Job Title: Software Engineer
Company: X Consulting (hiring for a leading pan-African digital media company)
Job Type: Full-time
Location: Hybrid remote in Lagos, Nigeria
Salary/Pay: NGN 500,000 - 1,200,000 per month
Experience: 3+ years of professional software development experience (required)
Skills Required:
- Strong experience developing and maintaining WordPress websites
- Good knowledge of modern PHP, preferably PHP 8+
- Experience building custom WordPress themes and plugins
- Experience with Gutenberg / the WordPress Block Editor
- Good knowledge of JavaScript, HTML, and modern CSS
- Experience with REST APIs and third-party integrations
- Good understanding of MySQL and SQL
- Experience using Git collaboratively and working across development, staging and production environments
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently, estimate tasks, communicate progress, and raise blockers early
- Advantageous: React and Next.js, Node.js, headless WordPress, GraphQL, AWS or other cloud platforms, GitHub Actions or other CI/CD tools, Docker, Redis or other caching, automated testing, Core Web Vitals, technical SEO and accessibility, WordPress security, high-traffic publishing platforms, AI-powered features
Application Deadline: Not stated
Description:
X Consulting is hiring a Software Engineer to join the Engineering team of a leading pan-African digital media company. You will help build, maintain, and improve high-traffic digital products, websites, internal platforms, and tools used by large audiences across Africa. The role suits an engineer who is comfortable with WordPress and PHP but also enjoys building beyond traditional website maintenance, including APIs, integrations, reusable components and new digital products.
Key responsibilities include:
- Building and maintaining features across digital products and high-traffic websites
- Developing custom WordPress themes, plugins, Gutenberg blocks, templates, APIs and integrations using PHP, JavaScript and WordPress APIs
- Working with Product and Design teams to turn requirements and designs into working software
- Developing websites, landing pages, event platforms and other digital experiences
- Diagnosing and resolving frontend, backend, database, caching and production issues
- Improving performance, reliability, security and maintainability
- Taking part in code reviews, sprint planning, testing, deployment and retrospectives, using Git and CI/CD pipelines
- Maintaining and upgrading existing applications, dependencies and WordPress installations
- Collaborating with Editorial, Growth, Commercial, Events and Research teams, and owning projects through to deployment
How to Apply:
Apply through Glassdoor.