Mid-level Shopify Frontend Developer

SwankyApple Ltd.; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing global ecommerce agency is looking for a Developer to join their team in Exeter. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Shopify and front-end web development, thriving in a fast-paced environment. You'll be responsible for building and maintaining high-quality Shopify stores, collaborating with a dynamic team, and mentoring fellow developers.

Benefits

Salary negotiable based on experience

30 days holiday per year

Flexible working hours

In-person, hybrid and remote working flexibility

Beautiful Exeter based offices

Free unlimited tea, hot chocolate and coffee

Assistance in growing and nurturing your skills

Regular company socials and events

Qualifications

• Proven track record delivering functional, efficient, responsive Shopify websites (at least 2 years).
• Minimum 3+ years experience in a commercial environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, test, deploy, and maintain software.
• Conduct code reviews to ensure software quality.
• Mentor peers to improve technical abilities.

Skills

Front-end web development

Shopify development

Responsive design

Version control using Git

Communication skills

Job description

About Swanky

We’re Swanky and we’re a fast-growing global ecommerce agency. We design, build and grow Shopify Plus stores that convert.

Our ideal developer comes from an ecommerce background with Shopify experience. If you’ve helped brands create entirely new sites, been involved in complex migrations across platforms and you’re looking to be part of a fast-moving team, this could be just the role for you.

About the Role

Embedded within our team of developers, designers, analysts and project managers, you will be the go to person for all development centric questions and out-of-the box solutions - both to solve technical and to help coach technical problem solving.

Daily tasks could include anything from coding a bespoke subscription flow, helping our project management team define complex technical scope and risk, to helping other members of the team through shared solutions engineering, mentoring and maintaining the standard for our development culture.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Design, develop, implement, test, deploy, and maintain software to team programming standards
• Contribute to the broader software, product, solution design, and roadmap liaising with the Head of Tech
• Conduct code reviews to ensure that software meets code quality standards and applications are robust, performant, and maintainable
• Continually work to improve team processes, capabilities and output
• Knowledge share, mentor peers and colleagues to uplift technical ability within the team and support team members to create and follow professional development pathways
  
• Support team members to develop and follow a professional development pathway

About You

Most importantly you need to thrive in a fast paced, team-led environment. If you’re comfortable with the status quo and dislike frequent process iterations in the name of improving output - this role may not be for you.

In terms of your skills, you will need to have:

• A proven track record delivering functional, efficient, responsive Shopify and Shopify Plus websites (at least 2 years)
• Demonstrable knowledge of front-end web development using HTML, CSS, JavaScript (ES6+) as well as modern JS Frameworks (React/Alpine.js)
  
• Strong knowledge of Shopify Store 2.0 architecture and templating in Liquid
  
• Proficiency in Git version control
• The ability to build and maintain strong relationships with staff, colleagues and customers
• Minimum 3+ years experience in a commercial environment
• A willingness to improve your skills, and keep up to date with technological / Shopify specific news
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Our ideal applicant also has:

• Experienced of Scrum/Agile management frameworks
  
• Experienced with working with CLI tools
• React (Next.js / Remix / React Router)
  
• TypeScript
• Experienced with build pipeline tools (eg. Rollup, Vite, esbuild, Github Actions)
  
• Some back-end integration exposure (eg. Node JS, RESTful/GraphQL APIs)
• Strong knowledge of Shopify APIs (Liquid & Storefront APIs)
• Updating and maintaining DNS records

Benefits

• Salary negotiable based on experience
• 30 days holiday per year inclusive of bank holidays, plus 1 additional day per full year served, capped at 5
• Flexible working hours during the day
• In-person, hybrid and remote working flexibility
• Beautiful Exeter based offices
• Free unlimited tea, hot chocolate and coffee (in the office)
• Working with dynamic, creative and growing clients on fun, challenging and often high-profile projects
• We invest in our team and aim to provide assistance in growing and nurturing your skills
• Be part of an inspiring, growing, highly collaborative and ambitious team
• Regular company socials and events, including games nights and lunchtime quizzes