and clean code

Desirable

Experience with Redis and OpenSearch / ElasticSearch
Knowledge of Symfony UX or similar
Understanding of JavaScript programming concepts including object composition and scope.
Experience using utilities and build tools including Docker, Webpack, NPM, ESLint and Stylelint.
Experience of Agile project methodologies and its impact on iterative design
Experience of working in a continuous integration environment
A working knowledge of the Symfony (or equivalent) framework
A working knowledge of the Doctrine ORM
Experience in creating and maintaining RESTFul APIs.
Experience of automated testing (e.g. Playwright, PHPUnit)
Knowledge of design patterns, with practical experience of implementing them
Experience of agile project methodologies (and its impact on iterative design)
Experience of working in a continuous integration environment
Familiar with Linux or Mac OS
Has previously worked for a retailer / understands retail process

About The Company

Wren Kitchens are not only passionate about kitchens, we are passionate about our people! We have achieved incredible milestones over the years; opening over 100 showrooms, launching in the USA, and winning multiple awards including the UK’s Number 1 place to work!

This is thanks to our team, the Wren family, who have inspired us to push limits and make a difference. With our exponential growth, we are looking for incredible individuals to join us and continue our success story!

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