Shopify - full stack developer wanted in Brisbane, 3 day/week ongoing
Budget: $5,000 – $10,000 AUD
SUMMARY
Based in Woolloongabba studio (must be able to work inhouse)
Full service digital agency specialising in Shopify, WordPress and ecommerce growth
Clients include The Tea Centre, Likewise and Australia Zoo
Looking for 2+ years agency/freelance experience
Looking for 2+ years Shopify development
Salary ($90k-$95k + Super) pro rata
3 days/week in-office
ABOUT US
We are Brisbane’s Shopify Plus experts! We are a creative digital agency based in Woolloongabba, bringing together a team of digital professionals passionate about crafting success for our clients. Our cool studio is a hub of creativity, where designers, developers, strategists, digital marketers, and digital project managers collaborate to make our clients' ecommerce businesses thrive.
THE ROLE
As a Full Stack Developer at BA, you will be able to …
- Create clean, maintainable, and scalable code using modern full-stack practices - including Liquid, PHP, - JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3/SASS, MySQL, and REST/GraphQL APIs.
- Scope and produce fully costed technical development plans for all website projects & retainers detailing time estimates, dependencies, and app/plugin considerations.
- Provide clever and costed solutions to client challenges and deliver development plans on time and within budget.
- Liaise with the Dev Manager and designers to implement designs from supplied mockups.
Integrate third-party services and apps (eg Klaviyo, Mailchimp, payment gateways, shipping providers, inventory systems), ensuring stable and secure connections between systems.
- Migrate and transform data between systems (e.g. WooCommerce to Shopify), including products, customers, orders, and custom fields/metafields, while ensuring accuracy, consistency, and minimal downtime.
- Test, debug, and troubleshoot across devices, browsers, and platforms using established QA protocols and tools (eg Lighthouse, BrowserStack).
- Ensure that all programs and applications perform as set out in the development plans and meet quality accredited standards.
- UAT and browser testing to identify any bugs.
- Maintain version control discipline (Git/GitHub) ensuring code quality and consistency across the team.
- Stay up to date with Shopify and WordPress ecosystems and latest technologies/AI, adopting best practices and sharing knowledge with the wider dev team.
As a Full Stack Developer at BA, you will…
DEV WORK -
- Build, maintain, and scope Shopify and WordPress projects. This will include new site builds, updates to existing themes, re-themes, and client retainer work.
WEBSITE MAINTENANCE -
- Server, hosting, and domain management - adding DNS records, creating staging sites, migrating databases, and debugging via cPanel.
CLIENT RELATIONSHIP & PROJECT DELIVERY -
- We all have a role to play with client communication and delivering excellent project outcomes. You will communicate proactively with the internal team to maintain project progress.
CONTRIBUTE TO MEETINGS/WIPS/BRIEFINGS -
- Internal & external as required. You will escalate risks or blockers, ensure alignment on upcoming tasks and contribute to project success.
INTERNAL COLLABORATION -
- Work closely with cross-functional teams (strategy, design, development, marketing).
DOCUMENTATION & REPORTING -g=
- Ensure relevant technical scoping and planning is documented during the project rollout along the Project Management team. You will also document key functionality for client training documents.
PROCESS & EFFICIENCY -
- Ensure project tasks are updated with time tracking, progress notes and status.
QUALITY & PROFITABILITY -
- Maintain a high standard of project quality, while ensuring profitability by adhering to task budgets and timelines as assigned. You will flag scope creep & budget risk early.
SUPPORTING THE TEAM -
- Supporting and providing cover for the Development Manager as needed.
As a Full Stack Developer at BA, you are …
- A strong communicator, you can put the complex into language a client can understand.
- A problem solver and a forward thinker - you identify potential risks early to mitigate future issues and of course future-proof your code.
- You love to collaborate with other team members and departments.
- Time and budget conscious, you flag issues early.
- You want to produce crazy clever work but can also produce the minimum viable product (MVP).
- You don’t have to be reminded to include testing and revision time when you quote.
- Experienced working with a Project Manager, you log time, write clear descriptions of work planned, completed and to be done.
- All over AI and have an innovative & sensible approach to using it in Development.
- Very keen to contribute to how we do things including what tools, how we produce great work.
- Maybe a freelancer who misses the team, and regular $.
- Maybe returning from Parental or Carer’s leave.
Required Skills & Experience
Essential Skills
HTML,SCSS/CSS, Javascript, Liquid, PHP.
Project scoping and quoting experience.
Proficient in Git Version control, GitHub, Dev and Production environment handling.
Performance optimisation (eg site speed, responsiveness).
Domain management, server support and security.
Experience in staying up to date with latest tech, including AI.
Mid Level Full-Stack Developer Experience
Shopify Theme customisation
Integrations including apps and 3rd party softwares (Business Central, MYOB etc).
Local and Shopify CLI development experience.
Metafield and Metaobjects
Data migration planning and execution including custom scripts.
API integration.
Wordpress theme development.
CPanel and Server management.
PHP.
ACF Pro and flexible content.
TailwindCSS.
2 years of Agency and/or freelance experience (you understand the importance of scoping and fast paced environment).
2 years Shopify development.
Project Management tools (time management, time tracking and task documentation).
Skills - Bonus Points
Laravel.
Blade templating Language.
Roots sage theme development experience.
Docker Engine experience.
App development.
Migration experience from other ecommerce platforms to Shopify.
Experience with Shopify Horizon theme.
Comfortable working with designs in Figma
UX/UI understanding and an eye for detail.
What We Offer
- A collaborative, team-oriented culture where learning and growth are encouraged.
- Opportunities for professional development through external courses and industry events.
- Work from home Wednesdays.
- BA for Good program (read about it here https://bacreative.com.au/pages/about).
- A chance to work on innovative projects for a diverse range of clients.
- Quarterly BA Creative events.
- Unlimited proper coffee.
Based in Woolloongabba studio (must be able to work inhouse)
Full service digital agency specialising in Shopify, WordPress and ecommerce growth
Clients include The Tea Centre, Likewise and Australia Zoo
Looking for 2+ years agency/freelance experience
Looking for 2+ years Shopify development
Salary ($90k-$95k + Super) pro rata
3 days/week in-office
ABOUT US
We are Brisbane’s Shopify Plus experts! We are a creative digital agency based in Woolloongabba, bringing together a team of digital professionals passionate about crafting success for our clients. Our cool studio is a hub of creativity, where designers, developers, strategists, digital marketers, and digital project managers collaborate to make our clients' ecommerce businesses thrive.
THE ROLE
As a Full Stack Developer at BA, you will be able to …
- Create clean, maintainable, and scalable code using modern full-stack practices - including Liquid, PHP, - JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3/SASS, MySQL, and REST/GraphQL APIs.
- Scope and produce fully costed technical development plans for all website projects & retainers detailing time estimates, dependencies, and app/plugin considerations.
- Provide clever and costed solutions to client challenges and deliver development plans on time and within budget.
- Liaise with the Dev Manager and designers to implement designs from supplied mockups.
Integrate third-party services and apps (eg Klaviyo, Mailchimp, payment gateways, shipping providers, inventory systems), ensuring stable and secure connections between systems.
- Migrate and transform data between systems (e.g. WooCommerce to Shopify), including products, customers, orders, and custom fields/metafields, while ensuring accuracy, consistency, and minimal downtime.
- Test, debug, and troubleshoot across devices, browsers, and platforms using established QA protocols and tools (eg Lighthouse, BrowserStack).
- Ensure that all programs and applications perform as set out in the development plans and meet quality accredited standards.
- UAT and browser testing to identify any bugs.
- Maintain version control discipline (Git/GitHub) ensuring code quality and consistency across the team.
- Stay up to date with Shopify and WordPress ecosystems and latest technologies/AI, adopting best practices and sharing knowledge with the wider dev team.
As a Full Stack Developer at BA, you will…
DEV WORK -
- Build, maintain, and scope Shopify and WordPress projects. This will include new site builds, updates to existing themes, re-themes, and client retainer work.
WEBSITE MAINTENANCE -
- Server, hosting, and domain management - adding DNS records, creating staging sites, migrating databases, and debugging via cPanel.
CLIENT RELATIONSHIP & PROJECT DELIVERY -
- We all have a role to play with client communication and delivering excellent project outcomes. You will communicate proactively with the internal team to maintain project progress.
CONTRIBUTE TO MEETINGS/WIPS/BRIEFINGS -
- Internal & external as required. You will escalate risks or blockers, ensure alignment on upcoming tasks and contribute to project success.
INTERNAL COLLABORATION -
- Work closely with cross-functional teams (strategy, design, development, marketing).
DOCUMENTATION & REPORTING -g=
- Ensure relevant technical scoping and planning is documented during the project rollout along the Project Management team. You will also document key functionality for client training documents.
PROCESS & EFFICIENCY -
- Ensure project tasks are updated with time tracking, progress notes and status.
QUALITY & PROFITABILITY -
- Maintain a high standard of project quality, while ensuring profitability by adhering to task budgets and timelines as assigned. You will flag scope creep & budget risk early.
SUPPORTING THE TEAM -
- Supporting and providing cover for the Development Manager as needed.
As a Full Stack Developer at BA, you are …
- A strong communicator, you can put the complex into language a client can understand.
- A problem solver and a forward thinker - you identify potential risks early to mitigate future issues and of course future-proof your code.
- You love to collaborate with other team members and departments.
- Time and budget conscious, you flag issues early.
- You want to produce crazy clever work but can also produce the minimum viable product (MVP).
- You don’t have to be reminded to include testing and revision time when you quote.
- Experienced working with a Project Manager, you log time, write clear descriptions of work planned, completed and to be done.
- All over AI and have an innovative & sensible approach to using it in Development.
- Very keen to contribute to how we do things including what tools, how we produce great work.
- Maybe a freelancer who misses the team, and regular $.
- Maybe returning from Parental or Carer’s leave.
Required Skills & Experience
Essential Skills
HTML,SCSS/CSS, Javascript, Liquid, PHP.
Project scoping and quoting experience.
Proficient in Git Version control, GitHub, Dev and Production environment handling.
Performance optimisation (eg site speed, responsiveness).
Domain management, server support and security.
Experience in staying up to date with latest tech, including AI.
Mid Level Full-Stack Developer Experience
Shopify Theme customisation
Integrations including apps and 3rd party softwares (Business Central, MYOB etc).
Local and Shopify CLI development experience.
Metafield and Metaobjects
Data migration planning and execution including custom scripts.
API integration.
Wordpress theme development.
CPanel and Server management.
PHP.
ACF Pro and flexible content.
TailwindCSS.
2 years of Agency and/or freelance experience (you understand the importance of scoping and fast paced environment).
2 years Shopify development.
Project Management tools (time management, time tracking and task documentation).
Skills - Bonus Points
Laravel.
Blade templating Language.
Roots sage theme development experience.
Docker Engine experience.
App development.
Migration experience from other ecommerce platforms to Shopify.
Experience with Shopify Horizon theme.
Comfortable working with designs in Figma
UX/UI understanding and an eye for detail.
What We Offer
- A collaborative, team-oriented culture where learning and growth are encouraged.
- Opportunities for professional development through external courses and industry events.
- Work from home Wednesdays.
- BA for Good program (read about it here https://bacreative.com.au/pages/about).
- A chance to work on innovative projects for a diverse range of clients.
- Quarterly BA Creative events.
- Unlimited proper coffee.
Related categories:
PHP
JavaScript
WordPress
HTML
Shopify
Full Stack Development
Shopify Development
Tailwind CSS
cPanel
Liquid Template