Senior Website Developer

Talent Sam; Cape Town; Remote; ZAR 400 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative digital marketing agency seeks a Senior Website Developer to enhance eCommerce brands through engaging Shopify and WordPress stores. This fully remote role involves building interactive websites, collaborating with design teams, and ensuring peak performance through testing and debugging. You will work on customizing themes and plugins while managing multiple projects efficiently. The ideal candidate will have a passion for clean coding and a keen eye for detail, ready to work US East Coast hours. Join a team that values creativity and innovation in the digital landscape.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in E-Commerce website development, especially Shopify and WordPress.
• Strong knowledge of HTML, CSS, and jQuery for theme development.

Responsibilities

• Build and optimize engaging Shopify and WordPress stores to boost sales.
• Collaborate with UI/UX teams to create unique user experiences.

Skills

HTML

CSS

jQuery

WordPress Development

Shopify Development

Responsive Design

Project Management

Communication Skills

Tools

Shopify

WordPress

Job description

Our client is looking for a Senior Website Developer to join our team full time. This client is a digital marketing agency whose main areas of focus are helping eCommerce brands to grow their most profitable revenue channels. This position will be a fully remote position.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Build an interactive, engaging, competent Shopify and/or Wordpress store(s) to boost sales and increase revenue
2. Design customizable Shopify and/or Wordpress themes and alter existing templates according to established benchmarks
3. Closely collaborate with UI (User Interface) and UX (User Experience) design teams to build strong, unique, and state-of-the-art user experiences
4. Develop seamless connections with platform APIs, marketing tools, and Shopify and/or Wordpress apps to optimize the store for peak efficiency and functionality
5. Enhance store performance by regularly testing and debugging the website
6. Provide adequate technical support and quality assurance to keep the Shopify and/or Wordpress store(s) running seamlessly
7. Boost conversions by properly optimizing the website
8. Develop responsive layouts for desktop, tablet, and mobile platforms.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

1. 3+ years of experience developing E-Commerce websites (Shopify and Wordpress are a must)
2. Excellent working knowledge and experience with HTML, CSS, jQuery, and WordPress and Shopify theme development.
3. Must be organized and detail-oriented to efficiently execute and manage a variety of projects simultaneously.
4. Ability to set up and build new WordPress and Shopify sites, and customize existing sites.
5. Technical knowledge for maintaining WordPress and Shopify websites.
6. Knowledge of customization of themes & plugins
7. Experienced and proficient with responsive design and development.
8. Write clean, well-designed code and contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle.
9. Ability to convert comprehensive layout and wireframes into working HTML pages.
10. A passionate approach to your work that includes testing, writing clean code and looking for new and innovative ways to constantly improve.
11. Good communication skills.
12. Dependability and attention to deadlines and details.
13. IMPORTANT: Must be willing to work US East Coast Hours (Approx. 2pm-11pm SA Time)