Front End Shopify Engineer

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.

We’re looking for a skilled Shopify Front-End Engineer for an immediate 3-month contract (with potential extension). You’ll build high-quality Shopify themes and components, integrate marketing tools, and optimize user experiences in collaboration with design and marketing teams.

What you’ll be doing:

• Develop high-quality, production-ready Shopify front-end code (themes, components, and reusable modules).
• Ensure seamless integration with marketing tools, APIs, and Shopify apps.
• Collaborate with design and marketing teams to optimize user experience and drive conversions.
• Participate in Agile development processes (stand-ups, sprint planning, code reviews).
• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical colleagues, including clients.
• Own projects end-to-end, including maintenance and scaling.
• Maintain code quality, accessibility, performance, and testing standards.
• Stay current with evolving front-end technologies.
• Support the recruitment process.

What we want from you:

• Expert in semantic HTML5, CSS3 (SASS/LESS), and JavaScript (ES6+) with strong coding standards.
• Extensive experience with Shopify platform, Liquid templating, and third-party apps.
• Proficient in responsive design, cross-browser compatibility, and front-end performance optimization.
• Solid understanding of Agile methodologies (story points, sprint planning, retrospectives).
• Experienced in testing and debugging (unit, end-to-end, regression using Jest/Cypress).
• Familiar with modern front-end build tools (e.g., Grunt, Webpack) and CI/CD workflows using Git.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with teams and stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive, self-motivated work ethic.
• Knowledge of SEO, accessibility, and security best practices.

If you know some of this, even better:

• 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.

What we can offer you:

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.

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.