Senior Shopify Developer
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About the Role
GMG is looking for a seasoned Shopify Plus Developer with 6+ years of experience to architect and develop high-performance Shopify solutions. The role involves custom theme and app development, third-party integrations, and technical mentorship.
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Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and implement complex, responsive, and user friendly Shopify based & custom themes from scratch
- Build and maintain custom Shopify apps using modern technologies (Node.js, React, Ruby on Rails, PHP)
- Architect and build seamless, robust integrations with critical third party systems (like OMS, WMS, PIM)
- Coordinate with Digital marketing team for ongoing audits and implement enhancements to improve site speed, core web vitals, and SEO
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior developers; conduct code reviews
- Work closely with cross functional teams including UX/UI designers, product managers, and digital marketers
- Debug and resolve complex technical issues across the entire stack (front end, back end, APIs)
Requirements
- 6+ years of web development experience
- At least 4 years focused exclusively on the Shopify Plus platform
- Understanding of Admin portal
- Liquid template knowledge
- Theme development and maintenance
- Custom app development
- HTML5, CSS3, JS (ES6)
- Metafields, Metaobjects and customer data models
- Checkout extensibility
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Role Summary
- We are looking for a seasoned Shopify Plus Developer with a minimum of 6 years of hands on experience to take ownership of our flagship storefront.
Responsibilities
- Architecture & Development: Design, develop, and implement complex, responsive, and user friendly Shopify based & custom themes from scratch, adhering to best practices.
- Custom Application Development: Build and maintain custom Shopify apps using modern technologies (Node.js, React, Ruby on Rails, PHP) to extend store functionality beyond out of the box features.
- Third Party Integrations: Architect and build seamless, robust integrations with critical third party systems (like OMS, WMS, PIM etc).
- Performance & SEO Optimization: Coordinate with Digital marketing team for ongoing audits and implement enhancements to dramatically improve site speed, core web vitals, and search engine optimization (SEO).
- Technical Leadership: Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior developer. Conduct code reviews to ensure quality and adherence to standards.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with cross functional teams including UX/UI designers, product managers, and digital marketers to understand requirements and deliver effective solutions.
- Problem Solving: Debug and resolve complex technical issues across the entire stack (front end, back end, APIs).
People Management
- The incumbent holds no direct supervisory responsibilities but is expected to engage effectively within their function and collaboratively across cross functional teams.
Functional/ Technical Competencies
- Understanding of Admin portal
- Liquid template knowledge
- Theme development and maintenance
- Custom app development
- HTML5, CSS3, JS (ES6)
- Metafields, Metaobjects and customer data models
- Checkout extensibility
Experience
- 6+ years of web development experience, with at least 4 years focused exclusively on the Shopify Plus platform.
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