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Front End Shopify Engineer at VML, London, 3 Months initial, £Contract Rate

up to 6 Months Accounting Legal

Contract Description

At VML, we are a beacon of innovation and growth in an ever-evolving world. Our heritage is built upon a century of combined expertise, where creativity meets technology, and diverse perspectives ignite inspiration. With the merger of VMLY&R and Wunderman Thompson, we have forged a new path as a growth partner that is part creative agency, part consultancy, and part technology powerhouse.

Our global family now encompasses over 30,000 employees across 150+ offices in 64 markets, each contributing to a culture that values connection, belonging, and the power of differences. Our expertise spans the entire customer journey, offering deep insights in communications, commerce, consultancy, CRM, CX, data, production, and technology. We deliver end-to-end solutions that result in revolutionary work.

We're looking for a skilled Shopify Front-End Engineer for an immediate 3-month contract (with potential extension). You'll build high-quality Shopify themes and components, integrate marketing tools, and optimize user experiences in collaboration with design and marketing teams.

If you have extensive experience with JavaScript and a deep understanding of Shopify, including Liquid and third-party apps then please get in touch.

What you'll be doing:

 

  • Develop high-quality, production-ready Shopify front-end code (themes, components, and reusable modules).
  • Ensure seamless integration with marketing tools, APIs, and Shopify apps.
  • Collaborate with design and marketing teams to optimize user experience and drive conversions.
  • Participate in Agile development processes (stand-ups, sprint planning, code reviews).
  • Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical colleagues, including clients.
  • Own projects end-to-end, including maintenance and scaling.
  • Maintain code quality, accessibility, performance, and testing standards.
  • Stay current with evolving front-end technologies.
  • Support the recruitment process.

What we want from you:

 

  • Expert in semantic HTML5, CSS3 (SASS/LESS), and JavaScript (ES6+) with strong coding standards.
  • Extensive experience with Shopify platform, Liquid templating, and third-party apps.
  • Proficient in responsive design, cross-browser compatibility, and front-end performance optimization.
  • Solid understanding of Agile methodologies (story points, sprint planning, retrospectives).
  • Experienced in testing and debugging (unit, end-to-end, regression using Jest/Cypress).
  • Familiar with modern front-end build tools (e.g., Grunt, Webpack) and CI/CD workflows using Git.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with teams and stakeholders.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive, self-motivated work ethic.
  • Knowledge of SEO, accessibility, and security best practices.

If you know some of this, even better:

  • Commercial experience in building headless solutions e.g SPA and/or PWA applications
  • Experience in building rapid prototypes
  • Experience with a Type Checking language either Flow or TypeScript (we use TypeScript)
  • Experience of working on Java/Node/C#/PHP projects would be beneficial
  • Experience of mentoring junior members of the team

 

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