Shopify Software Engineer (South Africa, Latam) 16312

Cape Town - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 4 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Role: Shopify Software Engineer
Priority Location: South Africa and LATAM (ArgentinaColombia) (recommended focus)
Working Hours: Flexible UK-aligned hours; 4 overlap with UK business hours required
Salary Range: $2000 - $3000 USD per month (final offer depends on candidate experience and interview results)
Type of Contract: Independent Contractor
Type of Job: Remote

About the Company:
Our client is preparing to launch a high-impact Shopify store and values technical excellence ownership and innovation. They foster a collaborative and fast-paced culture where independent contractors have the flexibility to take initiative and make a visible impact. This role offers autonomy direct collaboration with designers and operations and the opportunity to influence a major eCommerce project.

About the Role:
The Shopify Software Engineer will lead the build launch and ongoing evolution of a modern Shopify store. This is a hands-on coding role with end-to-end ownership of theme development app integrations and performance optimization. The successful candidate will work closely with design and operations teams to deliver a high-quality scalable store and ensure a seamless customer experience. This is an exciting opportunity to shape a key project and demonstrate technical leadership in eCommerce.

Key Responsibilities:

Build and launch a modern Shopify store from setup to live production ensuring high performance and scalability.
Translate wireframes and visual designs into pixel-perfect accessible front-end experiences using Liquid HTML/CSS/SCSS and JavaScript/TypeScript.
Optimize site performance through best practices including lazy loading caching strategies and code splitting.
Implement native Shopify features: theme customization cart/checkout enhancements metafields and dynamic content.
Integrate and maintain apps such as Klaviyo and Intelligems minimizing performance impact.
QA across browsers/devices maintain documentation and enforce Git-based version control and code reviews.
Collaborate with design growth and operations teams to ship high-impact features efficiently.

Qualifications:

Required:

4 years professional front-end or full-stack development experience with substantial Shopify theme ownership.
Expert in Liquid HTML/CSS and JavaScript (and/or TypeScript).
Strong eye for UI polish and pixel-perfect implementation.
Experience optimizing site performance (Core Web Vitals Lighthouse responsive images).
Familiarity with Shopify Functions/Scripts metafields and checkout/cart customizations.
Proficient with Git workflows and code review.
Excellent communication and ownership-first mindset.
Able to collaborate effectively in UK-aligned business hours.

Preferred:

Experience with Klaviyo templating/hooks and experimentation tools like Intelligems.
Understanding of SEO basics and web accessibility (WCAG).
Prior experience delivering high-impact eCommerce projects independently.

Role: Shopify Software EngineerPriority Location: South Africa and LATAM (ArgentinaColombia) (recommended focus)Working Hours: Flexible UK-aligned hours; 4 overlap with UK business hours requiredSalary Range: $2000 - $3000 USD per month (final offer depends on candidate experience and interview resu...

Key Responsibilities:

Build and launch a modern Shopify store from setup to live production ensuring high performance and scalability.
Translate wireframes and visual designs into pixel-perfect accessible front-end experiences using Liquid HTML/CSS/SCSS and JavaScript/TypeScript.
Optimize site performance through best practices including lazy loading caching strategies and code splitting.
Implement native Shopify features: theme customization cart/checkout enhancements metafields and dynamic content.
Integrate and maintain apps such as Klaviyo and Intelligems minimizing performance impact.
QA across browsers/devices maintain documentation and enforce Git-based version control and code reviews.
Collaborate with design growth and operations teams to ship high-impact features efficiently.

Qualifications:

Required:

4 years professional front-end or full-stack development experience with substantial Shopify theme ownership.
Expert in Liquid HTML/CSS and JavaScript (and/or TypeScript).
Strong eye for UI polish and pixel-perfect implementation.
Experience optimizing site performance (Core Web Vitals Lighthouse responsive images).
Familiarity with Shopify Functions/Scripts metafields and checkout/cart customizations.
Proficient with Git workflows and code review.
Excellent communication and ownership-first mindset.
Able to collaborate effectively in UK-aligned business hours.

Preferred:

Experience with Klaviyo templating/hooks and experimentation tools like Intelligems.
Understanding of SEO basics and web accessibility (WCAG).
Prior experience delivering high-impact eCommerce projects independently.