Front End Shopify Engineer PL

Who We Are:

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 are VML Enterprise Solutions - a group of talented engineers, tech experts, and creators who combine our passions and contribute to the IT world. You may know us better as Wunderman Thompson Technology – in 2024 we changed our name, but at the same time, we remained a great team of people who deliver our best. We design, build, manage and run complex technology platforms and help our clients to benefit from our work and creativity.   

 
As a Senior Frontend Shopify Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping world-class commerce solutions and delivering outstanding digital experiences for our diverse portfolio of enterprise clients. This opportunity offers full end-to-end ownership of high-quality, production-ready frontend code within a collaborative and agile environment, driving innovation and efficiency across major routes to market.
What you'll get to do:

• Creating high quality production-ready front-end code with Shopify
• Creating reusable Shopify components and theme areas
• Drive forward the quality – in code, unit testing, accessibility, performance, code reviews
• Ensure a smooth connection with Marketing Tools, Platform APIs, and Shopify Apps to optimise the shop for overall efficiency and functionality
• Deliver on an Agile workstream of front-end developers on a project, contributing to daily stand-ups, sprint planning and estimates
• Ability to converse confidently with technical and non-technical colleagues
• Build modular layouts, reusable code and libraries for future use
• To be comfortable representing front-end in a client-facing capacity
• Work with the design teams to create optimal front-end user experiences, leading to driving greater conversions
• Collaborating with technical and non-technical colleagues to escalate issues and highlight any areas that need wider team action
• Cooperate with design and marketing teams to gather and refine specifications and requirements for development
• Be involved in existing and new integrations for the platform
• Full end-to-end ownership from idea to delivery, covering ongoing maintenance, expansion and scaling
• Stay current with evolving standards and technologies, learning new skills as needed
• Support of the recruitment process in technical tests and team fit assessments

What you should have:

• Mastery of semantic HTML5, CSS3 (SASS or LESS) and JavaScript (ES6+) adhering to industry defined coding standards
• Solid understanding of the Agile methodology i.e. Story point estimation, refinement, sprint planning, retrospective, sprint demos
• Extensive experience with the Shopify platform and the Liquid templating engine
• A desire to write readable, maintainable, modular, and extendable code
• Be an expert in all aspects of the Shopify ECommerce platform
• Have extensive testing and debugging abilities using the browser console and other tools
• Knowledge of current trends and best practices in front-end architecture, including performance optimization, accessibility, SEO, security and usability
• Commercial experience of using GIT in a large development team performing Continuous Integration
• Excellent communication skills and capability to interact directly with the team and stakeholders
• Proficient understanding of fluid responsive layouts, cross-browser and cross-device compatibility issues
• Commercial experience of unit testing/End to end testing/regression testing (we use Jest and Cypress)
• Have previous experience implementing/debugging third-party Shopify apps, as well as building unique solutions if needed
• Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools such as Grunt and webpack
• Have working knowledge of third-party services and APIs, as well as Shopify plugins
• Willingness to contribute to both large, complex projects and smaller tasks as directed.
• Great attitude, self-motivated, strong work ethic, with strong ownership
• Have experience of solving bespoke customer issues within the Shopify platform

Bonus points if you have:

• 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

You will collaborate with our UK project team, so we'll need you to be available until 18:00 PL

What we offer:

Alongside the opportunity to work with some of the most exciting brands around the world, we'll also prioritise your career development and help you grow your skills. We'll empower you to make a difference, allow you to be yourself, and respect who you are.

We offer a great benefits package including a discretionary bonus scheme, training opportunities, competitive pension, medical insurance, life assurance, social events, opportunities to buy and sell holidays, family friendly policies, discounts with hundreds of retailers and much more.

Our personality and behaviours: We believe that we are what we do, not just what we say. Our shared values and behaviours show how to bring the VML Enterprise Solution's culture to life through the actions we all take every day:

• Connect Meaningfully
• Inspire Creatively
• Include Purposefully
• Approach Positively

Our brilliant, talented people are what makes VML Enterprise Solutions what we are. That's why we look for people who go beyond and always push our thinking to be better than yesterday.

Please note that this job is a full-time position located in Poland, but the selection process will be conducted in English. 

Please send over your CV in English. 

In compliance with Polish regulations, VML Enterprise Solutions is committed to fostering a transparent and ethical work environment. We encourage reporting of any potential irregularities or misconduct. For detailed information on our whistle-blower policy and reporting procedures, please refer to our dedicated document.

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In Poland, the gross base salary for this position at the time of this posting is indicated below. This range reflects our broader group's compensation framework across diverse agencies and disciplines. For this specific role at VML, our offer will be determined within this range based on our internal benchmark, reflecting the specific market conditions for our discipline. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including business needs, experience, level of responsibility and qualifications.​

In addition to the salary range provided, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support our employees' well-being and professional growth. While specific details may vary by agency, typical benefits include: private medical care, professional development opportunities, training programmes and flexible working arrangements (where applicable). Some agencies may offer additional benefits.

Poland Pay Range

8 500 zł zł PLN

WPP (VML Enterprise Solutions) is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers. 

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