recruitmymom

Shopify Developer

recruitmymom

Paarden Eiland, Western Cape, South AfricaPermanentPosted Aug 4, 2026

Job description

Operating within a premium lifestyle brand, this position bridges front-end aesthetics and back-end functionality to drive digital commercial growth. The opportunity focuses on elevating the user journey across online platforms, ensuring high-performing and beautifully designed digital spaces that remain intuitive and consistent across all devices.

You'll play a central role within the online division, taking full ownership of building, customising, and maintaining digital storefront storefronts to support the brand's luxury visual identity and commercial milestones. Working collaboratively with marketing and e-commerce teams, the role requires an analytical thinker who can translate brand guidelines into highly functional layouts.

Through structured performance monitoring, technical optimization, and app management, this position ensures operational excellence across all consumer touchpoints.

Requirements

Essential Requirements A formal qualification in Web Development, Computer Science, Graphic Design, or a related field. 2 to 4 years' experience operating as a Shopify Developer within an agency or in-house environment. A proven portfolio demonstrating visually appealing, high-performing digital stores. Strong technical knowledge of the Shopify platform, theme architecture, Online Store 2.

0, and metafields. Proficiency in front-end development (HTML/CSS, responsive UI) and JavaScript (with basic TypeScript exposure). Experience utilizing Git version control, release practices, and building API integrations (REST/GraphQL, webhooks). Clear understanding of technical SEO fundamentals, performance optimization, and tracking implementations (GA4/GTM events, pixels).

Demonstrated behavioural traits: meticulous, detail-oriented, results-focused, and capable of working effectively under pressure both independently and within a team. Required Software Skills Shopify (Online Store 2.0, Admin, Shopify CLI) Liquid HTML & CSS JavaScript (and basic TypeScript exposure) Git APIs (REST & GraphQL) Google Analytics 4 (GA4) Google Tag Manager (GTM)