Shopify Developer m/f/d (Freelancer) (remote)

DauHerkert GmbH was founded by Christian Dau, former head of communications at Porsche, and digital expert Deniz Herkert. As a full-service advertising agency with strong digital expertise, we are divided into two business areas: communications and digital. We help companies and other organizations to position themselves clearly, gain more visibility, convert more prospects into customers, and sell products and services in a more targeted manner. In our young and rapidly growing company, you will work with modern tools and standardized processes. Since 2018, we have grown to a team of approximately 15 employees working in Germany and at international locations.

Currently, we are looking for a Shopify Developer on a freelance basis specialized in building, customizing, and maintaining high-conversion e-commerce experiences who can support us around 10-15 hours per week. You will focus on translating web designs into performant Shopify stores using Liquid and modern front-end practices, ensuring visual consistency, scalability, responsive, accessible and seamless user interactions across the entire customer journey.

Responsibilities Store Construction: Build, setup, and manage online stores primarily within the Shopify ecosystem.

E-commerce Architecture: Handle end-to-end e-commerce structuring, development, and management.

Backend Management: Develop, customize, and monitor product structures, inventory, orders, shipments, customer management, and sales analytics using mainly Liquid and Shopify Admin.

Design Translation: Translate web designs and visual mockups from Figma into pixel-perfect Shopify themes with high attention to detail.

Responsive Development: Apply responsive best practices using HTML and CSS for optimal performance across all devices.

Theme Development: Create fully customized templates and themes from scratch, as well as adapt and manipulate third-party themes.

Design Systems: Develop modular style guides and ensure consistent implementation across Liquid and different page builders.

Localization: Manage multi-language websites using Liquid, Shopify apps, and custom scripts.

Structured Content Modeling: Architecture and develop reusable data models and dynamic content collections using Metaobjects and Metafields to ensure store-wide consistency and scalable content management.

Performance Optimization: Maintain websites and improve speed and SEO performance.

Version Control: Manage development repositories and collaboration through GitHub.

Requirements Shopify Expertise: Mastery of Liquid and the Shopify e-commerce platform.

App Ecosystem: Deep experience with Shopify App integrations and configurations.

Design Tools: Proficiency in using Figma for developer-oriented design interpretation.

Version Control: Experience with Git and GitHub for repository management.

Soft Skills: Proven responsibility in remote environments, excellent self-management, and effective communication.

English Level: C1 fluency, able to collaborate effectively in technical and collaborative contexts.

NICE TO HAVE Webflow: Experience with Webflow as a website builder.

Smootify: Experience with Webflow-to-Shopify app integrations.

WooCommerce: Familiarity with WordPress-based e-commerce.

Content Modeling Tools: Experience with headless CMS or advanced content layering strategies.

Shopify Plus: Experience working with enterprise-level Shopify Plus features and scripts.

Execution: Develop, launch, and maintain e-commerce websites that meet business goals through scalable and high-performance implementations.

Standardization: Manage stores using up-to-date best practices, security standards, and international regulations. (GDPR, Web Accessibility)

Sustainability: Create flexible, reusable solutions capable of scaling with project growth and future requirements.

UX/SEO Optimization: Ensure full responsiveness, technical SEO excellence, and optimized assets to maximize conversion and user experience.

Innovation: Stay updated with Shopify’s evolving ecosystem to continuously improve development quality.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with all project stakeholders and teams to ensure technical executions align with high-fidelity brand goals, tracking requirements, and overall business objectives.

Engagement: Develop interactive features and animations using Liquid and JS that elevate the brand experience.

Data Flow: Implement efficient data integrations between APIs, databases, and the Shopify frontend.

Professionalism: Demonstrate excellent time management, task estimation, and a proactive approach to detecting improvements.

Communication: Leverage C1 English skills to collaborate with international stakeholders, ensuring clarity in both technical and non-technical discussions.

Interested? Then we look forward to receiving your application via LinkedIn! We look forward to hearing from you!

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