Medior/Senior WordPress Engineer

Medior/Senior WordPress Engineer As a part of the web development team (12 members), you are responsible for the development of new functionality in our WordPress-based solutions. Easyfairs is one of the leading event organizing companies in the world. With now more than 900 staffmembers, and growing constantly, we organize more than 200 events in 16 countries and manage 8 event venues in Belgium, the Netherlands and Sweden. At Easyfairs we believe in entrepreneurship and working with passion! We offer ample room for initiative and developing your skills. Talent development being part of our growth strategy, Easyfairs offers you everything you may need to continuously develop yourself and reach your full potential. We devote special attention to designing cool offices that nurture well-being and creativity at work. This approach resulted in Easyfairs becoming Belgium’s Enterprise of the Year 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, getting awarded a Great Place to Work Certificate and a “Best Managed Companies” award. For the Headquarters in Brussels, we are currently looking for a WordPress Engineer with at least three years of experience. You will be reporting to the Head of Online Platforms. As a part of the web development team (12 members), you are responsible for the development of new functionality in our WordPress-based solutions. We use tools like git, Gitlab, PHPUnit, phpcs and prefer working with PHPStorm for IDE. We also make extensive use of containers for development and CICD pipelines. Your key responsibilities will include: Writing, documenting, testing and reviewing of code adhering to best practices in terms of code quality, design and architecture. Maintaining our current software and solutions Analysing and designing solutions for new features together with our software Architect. Profile & skills: You are an enthusiastic WordPress advocate At least three years of experience in WordPress plugin development You have worked extensively with PHP, WordPress, JavaScript, HTML and CSS Experienced in handling large-scale multilingual web sites Technical expertise in Gutenberg and Elementor Page Builders is a plus Git repositories, Git flow and Code reviews are no strangers to you Familiarity with code quality and testing tools is a big plus Front-end and Mobile experience is a plus (React, React Native, …) You have an appetite for learning and self-development You are open to new ideas and are not afraid to challenge existing ones You’re experienced in package management tools like NPM and Composer You’re fluent in English (written & spoken) Having prior experience in working in an Agile team is a plus Our offer: An interesting, challenging opportunity in a growing, dynamic company A job with much variation in terms of projects and technologies Opportunities for learning and growth in terms of courses and conferences Being part of a growing team of developers A flexible working environment Working schedule 100% remote possible Preferably Internal employee position, but Freelance can be considered Department Technology Locations Brussels (Headquarters) Remote status Hybrid Contract type Open-ended Department Data, Technology & Digital Transformation Brussels (Headquarters) About Easyfairs Headquarters Easyfairs organises and hosts events, bringing communities together to visit the future . We currently organise 110 market-leading event titles in 16 countries (Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States) and manage eight event venues in Belgium, the Netherlands and Sweden (Antwerp, Ghent, Mechelen-Brussels North, Namur, Gorinchem, Hardenberg, Malmö and Stockholm). We are passionate about “easifying” the life of our customers and increasing the return on investment and return on time for professional communities through our all-in formulas, advanced technology and customer-centric approach. Our digital features and initiatives provide these communities with excellent opportunities to network effectively and do business throughout the year. The Easyfairs Group employs 900 highly committed talents, deploys the best marketing and technology tools and develops brands with a strong appeal to our stakeholder communities. For the 7th year running, Deloitte conferred “Best Managed Company” status on Easyfairs in 2025. Easyfairs is part of the top20 world’s largest exhibition organisers, according to the STAX annual ranking. Visit the future with Easyfairs. Founded in 1997