Shopify & WordPress Developer

Hiebing is seeking a skilled Shopify & Word Press 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!

• 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.

• Developandmaintain Word Presswebsitesusingmodernapproaches (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.

• Createscalablecomponentpatternsthatbalancedesignfidelitywithmaintainabilityandreusability.

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

• Followestablishedworkflowsandbestpracticesforcommits,branching,pull requests,releases,and documentation.

• Workwith
  
  QAandcross-functional teams to troubleshoot, debug and resolve issues, including browser/device inconsistencies and third-party integration conflicts.

• Optimizeforperformanceand Core Web Vitals (e.g.preloading,lazy loading,image optimization, fonts, layout shift).

• Maintainastrongbaselineofsecurity-minded development.

• Staycurrentwithplatformchangesandindustrytrends(e.g.Shopifycheckoutcustomizationand Word Press Gutenberg block improvements).

• 3-4yearsofprofessionalwebdevelopmentexperience,ideallywithinanagencyormulti-client environment.

• Shopifydevelopmentexperience,including:

  • Liquidtemplating,theme development,andmodern
    
    Shopifyconcepts(sections everywhere, JSON templates, metafields, app blocks).

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

• Word Pressdevelopmentexperience,including:

  • Buildingwiththeblockeditor,andcomfortextendingtheeditorviacustomblocks, structured patterns, or Advanced Custom Fields.

  • Themecustomizationand/orthemedevelopment.

  • Strong
    
    PHPdevelopmentfundamentals.

  • Pluginintegrationandsiteconfigurationfortypicalmarketingstacks(forms,analytics, SEO, caching, consent management).

• Experienceworkinginateam-orientedsettingwiththebeliefthatteamsoutperformindividuals.

• Strongdebuggingskillsacrossbrowserdevtools,apps/plugin conflicts,andthird-party scripts.

• Experienceworkingcloselywithmarketingstrategistsand
  
  UX/designteamstoshipcampaignwork quickly and reliably.

• Thispositionishybridlocatedin Madison,WI.Youmustbeabletobeon-site Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday weekly. Working from home is an option each week on Thursday and Friday.

• Abilitytoworkinthe United Stateswithoutsponsorshipnoworinthefuture .

• Experiencebuildingormigratingto Checkout Extensibilityandunderstandingtheshiftawayfrom  checkout liquid customization.

• Building reusable Shopify Functions and UIextensions.

• Familiarity with Shopify Storefront API/Graph
  
  QL,customer/account flows,andintegratingexternal services.

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

• Woo Commerce experience(checkout optimizations,payment/shipping plugins,catalog organization).

• Comfort with
  
  WP-CLI,Composer,deployment automation,andmodern
  
  WordPressbuildpipelines.

• Experience implementing Word Presshardeningpractices (secure configuration,plugin governance, least privilege).

• Experienceworkingwithin
  
  WPEnginehosting.

• Familiaritywithanalytics/taggingandmarketingintegrations(GA4/GTM,consent tools,A/Btesting, email providers, CDPs).

• Accessibility awareness(WCAGfundamentals) andexperienceimplementingaccessible
  
  UIpatterns.

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

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.