Sr. UI/UX Developer

We are looking for a Sr. UI/UX Developer to design and build new feature sets and interfaces and to resolve bugs on our eCommerce technology stack based on Shopify. As a member working in an Agile team environment this person will work with product managers on wireframes and creative designs and will work with solution architects and developers on turning business requirements into functional requirements and subsequently into technical deliverables.

Job Functions

• Design and wireframe new features for our eCommerce technology stack
• Build from scratch or modify existing cutting-edge features for our eCommerce technology stack
• Provide technical support or leadership in the development and continual improvement of service
• Work closely within a cross-functional team
• Contribute fully-baked well-tested features
• Write and develop technical solutions
• Provide estimates to the required level of accuracy for stories and tasks
• Test deliverables against a user storys acceptance criteria
• Create technical documentation

• Design and build theme features that are scalable across various designs and requirements
• Design features in Figma for our internal tooling as part of the eCommerce technology stack
• Build website features that are accessible and compliant with requirements across different countries
• Build performant website features utilizing best practices
• Build website features that work across various browsers

• Build themes that utilize the latest Shopify technology including section and theme blocks and utilizing Section Rendering API and core search discovery and filtering capabilities
• Designing and building features into pre-existing structures while adhering to current UI/UX designs
• Demonstrate ability to write clear concise and well documented code
• Turn feature requests and user stories into wireframes/designs in Figma with the understanding that it needs to be adaptable to various website designs
• Improve design fundamentals and user experience of the Shopify Theme

• Build UI Extensions for Checkout Extensibilty and Customer Accounts
• Build dataLayer events to push to GTM

Skills/Abilities

8 years of work experience in software design and development and hands-on experience in building UI heavy experiences.

Necessary

• Strong proficiency in modern design patterns and development languages including JavaScript Typescript (and React) HTML and CSS Liquid
• Strong proficiency in Figma and design principles
• Experienced with writing custom Web Components
• Experience working in large-scale international eCommerce teams
• Solid grounding with common design patterns and development best practices
• Ability to problem solve and execute tasks with accuracy in a high-pressure fast-paced agile environment
• Customer-first mentality with ability to empathize and create customer loyalty
• Capable of learning new technologies and platforms quickly and able to apply them to solve complex problems
• Experience with version control systems (Bitbucket/GitHub)
• Experience working within an agile team

Nice to have

• Experience with unit testing and Playwright
• Ability to write unit tests when implementing user stories. Develop code for testability
• Knowledge and understanding of how Shopify Pixel and tracking in Checkout Extensibility works
• Experience with Shopify Checkout UI Extensions
• Experience using Section Rendering API to update parts of a page without reloading the full page
• Experience with CI/CD tools including Github Actions

Education

• Bachelors in Computer Science related field or equivalent demonstrable experience