Senior Shopify Developer

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

12/5/2024

Are you ready to elevate your career and make a real impact? We're on the lookout for a Senior Shopify Developer to join our dynamic team, working from our Stockton, Newcastle, or Manchester offices.

In this exciting role, you'll be at the forefront of Shopify front-end development, shaping high-quality solutions for our clients and leading the way in coding excellence. Reporting directly to our Head of Front-End Development, you'll manage client theme updates, maintain our in-house starter theme, and drive continuous improvement across the board.

This is your chance to be part of a collaborative and innovative team, share your expertise through peer and code reviews, and help us deliver exceptional Shopify experiences. If you're proactive, passionate, and ready to take your skills to the next level, we want to hear from you!

Main Responsibilities

Shopify Front-End Development

• Writing, maintaining, and reviewing code to adhere to best practices and deliver scalable Shopify solutions
• Supporting the development team with coding, deployment processes, and client theme management tasks
• Collaborating with project managers and developers to ensure projects run smoothly, providing technical and strategic input as required
• Conducting peer reviews and code reviews to promote continuous improvement and maintain high standards of work
• Assisting in the creation, maintenance, and enhancement of the in-house starter theme
• Contributing to the implementation of processes that improve team efficiency, productivity, and quality
• Working closely with the solutions, design, backend development, QA, and project management teams to ensure cohesive project delivery
• Providing technical specifications and documentation to support development projects
• Assist with technical audits, discovery sessions, client support, and training to ensure seamless project execution and client satisfaction
  
  
  

Part of the Team

• Be a key contributor in cross-functional projects and initiatives that improve the business's effectiveness
• Share ideas and thoughts on improvements we can make as a function in the business.
  
  
  

Department KPIs

• Align goals to business overarching goals/objectives
• Support the departmental goals. Develop and agree on and achieve set objectives.
  
  
  

Requirements

• Technical expertise and a deep understanding of the technology challenges encountered by the eCommerce industry
• Excellent understanding of Shopify and its ecosystem
• Extensive experience in Shopify development with proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Liquid templating, and Shopify APIs
• Support the Solutions and Sales teams with risk management for projects, able to identify potential risks and solutions
• Self motivated to stay up to date with the latest industry trends and best practices within the Shopify environment
• Good understanding of popular frameworks such as Tailwind, Bootstrap, Alpine JS, and React JS
• Strong understanding of web accessibility
• Excellent understanding of website performance and how it can be affected and improved
• Good understanding of UX and best practices
• Excellent understanding of version control within GitHub
• Excellent understanding of project management tools such as Jira and Trello
• Excellent understanding of project methodologies
• Excellent understanding of automatic testing frameworks such as Ghost Inspector
• Excellent understanding of continuous deployment pipelines
  
  
  

Bonus Skills

• Knowledge of Hydrogen, Oxygen, NextJS, RemixJS, TypeScript, Chakra UI, and TailwindCSS is a plus
  
  

We're looking for someone with exceptional communication skills who can bridge the gap between technical concepts and non-technical stakeholders, fostering strong client and partner relationships. You'll have a strategic mindset, identifying opportunities for growth and aligning technical decisions with project goals, while also mentoring junior developers and supporting their growth.

Benefits

• Competitive basic salary with great progression options
• Unlimited paid holidays - yes that's not a typo!
• We operate a hybrid working policy: 3 days in the office, with the option to request up to 2 days working from home each week
• Great working environments; our Stockton on Tees and Manchester workspaces are also dog-friendly
• A high-performance MacBook
• Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme
• Free eye tests and flu jabs
• VS Perks, have a monthly treat on us; from Amazon vouchers, PlayStation credits, ASOS, H&M to Just Eat, there's something for everyone!
• Free breakfast, fruit, hot and cold drinks and protein shakes
• Friday afternoon drinks to wind down for the weekend
• Pension scheme to help you save for the future
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounts across our brands
• Regular team social events
• Training & development
  
  

So if you think you've got what it takes to join one of the UK's leading eCommerce providers, we'd love to hear from you.

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We believe passionately that a diverse workforce is central to our success so we welcome applications from all sections of the community.