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We are looking for a Digital Commerce Developer with a strong focus on Shopify to join our Website & E-Commerce team.We are intentionally keeping the seniority level open. You might be an ambitious developer early in your career who wants to learn fast, take on responsibility and build deep Shopify expertise. Or you might already bring several years of experience and be ready to take broader ownership.
For us, drive, ownership and the ability to grow with the role matter more than the number of years on your CV.
You will work on a Shopify Plus store serving 16 international markets, with a large product catalog and a setup connecting development, UX/UI, CRO, content, data and commercial performance.
Shopify development is at the core of this role. At the same time, we are looking for someone who thinks beyond individual development tickets and is interested in how the website performs, why customers behave the way they do and how technical decisions affect conversion and business results.
Depending on your experience and strengths, your scope and ownership can grow significantly over time.
Your areas of responsibility
- Develop and maintain our Shopify storefront using Liquid, HTML, CSS and JavaScript
- Build reusable sections, components and functionalities together with UX/UI, Website Management and CRO
- Translate Figma designs into responsive and maintainable storefront components
- Work with metafields, metaobjects, dynamic sources and our Shopify data structure
- Troubleshoot storefront issues and identify whether their source lies in the theme, Shopify configuration, an app or another system
- Support and continuously improve our Git, testing, QA and release processes
- Test changes across devices, browsers and multiple international Shopify markets
- Evaluate Shopify apps and technical solutions with maintainability, performance and customer impact in mind
- Work closely with our internal IT team and external technical partners on topics that go beyond the storefront
- Support the technical implementation of A/B tests and CRO initiatives
- Identify technical and UX-related onsite performance issues and help turn insights into concrete improvements
- Use website and funnel data to investigate anomalies and understand the impact of changes
- Bring a D2C and E-Commerce perspective to technical decisions, considering conversion, merchandising, product discovery and the overall customer journey
Your profile
- Practical experience with Shopify and Liquid, either professionally or through substantial project work
- Good knowledge of HTML and CSS and working knowledge of JavaScript
- Understanding of responsive web development and modern frontend principles
- Experience working with Git or another version-control workflow
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to investigate technical issues independently
- Interest in how technical changes influence UX, conversion and commercial performance
- A strong sense of ownership: you actively move topics forward and finish what you start
- You communicate blockers and challenges early and transparently
- You investigate before escalating and are curious about the root cause of a problem
- You challenge constructively when you see a better solution
- You are ambitious, curious and motivated to continuously develop your skills
- Very good English skills, as this is our internal working language
Depending on your experience, additional skills may include:
- Shopify Plus and Online Store 2.0 theme architecture
- Shopify Markets and international, multi-language or multi-currency stores
- Metafields, metaobjects and complex product data structures
- Shopify Admin or Storefront APIs, GraphQL, webhooks, Shopify Flow or Shopify Functions
- A/B testing tools and CRO methodologies
- GA4, GTM, website analytics or funnel analysis
- Web performance and Core Web Vitals
- Experience in a fast-moving D2C or E-Commerce environment
- Merchandising, product discovery and onsite customer journeys
- Technical SEO, tracking or consent management
- Figma and developer handoff
Enjoy our benefits
- Generous employee discounts for you and your loved ones.
- Attractive flexitime work model with home office option.
- Two legendary annual company events with the whole #TeamHolzkern
– all inclusive :) - Regular team events with your team throughout the year.
- State-of-the-art technical equipment (MacBook).
- Fresh fruits, coffee, tea and milk – including vegan and lactose-free options – in the office.
- Healthy and balanced meals from Schrankerl. Holzkern pays 20% of each meal.
Hard Facts
- Start of employment: As soon as possible
- Working Hours: Full-time, 38,5 hours per week
- Salary: The salary for this position starts at €2,600 gross per month on a full-time basis. Depending on your experience, skills and the level of responsibility you bring to the role, we are of course willing to offer a higher salary.
- Duration: Permanent position
- Location: Vienna/Hybrid
Application process
To give you an idea of what to expect, here is an overview of our application process:- Your application
You’ve already taken the first step – we’ve received your application. - Review of your documents
We’ll review your application carefully and you’ll usually receive initial feedback from us within 5 days. - Developing a use case
For many roles, we’d like to find out more about your working style and your ideas through a practical task. - Getting to know each other
If your profile is a good fit for the role, we’ll invite you to a face-to-face interview. - Another interview if required
Depending on the role and team, an additional meeting may be useful so that we can get to know each other even better. - Our joint decision
You choose us – and we choose you. - Your start at Holzkern
Once you’ve accepted the offer, we’ll guide you through the next steps and work with you to prepare for your start in #TeamHolzkern.
Of course, we’ll also let you know if we decide to select someone else during the process.