Shopify Developer

Group 8A is one of the premier performance-based digital marketing agencies in New York City. We are a highly-specialized group of individuals who have achieved over a decade of success and client satisfaction in an increasingly complex landscape. We are not your typical agency - with a work hard, play hard mentality, we’ve hacked growth on traditional media platforms and continually exceeded performance expectations for our clients. Our culture is one that fosters (and rewards!) competency, leadership, and enthusiasm towards achievement.

We are looking for a talented and experienced Shopify Developer to work with us. The ideal candidate should be able to take full responsibility of building, managing, and scaling the front. You will also be responsible for working closely with UI/UX team, creative team, and at times marketing operators.

As a fast growing digital agency, this role provides tremendous growth opportunities. We operate in a highly entrepreneurial, fast-paced environment, and those with a self-motivated and disciplined mindset will excel in our agency.

Technical Skills:

• Very good knowledge of liquid programming language
• Hands on experience in creating Shopify e-commerce website from scratch
• In-depth expertise of Shopify store speed management
• Knowledge of the steps needed in migrating an existing commerce site from another platform to the Shopify platform (eg: Magento to Shopify)
• Expert in Shopify APIs and their application
• Clear concept of Front-end technologies used by Shopify (HTML/JS/Liquid/React/JQuery/NodeJS)
• Strong web development experience and extensive knowledge of front-end performance practices.
• Experience with Shopify Plus project implementation
• AJAX/jQuery expertise is a plus.
• Work with the design team to create website elements

Who You Are:

• Minimum 2 Years of experience
• Positive attitude, great energy, and a desire to learn more about web development
• Skills in troubleshooting and debugging
• A desire to keep current and use the most up-to-date best practices
• An understanding of testing and quality control
• Has a strong interest in design and technology.

Why Group 8A?

We offer a healthy mix of competitive benefits and perks, with the goal to empower you to do your best work, invest in your professional development and well-being.

On the bleeding edge of the agency industry, we're driven to create a greater delta between us and other Tier 1 agencies. Our growth is driven by our investment in our people and creating an environment that sets everyone up for success and personal growth. Ask us questions about how we do it!

• 5 days work week
• We provide you with all of the resources and gear you need to achieve your goals
• Great co-workers are that are pioneering the industry
• Work from home until covid situation is over or under control
• Fast growing team
• Outings and retreats!

Group 8A is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.