We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Shopify Lead Developer to join our dynamic team. As a Shopify Lead Developer, you will play a crucial role in driving the success of our e-commerce platform by leveraging your expertise in Shopify development and leading a team of offshore developers. Your primary responsibility will be to develop, customize, and maintain our Shopify-based online stores globally.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our team at an exciting time of transformation, growth, and international expansion. You will play a pivotal role in consolidating our existing Shopify themes into a streamlined and cohesive set, while spearheading the rewriting of our websites from the ground up. This initiative aims to enhance site performance, speed, and overall user experience whilst implementing a scalable development framework that ensure we can rapidly scale to match growth demands.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage a team of developers to ensure efficient delivery of Shopify projects, setting goals, providing guidance, and fostering a collaborative environment.
- Architect, design, develop, customize, and maintain Shopify-based e-commerce websites, themes, and applications according to business requirements and best practices.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including designers, marketers, and project managers, to translate business objectives into effective Shopify solutions.
- Customize and extend the functionality of Shopify through app integrations, API development, and third-party platform integrations.
- Optimize website performance, ensuring fast page load times, smooth user experience, and mobile responsiveness.
- Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards, best practices, and security guidelines.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to Shopify functionality, integrations, and performance.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, provide technical recommendations, and deliver innovative solutions aligned with business goals.
- Implement scalable technology solutions and release management standards.
Experience Requirements:
- Proven experience as a Shopify Developer, with a track record of successfully delivering Shopify projects and leading a development team.
- Strong expertise in Shopify development, including theme customization, app development, and API integrations.
- Proficiency in web technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Liquid templating language.
- Experience with front-end frameworks (e.g., React, Vue.js) and version control systems (e.g., Git).
- Solid understanding of e-commerce principles and best practices, including payment gateways, shipping methods, and customer authentication.
- Familiarity with SEO best practices and website optimization techniques.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot and debug complex issues.
- Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
- Detail-oriented mindset, with a focus on delivering high-quality, scalable, and maintainable code.
- Ability to adapt to a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment, while managing multiple priorities and meeting deadlines.
Salary Range: The pay range of this position is $100,000 - $110,000. Actual salary will be determined based off candidate's skill sets, years of experience, and other job-related factors. This range does not include benefits such as health insurance, paid time off, 401K, and additional company benefits
Compensation: 100-110K