JavaScript Job: Software Developer

Rubies Costume Company is the world’s largest designer, manufacturer and distributor of licensed and non-licensed fancy dress costumes and accessories for Adults, Children and Pets.

We’re a global business, with a dynamic outlook to continue leading the way within our industry through innovation, technology, infrastructure, and forward-thinking initiative. We’ve been around for over 60 years starting from humble beginnings in New York and growing into the biggest name in the world of dress-up.

Since operating in the UK, we have built up a vast portfolio of licensed properties, including Disney, Star Wars, Warner Bros, Marvel and Universal, just to name a few. We closely follow news from Hollywood, and pride ourselves on being at the forefront of popular culture and costuming for movie releases.

About the Role

The exciting new role of Shopify Developer will join our Tech division as an integral part to our digital roadmap. This role will prominently be home based but you will occasionally need to travel to various offices and facilities throughout the UK.

You will be responsible for updating and maintaining localised and global eCommerce sites while working closely with sales, marketing and other business managers to grow our digital footprint, internet sales and profitability of all company websites. This position will report to the Head of Technology.

What You'll Be Doing

• Collaborating with other designers and developers.
• Develop components for Shopify by modifying / creating Shopify apps and interfaces as needed.
• Troubleshooting issues or queries.
• Work closely with senior managers to develop new ideas, functionality and improvements.
• Assist with new websites and product launches.

Requirements

• HTML5 & CSS3
• JavaScript / jQuery
• React
• Liquid Template Language

· Established Shopify development experience, including building features from scratch and working with API’s

Desirable Skills (but not essential)

• Ruby on Rails
• GraphQL
• Polaris
• PHP
• Node.js
• Slate

· Responsive web development experience.

• Excellent time management, problem-solving, teamwork, and communication skills
• Write clean, readable code
• Experience using Channel Advisor
• Experience in agile type development practices is a plus.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: Up to £80,000.00 per year

Additional pay:

• Bonus scheme

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Flexible schedule
• Life insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (preferred)

Experience:

• JavaScript: 2 years (required)
• Web development: 4 years (preferred)
• Ruby on Rails: 1 year (preferred)