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Full Stack Developer Lead - (with Shopify experience)

Prepared Hero
Remote
South Africa, South Africa
Description

About Prepared Hero

Prepared Hero is an innovative DTC ecommerce brand dedicated to equipping individuals with high-quality, reliable products for unexpected situations. Our range extends across various categories, ensuring our customers are prepared and confident to face any unforeseen circumstances in their daily lives.

As a trailblazer in the industry, Prepared Hero is committed to providing a seamless, user-friendly shopping experience, ensuring our customers have easy access to our life-saving and convenient products. We stand for readiness, quality, and a customer-centric approach, promising peace of mind and preparedness. Our mission goes beyond transactions; we aim to educate and empower communities to be their own heroes.

About the role:

We are seeking a highly skilled Full Stack Developer with expertise in Shopify to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, develop, and maintain scalable e-commerce applications, and enhance our Shopify-based platform's functionality. You'll play a key role in customizing and extending Shopify capabilities, integrating third-party APIs, and optimizing website performance to ensure a superior user experience.



Requirements

What you’ll do:

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including designers, product managers, and stakeholders, to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
  • Develop and maintain robust and scalable e-commerce applications using modern web technologies and frameworks.
  • Design, implement, and optimize front-end and backend systems for a seamless and user-friendly shopping experience.
  • Customize and extend Shopify functionality to meet specific business requirements.
  • Integrate third-party APIs and payment gateways to enhance the e-commerce platform's functionality.
  • Perform code reviews, identify and fix bugs, and ensure high-quality code standards are maintained.
  • Optimize website performance and responsiveness for improved user experience.
  • Stay up to date with industry trends and emerging technologies related to e-commerce and Shopify.
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior developers, assisting their growth and skill development.
  • Collaborate with the team to continuously improve development processes and workflows.
  • Drive innovation across the team using a deep understanding of how digital products enable the realization of Peet's corporate strategy, with a focus on omnichannel retailing and differentiated experiences within the organization.
  • Drive projects and tasks to completion through teams, regardless of changing conditions, by proactively identifying potential roadblocks and collaborating with peers from business and technology partners.

What we are looking for:

  • Proven track record as a Full Stack Developer, with at least 5+ years of experience in e-commerce development and Shopify.
  • Proficiency in the Shopify development ecosystem, including a strong grasp of Liquid templating engine.
  • Strong proficiency in HTML, CSS, Tailwind, JavaScript(ES6), and modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React, Nextjs / RemixJs or Vue.js, Nuxtjs).
  • Extensive experience with backend technologies such as Node.js, Ruby on Rails, or similar frameworks.
  • Expertise in Developing Medium to Large Scale Ecommerce Applications.
  • Proficiency in relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases.
  • Knowledge of version control systems, such as Git and agile development methodologies.
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, Google Could, AWS) and deployment techniques.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks.
  • Demonstrated leadership; mentorship, visionary, clarity of purpose, motivation, relentless execution


Benefits
  • Flexible base salary depending on background and experience;
  • PTO + Regional Holiday time off
  • End-of-year bonus
  • Wellness & workspace budget;
  • Fully remote position with flexible working schedule.