Senior Web Developer

At Shopify, we work on making our client-side scalable, approachable, and an exceptional experience for over 600k+ entrepreneurs across the world. In addition to building and maintaining our HTML, CSS, and JavaScript architecture, our Web Developers build both new product features and developer-facing tools. Their goal is to make the complex approachable for merchants, and to enable the rest of our R&D organization to build UI of the highest code quality and best user experience possible.

Our Web Developers on Channels are solving real merchants problems by building the Online Store Channel and Storefront Platform Features, and working closely with the software engineering team, designers and product managers delivering merchant-facing products. You’ll gain a ton of perspective as you connect with different people that work on related parts of Shopify.

Shopify Channels was designed to give merchants one unified platform to do it all. The work that the channels team does helps entrepreneurs grow their businesses by creating experiences that feel empowering and delightful, increasing sales for all of Shopify’s merchants. As an example, the Channels team designs, builds and maintains our Shopify-built 3rd party channels, such as our integrations with Instagram, Facebook, Amazon and Messenger, builds our Online channel : the largest sales channel at Shopify and the primary channel for most of our merchants, and are even building a powerful virtual employee to handle all our merchant's marketing needs.

You'll need to have experience with:

• HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• Understanding CSS preprocessors, such as SASS or LESS for example
• Knowledge of JavaScript frameworks, such as React, Angular, Vue.js, Backbone.js
• Working in a cross-discipline environment with designers and other developers to produce and vet ideas and prototype early concepts

It would be great if you had experience with:

• Rails-oriented developer tools or integrating front end into a Node.js application
• Build tools such as Webpack, Grunt or other
• GraphQL
• Educating, scaling, or collaborating on new techniques, technologies, and processes within a company or community
• Deep dives in specific client-side areas, for example animations, performance, accessibility
• Providing mentorship on the stack you love
• Providing highly effective code reviews and peer support

You'll be working on things like:

• Developing React components and managing data flow using libraries like Redux, Apollo, GraphQL
• Creating JavaScript libraries and components to support other front end developers
• Using our Rails and Node.js stack to integrate front end into the development lifecycle
• Building applications that are responsive, performant, and accessible
• Collaborating with other disciplines across engineering, UX, and Product to help develop front end solutions to merchant problems

Tools and nitty gritty of the team ?:

• Our front end uses React, TypeScript and CSS Modules
• We build all our projects with a collaborative code review process using Github Flow
• We focus on writing scalable JavaScript and CSS, and documenting patterns and components in our UX style guides
• We are modernizing our front end stack to use a component system built with React, TypeScript, Apollo/GraphQL, and CSS modules
• You will likely be involved in modernizing existing Ruby on Rails based apps to use a React front-end, and building new React-based apps
• You will be expected to keep up with the latest frontend development best practices

If you’re interested in helping us shape the future of commerce, click the “Apply now” button to submit your application. Please address your cover letter to Jennifer and include a link to something you're proud of: a portfolio, code samples and/or Github account.

Experience comes in many forms, many skills are transferable, and passion goes a long way. If your experience is this close to what we’re looking for, consider applying. We know that diversity of thought makes for the best problem-solving and creative thinking, which is why we're dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team, and encourage everyone to apply.

This posting will remain up until January 31st, 2019. Candidates will be contacted in the weeks following.