Front-end Shopify Developer

last updated April 26, 2022 13:01 UTC

HQ: Christchurch, New Zealand

OFF: Anywhere in the World
Full-Time
Full-Stack Programming

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📣 VERY IMPORTANT: Only applicants that provide examples of their work when they apply will be considered for this role.

We are an award-winning, specialist web development company looking for a passionate and progressive front-end developer with at least 3 years front-end development experience and 1-2 years Shopify development experience to join our team. You’ll be part of a team with big ambitions and have the chance to shape our business and culture long term.

You should have an extremely good eye for detail, be eager to continually improve your craft and write beautiful, clean code. We’re based in Christchurch, New Zealand (🇳🇿) but also accepting remote applicants (🌏).

👉 The primary purpose of this role is to:

Translate UI design from Figma into high quality, custom Shopify themes
Integrate Shopify Apps
Advise on the Shopify ecosystem and how our clients can get the most out of it

🥷 The successful candidate will:

Have built at least a handful of completely custom websites – strictly no off-the-shelf themes (⛔️) – using static site generators (Gatsby, Jekyll, etc), frameworks (Next.js, etc) or monolithic CMS’s (Craft, Shopify, WP, Silverstripe, etc)
Have 1-2 years Shopify development experience and
- Understand Shopify development concepts and technology
  - Online Store 2.0
  - Sections, metafields, theme settings, etc
  - Liquid
  - Shopify API
  - Shopify CLI
  - Shopify Apps
- Understand Shopify’s advantages and limitations
  - Shopify vs Shopify Plus
Have an extremely good eye for detail and an ability to implement UI design with near pixel perfect precision
Write clean, semantic HTML and utilise validation tools
Have an advanced understanding of CSS and lots of experience with
- Responsive web-design
- Tailwind CSS
- BEM
Have a great understanding of vanilla JavaScript
Have experience bringing the web to life through JavaScript animation libraries (GSAP, Anime.js, Framer Motion, etc)
Always maintain high quality work using testing and cross-browser compatibility tools
Have knowledge of search and performance best-practices as well as rich snippets, Open Graph, ARIA, etc
Stay up to date with other web standards and always choose the best tools and methods for the job
Have experience working with Git and GitLab or GitHub
Have a great attitude and enjoy plenty of downtime

🍭 The perks:

A competitive salary
- Please note overseas candidates will be considered full-time contractors
A MacBook Pro laptop
A great crew to be a part of
Ongoing professional development allowances
Flexible working hours
Relaxed team and studio environment

Please note that due to the high volume of applicants we may not be able to respond to every applicant individually. No agencies or recruiters please.

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