Shopify Implementation Specialist - JHB
Shopify Implementation Specialist - JHB
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Job Description
Duties & Responsibilities
ENVIRONMENT:
A Johannesburg-based website design company is seeking a highly skilled Shopify Implementation Specialist with a strong technical foundation and a sharp eye for detail. The ideal candidate will be capable of building fully configured Shopify sites from the ground up while also implementing advanced logic using CSS Liquid metafields and basic JavaScript. This role goes beyond routine task execution it requires a fast precise implementer who is detail-obsessed logically minded and able to problem-solve effectively from detailed specifications.
DUTIES:
Shopify Site Setup (Process-Driven):
- Set up full Shopify sites using a comprehensive pre-defined checklist
- Configure store settings: checkout policies shipping languages currency etc.
- Ensure typography spacing font sizes and visual consistency across all pages
- Set up homepage sections collections menus favicons SEO etc.
- Maintain a high level of aesthetic and functional consistency
Logical Implementation (Problem-Solving):
- Inject and conditionally render metafields using Liquid
- Add custom code to display or hide content per variant/location
- Implement logic-based features (e.g. quote buttons filters badges)
- Configure custom forms with routed submissions for staging and live
- Troubleshoot and debug inconsistencies across themes/pages
3rd Party Integration & App Ecosystem Implementation:
- Manage API integrations and ERP connections
- Be able to setup and Integrate third-party services including couriers payment gateways and form builders.
- Possess strong familiarity with a broad range of Shopify apps and their optimal use cases
- Seamlessly integrate apps and third-party systems into the Shopify ecosystem
REQUIREMENTS:
- Experience working with Shopify themes (Liquid metafields theme settings)
- Proficiency in:
- HTML & CSS (including responsive layouts)
- Liquid templating language
- Basic JavaScript (enough to handle conditionals and UI toggles)
- Ability to follow and complete a detailed site setup checklist
- Able to implement complex specs with minimal handholding
- Fast turnaround without sacrificing quality
- Understanding of web hosting domain settings and FTPs
Nice to Have:
- Experience with metafield APIs filter systems or Shopify CLI (optional)
- Experience working with custom themes like Empire Maranello or Uminex
- Familiarity with product enrichment app integrations or wholesale logic
ATTRIBUTES:
- Strong communicator asks the right questions at the right time
- Able to work independently and stay accountable to deadlines
- Can explain logic and justify implementation choices when needed
- Doesnt freeze when faced with an unclear task tries investigates then asks
While we would really like to respond to every application should you not be contacted for this position within 10 working days please consider your application unsuccessful.
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Desired Experience & Qualification
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
