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Apiary Digital · 1 day ago

Web Developer Consultant

United States

Contract

Remote

Senior Level

7+ years exp

Apiary Digital is seeking a Web Developer Consultant to lead and guide web development initiatives for their organization and clients. The role involves providing technical leadership, consulting on best practices, and being a hands-on developer while managing multiple projects.

AdvertisingAnalyticsDigital Marketing

Responsibilities

Lead technical discovery, define scopes, and propose clear project plans and solutions

Serve as a subject matter expert on WordPress, Shopify, and Webflow platforms

Design, develop, and maintain custom Shopify themes, apps, and integrations

Build and manage custom WordPress themes and plugins with best practices in mind

Produce or refine wireframes where needed, applying strong design sensibility

Optimize websites for speed, accessibility, SEO, and responsive design

Provide accurate estimates and proactively call out risks, scope creep, or dependencies

Collaborate with UI/UX designers, content teams, marketers, and other developers to deliver polished experiences

Mentor developers and enforce coding standards across projects

Troubleshoot issues, perform audits, and provide scalable, future-proof solutions

Stay ahead of Shopify, WordPress, and Webflow ecosystem updates, plus emerging best practices

Qualification

WordPressShopifyWebflowHTML5CSS3JavaScriptPerformance optimizationAccessibility (WCAG)SEO fundamentalsReactGitClient managementProject managementCommunication skills

Required

7+ years of professional web development experience, with at least 3+ years of deep, hands-on experience with WordPress, Shopify, and Webflow

Proficient in Shopify: Liquid, Polaris, APIs, custom theme/app development

Proficient in WordPress: PHP, custom themes/plugins, Gutenberg, REST API

Proficient in Webflow: Custom builds, CMS collections, responsive layouts, design-to-dev implementation

Proficient in front-end: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+), React or Alpine.js

Experience with wireframing and/or making design best-practice decisions when no designer is present

Strong knowledge of performance optimization, accessibility (WCAG), and SEO fundamentals

Familiarity with deployment workflows, staging environments, and Git

Adept at scoping and estimating work — with the ability to flag when tasks fall outside of scope or require custom development

Excellent communication, documentation, and project management skills

Proven experience working directly with clients, ideally as a team or project lead

Responsive, reliable communicator across email, Slack, and video conferencing

Ability to take initiative: propose project plans, recommend approaches, and drive tasks forward without waiting for instruction

Skilled at aligning expectations across cross-functional teams (design, paid media, SEO, analytics, content)

Collaborative mindset with the ability to integrate seamlessly with other Apiary consultants and client stakeholders

Detail-oriented and organized — able to manage workloads proactively and prevent bottlenecks

Preferred

Experience with other web/ecommerce platforms (preferred but not required): Magento/Adobe Commerce, BigCommerce, Squarespace, Wix, Drupal, Joomla, WooCommerce, headless CMS (Contentful, Sanity, Strapi), or modern frameworks (Next.js, Gatsby, Laravel)