job specification

We make websites. Mostly the hard kind.

boring thinking is a small digital studio. We build for clients who need things to actually work - e-commerce stores, marketing sites, client platforms, headless builds, and everything in between. The work is varied, the clients are real, and the problems are usually more interesting than they first appear.

We're looking for a senior developer to work alongside us on client projects. Not someone to hand tasks down to - someone who can pick up a brief, figure it out, and deliver something we'd all be proud of.

What the work looks like

• Building and maintaining sites across WordPress, WooCommerce, Next.js and occasionally weirder stacks
• Implementing e-commerce solutions - integrations, custom logic, the occasional WooCommerce crisis at an inconvenient hour
• Setting up analytics and tracking (GTM, GA4, third-party embeds that never behave)
• Scoping work, writing estimates, communicating directly with clients when needed
• Collaborating closely - we're a small team and everyone's hands are in the work

You're probably a fit if

• You have strong PHP, JavaScript, and CSS fundamentals and know when to use each well
• WordPress and WooCommerce aren't just familiar - they're second nature
• You've worked in an agency or studio context and know how to manage client expectations alongside technical delivery
• You write clearly and communicate proactively (this matters a lot to us)
• You're comfortable in ambiguity and can make good calls without a lot of hand-holding

Bonus points for: Plugin wrangling, debugging authentication errors at 2am, knowing which Elementor conflicts are actually worth fixing, Claude/ChatGPT power-user workflows, dealing with client APIs that have \"documentation\" and understanding why \"it worked on staging\" is never the whole story

What we offer

Interesting projects, direct collaboration, no bureaucracy. Hourly or project-based depending on scope. We work async-first across time zones.

To apply, send a short note about yourself and a few examples of work you're proud of.

We don't need a cover letter. We do need to see what you've actually built.