Web Developer

Wren Kitchens Limited; Barton-upon-Humber; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading kitchen design company is seeking a skilled Web Developer to join their agile team in Barton-upon-Humber. In this hybrid role, you will work two days a week in the office, focusing on the development of user-friendly public websites. Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong skills in frontend technologies, PHP, and Symfony, along with the ability to integrate APIs. Enjoy competitive perks including life assurance, personal development budgets, and a free onsite gym.

Benefits

Life Assurance after 2 years’ service

Access to health and discount platform after 1 year

Personalised progression plan

Individual training budget

Staff discount on kitchen purchases

Eye Care Vouchers

Refer a Friend Scheme

Free onsite gym

Qualifications

• Strong frontend development skills in HTML5, JS/TypeScript, and CSS with UX understanding.
• Backend experience with PHP, MVC architecture, Symfony, and MySQL.
• Knowledge of performance optimization and technical SEO.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain custom applications using Symfony.
• Develop responsive user interfaces using Tailwind CSS.
• Integrate with RESTful APIs and external data sources.

Skills

HTML5

JavaScript/TypeScript

CSS (LESS/SASS or Tailwind)

PHP 7/8

Symfony

MySQL

RESTful APIs

Git

Docker

Agile/CI/CD

Job description

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. This is a Hybrid role based at Barton-upon-Humber, with a minimum of 2 days per week in the office.

What Wren offer

• Life Assurance after 2 years’ service
• Access to Benenden health and discount platform after 1 year 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

Main 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

Desired Skills and Knowledge

• Strong frontend development skills with HTML5, modern JavaScript/TypeScript, and CSS (LESS/SASS or Tailwind), with a solid understanding of UX and usability
• Backend experience with object-oriented PHP 7/8, MVC architecture, Symfony (or similar), Doctrine ORM, and MySQL
• Knowledge of performance optimisation, technical SEO, and building responsive, accessible websites
• Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs, with automated testing (e.g. PHPUnit, Playwright)
• Proficient with Git and collaborative development workflows
• Familiarity with modern tooling and environments including Docker, Webpack, NPM, and Linux/macOS
• Understanding of clean code principles, design patterns, and Agile/CI/CD practices
• Bonus exposure to Redis, OpenSearch/ElasticSearch, and retail systems

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!