WordPress Developer

Ryanair Labs is the technology brand of Ryanair. Labs is a state of-the-art digital & IT innovation hub creating Europe's Leading Travel Experience for our customers. The Ryanair platform has over 1 billion visits per year. By joining Ryanair, you will develop cutting edge tech solutions inside Ryanair, transforming aviation for Pilots, Cabin Crew & Ground Ops, as well as driving the tech experience for our customers on Europe’s largest travel website!

Ryanair Labs has more than 550 employees across our offices in Dublin, Madrid, Poland, and Portugal. Our plan is to continue to grow our IT Labs Team so we are always on the lookout for the best talent. Apply today for more information.

The Role

We are looking for talented WordPress developers to join our digital development team. In this role you will work closely with our development and product team to develop, modify and support several WordPress powered websites. Experience in working with and designing WordPress themes and working with plugins is essential. You will know SEO, design and best UI/UX practices. If desired there will be opportunities to experience new technologies and work on other non-WordPress sites.

A real desire to work in a collaborative and fast-paced environment is essential. You will be joining Ryanair at an exciting time with an ambitious road map to become digital leaders and pioneers.

Responsibilities:

• Delivering best in class WordPress websites
• Developing high quality, testable and performance software using Agile work practices
• Providing guidance and expertise in all things WordPress related
• Assisting analysts and business stakeholders in shaping, estimating and planning new requirements
• Participating in regular showcases of new work to the product owners and business stakeholders
• Striving for continuous improvement within the team
• Strong desire to keep up to date with the latest trends, tools and techniques

Requirements

• Experience working with Gutenberg editor (custom development)
• Experience with React, Webpack, Vanilla JS
• Experience working with and extending WordPress REST API
• Knowledge of WordPress hooks and template hierarchy, plugin territory guideline, WordPress coding standards and other good practices
• Understanding the structure of a WordPress website, including MySQL integration
• PHP hands-on experience, including OOP, PHP7 + MySQL
• Experience with GIT, HTML5 + CSS3
• Experience with CSS pre-processors
• Team-oriented approach
• Understanding of responsive or mobile-first design

Nice to have:

• AWS – S3, ECS, RDS, CodePipeline
• Docker
• Node.js
• securing WordPress websites
• experience with code refactoring and optimization

Benefits

and forms of employment

Contract of employment (permanent contract after trial period)

• Possible hybrid model (2 days from the office weekly)
• Option to participate in trainings and conferences
• Staff travel benefits from day one
• Creative work tax deduction
• Multisport card
• Private health care
• Group insurance scheme

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B2B

• Possible permanent place in the office
• Hybrid model (minimum 1 day/week from the office)

Other benefits:

• Possibility of taking part in trainings and certifications
• Great chance to meet your colleagues in other offices
• Annual events (i.e. St. Patrick’s Day 🍀)
• Regular social meetings 🍻
• Paid referral system
• New office building surrounded by great dinettes right in the city centre 🌆

Apply today to discuss the role in more detail!

Last updated on Jul 2, 2024