Developer - Shopify
About Us
Very Great is a New York-based company launch platform, building next-generation consumer brands. Founded in 2016 by Eric Prum and Josh Williams, Very Great empowers passionate entrepreneurs with best-in-class creative, manufacturing, sales and marketing infrastructure to rapidly develop, launch and scale digitally-native consumer product brands. The current family of brands include W&P, Courant and Wild One, with future brand launches under development.
About the Role
Very Great is looking for a talented Senior Front End Developer to join our Web Services team and lead in creating best in class web experiences for our brands across mobile and desktop. As a Senior Front End Developer you will help build, user-test, iterate and maintain high quality code and user features on our Shopify and WordPress websites. You’ll have a desire to mentor and develop junior team members and will establish best coding standards and practices. You are constantly curious, passionate about user experience, a strategic and solutions-oriented problem solver and you thrive working in a highly collaborative and fast-paced environment.
This is a full time role based in-house in New York City and reports into the Director of Web Services.
Responsibilities
Develop, user-test, iterate and maintain clean and functional code on our Shopify and WordPress websites
Effectively translate website wireframes or mockups that align, optimize and elevate our customers user experience with our products
Optimize web features for maximum performance across a wide range of web-enabled devices and browsers
Identify, translate and structure the breakdown of project workflow for your own work, team members and brand team timelines
Mentor, train and develop team members on current websites, project work and on the latest relevant technology advancements
Drive and improve coding quality across the Web Services team
Proactively and consistently identify areas of improvement across our websites
Test and optimize sites for cross-browser and cross-device compatibility
Work collaboratively across brand and creative teams to assist with strategy and development of new websites, features and campaigns
About You
5+ years experience. At least two years in a Senior Front End Developer position
E-commerce experience required
Domain expertise in React.js, Shopify and WordPress
Skilled at integrating latest front end technologies (React, Vue.js) with Shopify
Strong design instincts and enjoys working collaboratively with a team of designers
Highly detailed oriented and thrives in a fast paced environment
Savvy at managing multiple, concurrent running projects
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Effective problem solving, analytical and debugging skills
Working knowledge and experience with the following technologies: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript/jQuery, Shopify or WordPress, Ruby, AJAX, JSON, React.js, and Web Animation (CSS transitions, @keyframe animations, JavaScript animations)
Familiarity with Headless Website development and architecture
*This role will begin working remotely and move onsite when our office reopens.