Remote Shopify Developer: eCommerce & Theme Customization Expert

Why You Should Apply

Coalition Technologies (CT) is dedicated to delivering high-quality client work while fostering a fun, innovative, and thriving team environment. CT offers tremendous career growth and rapid advancement opportunities, alongside competitive benefits:

• The most competitive profit-sharing bonus plan in the industry, paying up to 50% of company profits to full-time employees monthly.
• Highly competitive Paid Time Off plan promoting work-life balance.
• Subsidized gym memberships.
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance packages for US-based team members.
• International Health Insurance Reimbursement Program for international team members.
• Device upgrade and learning reimbursement programs.
• Motivating career development plans with defined goals and rewards.
• Additional job-specific incentives and bonuses.

100% of our team works remotely. Our company culture specializes in supporting remote team members, a practice we have maintained for over a decade. CT welcomes applications globally.

Your Duties and Tasks: Shopify Development & Optimization

• Build custom sections, blocks, and components to enhance site functionality and user experience.
• Optimize and extend core Shopify theme features, focusing strongly on performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Leverage the Shopify Storefront GraphQL API to implement advanced features beyond standard Liquid capabilities.
• Integrate and customize third-party apps and extensions within Shopify themes and the checkout process.
• Stay current with the latest Shopify platform updates, tools, and best practices for modern development.
• Communicate clearly and regularly with team leads, project managers, and designers regarding project goals and deliverables.
• Take initiative in suggesting improvements, sharing feedback, and enhancing workflows.
• Develop eCommerce sites on the Shopify platform.
• Develop custom Shopify themes.
• Migrate websites from other eCommerce platforms to Shopify.
• Extend Shopify’s functionalities using storefront APIs, Liquid programming, and meta fields.
• Integrate third-party and platform supported apps.
• Set up payment integration, shipping methods, and taxes in the Shopify platform.
• Ensure page speed optimization of Shopify sites.
• Implement SEO/CRO best practices in Shopify sites.
• Transform complex layout PSDs into pixel-perfect presentation-layer HTML5/CSS3 templates.
• Create responsive website designs.
• Work with version control systems such as GIT / SVN.
• Work under tight deadlines and handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Produce high quality of work with a strong focus on detail.
• Thoroughly QA work prior to submission.

Required Skills and Experience

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in Shopify Websites Development.
• Expertise in Shopify theme development and customization.
• Expert-level knowledge of Shopify Liquid templating language.
• Experience creating custom sections from scratch and developing reusable front-end components within Shopify themes.
• Advanced knowledge of Metafields, Metaobjects, and the Shopify Search & Discovery app.
• Proficiency in working with different Shopify JS APIs (storefront, AJAX Cart, Sections etc).
• Expertise in HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript/ECMAScript.
• Expertise in JavaScript libraries (e.g., jQuery).
• Strong understanding of responsive web design techniques.
• Thorough understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues.
• Understanding of W3C web standards, semantics, and accessibility guidelines.
• Familiarity with Shopify CLI for efficient theme development and deployment.
• Proficiency with the Shopify Storefront GraphQL API (understanding of Admin and Storefront API layers is a strong plus).
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Proactive mindset and ability to take initiative and ownership.
• Strong knowledge of the Shopify platform.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Ability to work 40 hours per week from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm PST.
• Ability to adapt to a diverse and multicultural environment.
• Passion to build a startup.
• Reliable remote workstation setup (fast computer, microphone, webcam, speakers, reliable internet and power).

Preferred Qualifications

• Shopify Certification.
• Knowledge of SCSS.
• Experience with WordPress, Magento, and BigCommerce.
• Experience with Ruby.
• Proficiency in PHP/MYSQL and AJAX.

Note: Candidates who excel in skills tests will be considered even if past experience or educational background criteria are not fully met.

Compensation Disclosure

For California, New York, Washington, and Colorado residents, the starting base pay for this position ranges between $17 - $35 per hour. Compensation may vary based on factors such as experience, qualifications, skills test performance, geographic location, and seniority of the position offered. Outside of these states, compensation may fall outside the above ranges.