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Senior WooCommerce Developer / E-commerce UX & UI Lead

company
Photonic Universe
location
London, England, United Kingdom
posted
2 Jul
  • **Company overview**
  • Photonic Universe is a growing UK supplier of solar, battery, electrical and off-grid power products. We sell a wide catalogue of technical products to both retail and trade customers, with an increasingly strong B2B customer base.
  • We are undertaking an important redevelopment of our main e-commerce website, photonicuniverse.com. Our existing website is based on Zend Framework, PHP and MySQL. It has a substantial product catalogue, customer accounts, ordering functionality and card payments, but requires a complete modernisation in both design and functionality.
  • We are looking for an experienced, commercially minded developer to lead the practical delivery of a new WordPress and WooCommerce website. This is a hands-on role for someone who combines strong PHP and WooCommerce development skills with excellent UX/UI judgement and a genuine understanding of how an e-commerce business works.
  • The initial role is a three-month fixed-term, full-time project based at our Bromley office. There may be an opportunity to extend the position into an ongoing or permanent role for the right person.
  • **The project**
  • You will help us design, build and launch a modern, fast and mobile-first WooCommerce website which will serve both retail and B2B customers, with a particularly strong B2B focus.
  • The work will include:
  • Reviewing the existing Zend Framework / PHP / MySQL website, product database and customer journeys.
  • Migrating products with their data, images, descriptions, categories and other relevant information into WordPress and WooCommerce.
  • Creating and implementing the new website structure, customer journeys and product-data requirements.
  • Creating or adapting a high-quality modern design, using a suitable premium theme or a bespoke solution where appropriate.
  • Building a responsive website that works properly across desktop, tablet and smartphone devices.
  • Developing a robust B2B customer portal, including account-specific functionality, trade pricing and other agreed B2B features.
  • Implementing advanced product search and filtering based on meaningful technical parameters.
  • Developing bespoke WooCommerce functionality where standard plugins are unsuitable, including potentially complex delivery and postage calculations.
  • Integrating payment systems, including reviewing the most suitable route for continuing card payments currently processed through the existing acquirer.
  • Improving product specifications and helping establish a clear, scalable product-data structure.
  • Ensuring strong performance, security, backups, testing, GDPR-aware practices and a reliable launch process.
  • Working closely with our management, sales and product teams to translate commercial requirements into practical website functionality.
  • Documenting the build so that the website can be maintained and developed further after launch.
  • **About you**
  • You will be an experienced developer who can take ownership of a substantial e-commerce project.
  • You must have:
  • Strong PHP and MySQL experience.
  • Extensive hands-on WordPress and WooCommerce development experience.
  • Experience developing custom WooCommerce functionality, plugins, themes, hooks, APIs and integrations.
  • Strong HTML, CSS and JavaScript skills.
  • Proven experience migrating e-commerce product data from legacy databases or platforms.
  • Experience building responsive, mobile-first websites.
  • A strong understanding of e-commerce UX, conversion, checkout journeys and product discovery.
  • Experience with advanced product filtering, faceted search and structured product attributes.
  • Experience integrating payment gateways, shipping logic, third-party APIs or business systems.
  • A portfolio demonstrating websites that you have personally developed, particularly WooCommerce or other technically complex e-commerce projects.
  • Good visual judgement and the ability to create, select or adapt a modern, commercially effective website design.
  • Strong problem-solving ability, attention to detail and the confidence to challenge unclear requirements constructively.
  • The ability to communicate clearly with non-technical colleagues and understand the commercial impact of development decisions.
  • It would be an advantage to have:
  • Experience building B2B portals, trade pricing, customer-specific pricing, quotation workflows, credit accounts or customer approval processes.
  • Experience with Elavon or other card-payment gateway integrations.
  • Experience with ERP, WMS, stock-control, CRM, marketplace or partner-website integrations.
  • Knowledge of technical SEO, Core Web Vitals, accessibility and website performance optimisation.
  • Experience with Git, staging environments, deployment processes and automated testing.
  • Experience applying AI tools or AI-enabled functionality to e-commerce, customer support, product data or internal processes.
  • Experience working in a small or medium-sized commercial business where development decisions need to be practical and cost-conscious.
  • An interest in solar, batteries, electrical products or technical product catalogues.
  • **What we offer**
  • An opportunity to lead a highly visible, commercially important e-commerce redevelopment project.
  • Direct involvement in business decisions rather than working through layers of account management.
  • A varied role combining development, UX/UI, e-commerce strategy and systems thinking.
  • The possibility of an extended contract or permanent role after the initial project, including work on a warehouse management system, integrations with partner websites, automation and AI-related projects.
  • Office-based collaboration with a practical and commercially focused team in Bromley.
  • **Application process**
  • Please apply with:
  • Your CV.
  • A short covering note explaining why you are suitable for this role.
  • Links to at least three e-commerce websites or comparable projects that you personally developed or substantially contributed to.
  • A brief explanation of your role on each project, including the technical work you completed.
  • Your availability and preferred employment or contract arrangement.
  • Your salary expectations or day rate.
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