Lead Web Developer

Lead Web Developer (WordPress, Shopify, WooCommerce) | Full-Time, In-Office | Melbourne, FLEmployment: Full-time, on-site at our Melbourne officePay: $20 to $40 per hour, based on experience

Benefits

Paid time off, paid training, and a tool budget

Location: 497 N Harbor City Blvd, Melbourne, FLStart: As soon as possibleABOUT THE ROLEBrevard SEM is a Melbourne digital marketing agency.

We build websites for local, national, and international clients. Every site has a job: load fast, convert visitors, and get found in Google, ChatGPT, and Gemini.We are in a period of fast growth. New clients, bigger accounts, and more work than our current team can cover. This role exists because of that, and we are hiring people who want to be here for the long run and grow into bigger roles as the company does.You will sit next to our SEO, paid media, and creative team, not behind a ticket queue. You get a business goal and figure out how to build it.You will learn from our veteran operator team! Grow your development skills with one on one coaching and creativity sessions. WHAT YOU'LL DO- Build and maintain custom WordPress, Shopify, and WooCommerce sites, from development through launch- Build landing pages around campaign goals- Handle hosting, DNS, SSL, migrations, staging, and deployments- Set up forms, GA4, GTM, pixels, CRM, and API integrations- Improve page speed and Core Web Vitals- Implement technical SEO and structured data with our SEO team- Fix what breaks: plugins, themes, apps, forms, integrations- Keep several projects moving and flag problems earlyYOUR FIRST 90 DAYS- Take over our active client sites and learn how we build- Ship your first landing page from brief to launch- Run a speed and technical audit on our top client sitesWHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR- Professional WordPress experience, including custom themes and plugins (required)- Shopify and WooCommerce experience (required)- Solid HTML, CSS, and working JavaScript- Mobile-first builds and launch experience- Someone who diagnoses problems without hand-holding- Clear communication with marketers and clients- Able to work on-site in MelbourneHELPFUL TO HAVENext.js or React, GitHub, schema markup, CRO, accessibility, AI-assisted developmentBONUSMedia production and creation: photo, video, editing (Premiere, Lightroom), short-form content. Tell us if you do it. It is not required.WHY BREVARD SEM- Paid time off- Paid training to keep your skills sharp- A tool budget for the software you need to do great work- Direct access to strategists and clients, no account manager layers- Real ownership of the sites you build- Room to grow as the company growsFIT CHECKIf you like owning a problem from goal to launch and want a place to build a career, you will like it here. If you want a finished spec to work from, you will not.HOW TO APPLYEmail your resume, portfolio, links to 3 sites you built, and a sentence or two on what you personally did on each to hello@brevardsem.com. You can also submit our careers form found at the footer of our website. We care more about what you built than which tools you have touched.Brevard SEM is an equal opportunity employer.