Senior Front end Engineer (Contractor)

Meet Domaine, the world's largest independent Shopify design and development partner, formed by the union of Half Helix and Tomorrow. We are a team of commerce experts dedicated to creating, building, and growing beloved brands. As pioneers and not just participants in our industry, we are inspired to write, break, and re-write the rules for a new generation of commerce.

Domaine is looking for a Senior Frontend Engineer who will be responsible for the overall technical implementation of custom Shopify theme and front end development. The ideal candidate should have several years of experience in leading the development of Shopify projects, understand Shopify best practices and be comfortable working with the latest technologies.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Write high quality code using Liquid, Javascript, Tailwind, GraphQL and other front end frameworks
• Expert knowledge and experience with the Shopify Ecommerce platform.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team to ensure a high level of quality.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to accurately describe issues to clients, developers, and project managers.
• A high attention to detail to catch issues within acceptance criteria, edge cases, and other potential issues.
• High level decision making in weighing options between code quality, issues, and releasing code in a timely manner.
• Arbitration of the release process to ensure that all perspectives are heard when it comes to releasing code to production.
• Responsible for owning medium to high complexity frontend feature development and driving both completion and quality
• Plans and delegates tasks to other engineering team members as required
• Anticipates risks and provides solutions
• Can distill complex asks to actionable solutions and tasks

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Strong understanding of Liquid, Javascript, React, Tailwind CSS, GraphQL, REST, Git
• Experience with Shopify development including: Themes, APIs, Apps, Functions, Extensions
• Experience working with JIRA/Confluence or other tickets management systems.
• 3-5 years of experience working in eCommerce
• Excellent organizational and problem solving skills
• Thorough knowledge and experience with front end, component driven software technology, and microservice design architecture
• Thorough understanding of user behaviors and marketing sciences in eCommerce
• Thorough understanding of the lifecycle and methodologies of software development
• Expertise in software documentation and technical writing
• Validates project estimates and approaches for entire assigned work
• Acts as a model for junior staff
• Demonstrates high level of personal productivity
• To be able manage commitments to multiple projects

PERKS & BENEFITS

• Flexible working schedule
• Remote-first culture
• Continued education and personal development opportunities

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

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