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!
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.
• 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).
Required skills and qualifications
• 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 .
Nice-to-have skills & qualifications Shopify (nice-to-have)
• 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.
Word Press (nice-to-have)
• 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.
Modern marketing tech (nice-to-have)
• 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.
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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