Shopify & WordPress Developer

Hiebing is seeking a skilled Shopify & WordPress Developer with 3-4 years of experience who is excited to build high-performing marketing and ecommerce experiences in a collaborative team environment.� We're looking for someone who is curious, thinks critically, overcomes challenges, and adapts to change effectively.� The right candidate is passionate about problem-solving and want the opportunity to do great work with great people.

We use modern tools and agile practices to empower creative individuals to move projects forward and make a real impact. At Hiebing, we foster a culture of curiosity, support and continues learning - where developers are encouraged to grow, collaborate and have fun along the way!

Responsibilities�

• Build, customize and maintain Shopify storefronts with modern theme architecture, including reusable sections/blocks, JSON templates, app extensions and metafields to empower marketers and merchandisers.

• Develop� and� maintain� WordPress� websites� using� modern� approaches� (block� editor,� block� themes� / Site Editor), including custom blocks, theme customization and plugin integrations.

• Implement� conversion-focused marketing enhancements: landing pages, forms, tracking, structured content and SEO-friendly patterns.

• Create� scalable� component� patterns� that� balance� design� fidelity� with� maintainability� and� reusability.� �

• Participate� in� Git-based code reviews, providing constructive feedback and collaborating on solutions.�

• Follow� established� workflows� and� best� practices� for� commits,� branching,� pull� requests,� releases,� and� documentation.� �

• Work� with� QA� and� cross-functional teams to troubleshoot, debug and resolve issues, including browser/device inconsistencies and third-party integration conflicts.

• Optimize� for� performance� and� Core� Web� Vitals� (e.g.� preloading,� lazy� loading,� image� optimization, fonts, layout shift).

• Maintain� a� strong� baseline� of� security-minded� development.�

• Stay� current� with� platform� changes� and� industry� trends� (e.g.� Shopify� checkout� customization� and WordPress Gutenberg block improvements).

� Required� skills� and� qualifications� �

• 3-4� years� of� professional� web� development� experience,� ideally� within� an� agency� or� multi-client� environment.� �

• Shopify� development� experience,� including:� �

  • Liquid� templating,� theme� development,� and� modern� Shopify� concepts� (sections everywhere, JSON templates, metafields, app blocks).

  • Shopify� CLI� +� theme� workflows,� environment� management,� and� deployment/release practices.

• WordPress� development� experience,� including:� �
  • Building� with� the� block� editor,� and� comfort� extending� the� editor� via� custom� blocks, structured patterns, or Advanced Custom Fields.
  • Theme� customization� and/or� theme� development.� �
  • Strong� PHP� development� fundamentals.�
  • Plugin� integration� and� site� configuration� for� typical� marketing� stacks� (forms,� analytics, SEO, caching, consent management).

• Experience� working� in� a� team-oriented� setting� with� the� belief� that� teams� outperform� individuals.� �
• Strong� debugging� skills� across� browser� devtools,� apps/plugin� conflicts,� and� third-party� scripts.� �

• Experience� working� closely� with� marketing� strategists� and� UX/design� teams� to� ship� campaign� work quickly and reliably.

• This� position� is� hybrid� located� in� Madison,� WI.� You� must� be� able� to� be� on-site Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday weekly.� Working from home is an option each week on Thursday and Friday.

• Ability� to� work� in� the� United� States� without� sponsorship� now� or� in� the� future.� �

Nice-to-have� skills� and� qualifications� �

Shopify� (nice-to-have)� �

• Experience� building� or� migrating� to� Checkout� Extensibility� and� understanding� the� shift� away� from checkout liquid customization.

• Building� reusable� Shopify� Functions� and� UI� extensions.�

• Familiarity� with� Shopify� Storefront� API� /� GraphQL,� customer/account� flows,� and� integrating� external services.

• Ecommerce� UX� patterns:� merchandising,� collections� filtering,� search,� product� discovery,� and performance tuning for large catalogs.

WordPress� (nice-to-have)� �

• WooCommerce� experience� (checkout� optimizations,� payment/shipping� plugins,� catalog� organization).� �
• Comfort� with� WP-CLI,� Composer,� deployment� automation,� and� modern� WordPress� build� pipelines.� �

• Experience� implementing� WordPress� hardening� practices� (secure� configuration,� plugin� governance, least privilege).

• Experience� working� within� WPEngine� hosting.�

Modern� marketing� tech� (nice-to-have)� �

• Familiarity� with� analytics/tagging� and� marketing� integrations� (GA4/GTM,� consent� tools,� A/B� testing, email providers, CDPs).

• Accessibility� awareness� (WCAG� fundamentals)� and� experience� implementing� accessible� UI� patterns.

• Comfort� using� AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) to improve velocity while maintaining quality.

Why Hiebing
Smart, kind people. Real collaboration. Work that matters.
Benefits include hybrid work flexibility, health + dental insurance, paid parental leave, matching 401(k) + profit sharing, a professional development fund, and more.

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