Employment Type: Full-time
Location: Remote within Canada
Salary: CAD$70-85K
iamota is a leading Shopify Plus Design and Development Agency Partner. We are looking for our next Front-End Developer to join us on our journey to becoming the top boutique Shopify Plus agency in North America.
What we're looking for
Our ideal candidate is a Front-End Developer with a passion for the work they produce and a drive to grow their knowledge and experience. You will work closely with the dedicated Enhance and Optimize team supporting our retainer-based clients to maintain and enhance launched sites, update sites with the latest Shopify feature releases, and optimize performance, SEO, and accessibility, etc. over time.
What you’ll do
Implement the HTML/Liquid, CSS, and JavaScript required to develop and maintain Shopify themes and dynamic storefront experiences.
Write clean and semantic code, emphasizing performance, usability, and accessibility.
Identify and develop reusable patterns with component-based code.
Provide clear documentation for other E&O developers and clients.
Research, test, and set up Shopify apps.
Collaborate with a cross-functional team including developers, designers, strategists, and project managers.
Stay up-to-date with Shopify releases and modern web development practices.
Work in 1-2 week sprints and participate in weekly/bi-weekly stand-ups (via Zoom).
Perform cross-device QA testing to support multiple browsers and device types.
Who we're looking for
EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION
1+ years of Shopify development experience Experience developing with Shopify CLI and Themekit
Familiarity and experience with Shopify Online Store 2.0
3+ years of web development work experience
1+ years with modern development practices Modern JavaScript (ES6, Web components, etc.)
Modern CSS (CSS Grid, CSS Variables, etc.)
1+ years experience integrating and working with third-party APIs
Familiarity with implementing best practices for web performance optimization, accessibility standards, and technical SEO
Experience participating in agile working sprints and stand-ups
Proficiency in version control and collaborative development using Git (GitHub).
BONUS SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Agency experience
Experience with Shopify APIs (GraphQL and/or REST)
Familiarity with building and leveraging Checkout Extensions
Familiarity with Shopify Pixels/Customer Events, setting up tracking pixels and integrating with analytics tools like Google Analytics (GA4) and GTM
SOFT SKILLS
Able to explain technical concepts to other team members and clients.
Able to strategize rapidly and comfortable presenting your knowledge and ideas to others.
Confident negotiating compromises between requirements, budget, user experience, and best practices.
Able to collaborate with other Functional Teams including Design, Strategy, and Project Management.
Interested in openly sharing your passion for development in both your coding ability and personality.
Interested and able to contribute to ways we can improve the lives of our clients and team.
PERKS & BENEFITS
Competitive health benefits plan
Progressive parental leave policy
Remote work environment
Monthly remote work allowance
Professional development allowance
Career and professional growth planning
Bi-annual goal setting and bi-weekly 1:1s
MacBook (and related peripherals) for business use
Minimum three (3) weeks vacation
Additional bonus agency-wide holidays
Reduced summer hours schedule
OUR PRIMARY TOOL STACK
VS Code (or preferred IDE)
Webpack
SCSS
NPM
Codeship (CI/CD automation)
AWS (e.g. serverless backend via NodeJS on AWS Lambda)
GitHub
LambdaTest
Slack
Asana
Figma
Zoom
Harvest Time Tracking
Loom
Application Process
Please include in your cover letter specific references to your Shopify experience. Please also include at least 2 samples of project work showcasing different challenges that you've solved (portfolio link, GitHub repo, reference to your contributions to a team project, etc.).
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