WordPress Developer (Mid–Senior Level)
Who You Are & How You Work
You build with intent. Whether it’s a bespoke theme, a custom plugin, or a perfectly timed GSAP animation, you write code that makes people feel something, and function that elevates form. You enjoy clarity in a brief, but thrive on the freedom to bring a solution to life your own way. You’re curious, detail-oriented, and happiest when working on purposeful projects with a team that values collaboration over ego.
You care deeply about clean code, beautiful interfaces, and delivering seamless, multilingual experiences that convert. You’re confident with PHP, JavaScript, HTML and CSS, and WordPress is your playground.
If this sounds like you, we’d love to talk.
About us:
Discover Africa Group is a team of innovative, experienced, and ambitious go-getters passionate about sharing Africa’s best with travellers from around the world.
Our portfolio includes:
Our in-house digital marketing and development team operates as a dedicated "internal agency," bringing together permanent staff, contractors, and agencies to create high-quality products and campaigns for our core travel brands.
We embrace a Kaizen approach of continuous improvement, based on the idea that small, ongoing positive changes can reap significant improvements. This ensures that every project is customer-centric and aligned with our mission to make travellers’ dreams come true. By collaborating closely with our travel experts, we craft engaging, results-driven marketing that inspires and connects with our audience.
Our team culture is friendly, supportive, and professional—we value creativity, collaboration, and personal growth. Based in the northern suburbs of Cape Town, you might even enjoy a smoother commute, travelling against peak traffic.
Your Purpose
You’ll sit between our Tech Lead and Junior Developer, owning and executing high-impact WordPress projects. From building performant custom themes and plugins, to configuring multilingual sites, your code will shape the digital face of our luxury travel brands.
You’ll thrive in this role if you:
Your Core Responsibilities:
🔧 Custom Theme & Plugin Development
Architect, build and maintain PHP-based themes and plugins that scale.
📐 Advanced Templating
Craft performant WP queries for complex CPTs, taxonomies and relationship fields.
✨ Frontend Magic
Implement engaging UI animations with GSAP; optimise workflows with vanilla JS (no React/Vue required). We’re not big on jQuery.
🧱 CMS Configuration
Deep dive into ACF (fields, repeaters, flexible content), custom post types and Gutenberg blocks.
🌐 Multilingual Implementation
Configure and troubleshoot WPML/TranslatePress so that every language shines.
⚙️ DevOps Awareness
Hands-on hosting basics (Linux, Nginx/Apache, CDNs), enough to know when to triage or ping Ops.
🤝 Collaboration & Agile Practices
Work within Kanban/Scrum boards (Jira), pair-program when it makes sense, review and approve pull requests.
🤖 AI-Enhanced Productivity
Use LLMs and AI-powered tools to speed up grunt work—yet able to code confidently without them.
Why You’ll Enjoy This
Why Join Us?
At Discover Africa Group, we believe that our team’s passion and dedication deserve to be celebrated and rewarded. Here’s what you can look forward to:
Who We’re Looking For:
🌟 Bonus Points For:
How to apply?
If you’re ready to push your WordPress powers into high gear, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and include your GitHub and/or portfolio links, and a brief note on your proudest WP project.
Let’s build some incredible stuff!
Discover Africa Group is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all.