About Swanky
We’re Swanky and we’re a fast-growing global ecommerce agency. We design, build and grow Shopify Plus stores that convert.
Our ideal developer comes from an ecommerce background with Shopify experience. If you’ve helped brands create entirely new sites, been involved in complex migrations across platforms and you’re looking to be part of a fast-moving team, this could be just the role for you.
About the Role
Embedded within our team of developers, designers, analysts and project managers, you will be the go to person for all development centric questions and out-of-the box solutions - both to solve technical and to help coach technical problem solving.
Daily tasks could include anything from coding a custom section, helping our project management team define technical scope and risk, to helping other members of the team through shared solutions engineering and maintaining the standard for our development culture.
Other key responsibilities include:
- Design, develop, implement, test, deploy, and maintain software to team programming standards
- Contribute to the broader software, product, solution design, and roadmap
- Conduct code reviews to ensure that software meets code quality standards and applications are robust, performant, and maintainable
- Continually work to improve team processes, capabilities and output
- Knowledge share to uplift technical ability within the team
About You
Most importantly you need to thrive in a fast paced, team-led environment. If you’re comfortable with the status quo and dislike frequent process iterations in the name of improving output - this role may not be for you.
In terms of your skills, you will need to have:
- A proven track record delivering functional, efficient, responsive Shopify and Shopify Plus websites (at least 1 year)
- Demonstrable knowledge of front-end web development using HTML, CSS, JavaScript (ES6+).
- Strong knowledge of Shopify Store 2.0 architecture and templating in Liquid
- Proficiency in Git version control
- The ability to build and maintain strong relationships with staff, colleagues and customers
- Minimum 2+ years experience in a commercial environment
- A willingness to improve your skills, and keep up to date with technological / Shopify specific news
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
Our ideal applicant also has:
- Experienced of Scrum/Agile management frameworks
- Experienced with working with CLI tools
- Experienced with build pipeline tools (eg. Rollup, Vite, esbuild, Github Actions)
- Exposure to modern JS Frameworks (React/Alpine.js)
Benefits
- Salary negotiable based on experience
- 30 days holiday per year inclusive of bank holidays, plus 1 additional day per full year served, capped at 5
- Flexible working hours during the day
- In-person, hybrid and remote working flexibility
- Beautiful Exeter based offices
- Free unlimited tea, hot chocolate and coffee (in the office)
- Working with dynamic, creative and growing clients on fun, challenging and often high-profile projects
- We invest in our team and aim to provide assistance in growing and nurturing your skills
- Be part of an inspiring, growing, highly collaborative and ambitious team
- Regular company socials and events, including games nights and lunchtime quizzes
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What We Do
Swanky is a world-leading Shopify Plus agency with offices in the UK and Australia.
Our team of seasoned experts are passionate about creating beautiful and commercially-optimised stores for ambitious brands, then growing them at pace through full-funnel management and optimisation.
We provide a range of services including migrations, web design, development, conversion rate optimisation and marketing.
These services drive transformative growth at velocity, bringing our clients to the forefront of their industries.
