Senior Shopify Developer (DTC / CRO-Focused) (Full Time Contractor)

  • Full-time
  • Compensation: USD 60000 - USD 80000 - yearly

Company Description

At Wellbeam Consumer Health, we are inspired by our consumer. We are creating the leading ecommerce-focused consumer wellness business, delivering value-added products that help people thrive. We’re focused on dramatically accelerating existing brands as well as adding select, new digitally-native consumer wellness brands.

The current Wellbeam portfolio includes Eu Natural, a digitally-native provider of vitamin and mineral nutritional supplements; TruSkin, a leading skincare brand with a range of high quality, plant-powered products including the #1 best-selling facial serum on Amazon; and BioTRUST Nutrition, a fast-growing, leading eCommerce, nutrition brand with a portfolio of premium-quality, science-based products that focuses on making health living and health aging more accessible and enjoyable. Wellbeam is backed by American Pacific Group.

Job Description

Role: Senior Shopify Developer (DTC / CRO-Focused)

Objective

Hire a senior, A-player Shopify developer to own our website experience end-to-end.

Primary goal:

  • Increase conversion rate and site performance
  • Ship high-quality landing pages quickly
  • Support full website rebuild + ongoing experimentation

This role replaces the need for an external agency and brings execution in-house.

Core Responsibilities

1. Landing Page Development (Primary Focus)

  • Build net-new landing pages from Figma
  • Translate designs into pixel-perfect, responsive Shopify pages
  • Improve layouts, UX, and conversion during implementation
  • Create iterations / variants for testing

Expectation:

  • Fast turnaround
  • High quality
  • CRO-minded execution (not just design replication)

2. Shopify Development (Full Ownership)

  • Customize and extend Shopify theme (Liquid, JS, HTML/CSS)
  • Build reusable sections and templates
  • Implement new functionality within Shopify architecture
  • Troubleshoot bugs and fix issues quickly

3. CRO & Experimentation

  • Implement A/B tests and landing page variations
  • Identify opportunities to improve conversion
  • Optimize funnels, PDPs, and landing experiences

4. Site Performance & Technical Quality

  • Improve site speed and Core Web Vitals
  • Ensure clean, scalable, maintainable code
  • Optimize mobile experience

5. Website Rebuild Support

  • Contribute to full site refresh
  • Build new templates, structures, and components
  • Maintain ongoing production while rebuild is in progress

Success Criteria

  • Landing pages are shipped quickly and consistently
  • Developer can build a net-new page in hours, not days
  • Conversion rate improves over time
  • Site speed and performance improve
  • Minimal need for oversight or hand-holding
  • Acts as owner of the Shopify experience

Requirements

Must-Have

  • 5+ years Shopify development experience
  • Strong in:
    • Shopify Liquid
    • JavaScript
    • HTML/CSS
    • Theme architecture and customization
  • Experience building DTC landing pages
  • Strong understanding of:
    • UX/UI
    • CRO principles
    • Mobile-first design

Capabilities Required

  • Can take Figma designs → production-ready pages quickly
  • Can improve layouts and flows independently
  • Balances speed and quality
  • Strong async communication (Slack, minimal meetings)

Nice-to-Have

  • A/B testing tools (Convert, VWO, etc.)
  • Experience with page builders (Replo, Shogun)
  • Subscription platforms (Recharge, Skio)
  • Analytics setup (GA4, Meta Pixel)
  • Technical SEO knowledge
  • Experience with $10M+ DTC brands

Working Model

  • Reports into: Founder / Growth team
  • Works closely with: Design (Figma-based workflow)
  • Communication: Slack, async-first
  • Minimal meetings
  • High ownership, fast execution environment

Candidate Profile (What We Actually Want)

  • Senior-level operator (not junior / mid)
  • Has worked on high-performing DTC brands
  • Thinks in conversion, not just code
  • Fast executor with strong judgment
  • Can operate independently without PM overhead

What We Do NOT Want

  • Pure “ticket-taker” developers
  • Slow, process-heavy agency-style devs
  • People who only implement designs without thinking
  • Anyone without real CRO / DTC experience

Compensation & Structure

  • $60K–$80K USD
  • Full-time or contractor
  • Must be North America-based

Hiring Notes

  • Prioritize candidates with real DTC examples
  • Must provide live Shopify sites or landing pages
  • CRO thinking is a key filter (not optional)
  • Speed of execution is critical

 

 

Additional Information

Screening Question (Required)

“Walk me through a landing page you built that improved conversion rate. What did you change and why?”