Medior/Senior WordPress Engineer

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 solutionsAnalysing and designing solutions for new features together with our software Architect. Profile & skills: You are an enthusiastic WordPress advocateAt least three years of experience in WordPress plugin developmentYou have worked extensively with PHP, WordPress, JavaScript, HTML and CSSExperienced in handling large-scale multilingual web sitesTechnical expertise in Gutenberg and Elementor Page Builders is a plusGit repositories, Git flow and Code reviews are no strangers to youFamiliarity with code quality and testing tools is a big plusFront-end and Mobile experience is a plus (React, React Native, …)You have an appetite for learning and self-developmentYou are open to new ideas and are not afraid to challenge existing onesYou’re experienced in package management tools like NPM and ComposerYou’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 companyA job with much variation in terms of projects and technologiesOpportunities for learning and growth in terms of courses and conferencesBeing part of a growing team of developersA flexible working environmentWorking schedule 100% remote possiblePreferably Internal employee position, but Freelance can be considered 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.