Front end web developer (Shopify/React)
WeAreDigital, Australia

WeAreDigtial is a strategic transformation and e-commerce consultancy based in Melbourne, Australia. Our team of 20+ have a relentless focus on making commerce better and easier - everyday. We do this by creating seamless commerce solutions on the path to purchase for some of Australia’s leading brands and businesses.

We are looking for a talented and passionate front-end developer to help us develop, maintain and continuously improve best-in-class e-commerce experiences on Shopify Plus.

Full time - Melbourne (will consider remote / similar timezone)

As a front-end developer, you'll be working as part of a dedicated cross-functional squad of developers, designers, strategic consultants and project managers, to help drive growth and best practices across an exciting program of work using a continually evolving set of modern front-end tooling for one of Australia’s leading and fastest growing retailers.

Requirements

• Working in a dedicated squad focussed on helping to meet clients goals and business objectives
• Work meticulously through a planned program and roadmap of initiatives, tickets and projects.
• Translate requirements and mockups into website features and enhancements
• Rigorously educate yourself on the latest development techniques and best practices
• Clearly communicate technical solutions to team members and clients both verbally and in written documentation
• Implement new digital technologies or development techniques that help to meet client goals and business objectives
• Deliver the best technical implementations - all rooted in acquisition, conversion and retention
• Continuously look for ways to improve performance, conversion rates and implement A/B tests

• Demonstrated commercial experience in a similar role (agency preferred),
• Excellent knowledge of modern cross-browser HTML5+, ES6+ and CSS3+ (SCSS)

• Experience with React Javascript framework to build on page components, coding and troubleshooting issues
• Experience with HTML templating languages eg; Shopify liquid for basic page templating
• Experience building high-quality, responsive layouts with smooth interactions, transitions and animations with a focus on mobile
• Ability to apply best practice modular web development
• Fluent in GIT source control workflows for commercial projects (building branches, merge requests, releases etc.)

• Fluency in interpreting, consuming and working with third-party APIs (Restful and graphQL)
• Awareness of web performance best-practice, developing for accessibility and SEO

• Experience with cross-browser and device testing websites
• Experience working within agile environments with weekly sprints in scrum teams
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• A passion for writing clean, concise and organized code.

OTHER NICE STUFF (Bonus points)

• A passion for design and demonstrated experience working with design teams
• Experience working with Continuous integration/deployment
• Experience with headless CMS eg; Contentful
• Experience with CSS in JS (Styled Components, Emotion)
• Experience with other JavaScript development frameworks e.g. TypeScript, Vue.
• Experience with Zeplin or similar
• Experience working with other e-commerce platforms such as Magento, Big commerce , Hybris or Salesforce Commerce Cloud
• Strong desire to constantly improve and learn
• Able to work both as a team member and autonomously.

• Experience working with Node.js or other backed languages
• Practical experience writing tests with JavaScript or any other language.
• Knowledge of security on client side (JWT, RSA, XSS, CORS, CSRF, etc.)
• Experience with Client-server architectures
• Active Github account / open source contributions.
• Build systems and tools e.g. Gulp or Webpack
• Knowledge of Ruby scripts on Shopify
• Database management experience e.g. MySQL/MariaDB or Postgres

• Knowledge of Klaviyo in building out email templates and flows

Benefits

We are constantly working on improving our benefits and how we look after our tribe.

We believe in a healthy work environment that provides flexibility for everyone.

We offer training and a bunch other perks.

• Salary based on experience.
• Flexible working: remote and in-office
• 20 days holiday paid + your birthday
• Fun, challenging projects for interesting, creative clients.
• An inspiring, honest and supportive environment
• We invest in our team and aim to help you expand and nurture your skills inc

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