Sports Cards Direct Ltd

Overview Pay: £45,000.00 per year We're Sports Cards Direct, The UK's Largest Independent Trading Card Retailer, and one of the fastest-growing names in the space. But we're not just selling cards. We're building a brand collectors love, a platform that scales, and a team genuinely excited to push what eCommerce can do. Our in-house creative team is sharp, fast, and always experimenting. Campaigns drop weekly. Features evolve fast. We've outgrown relying on external devs, so now, we're bringing development in-house. If you're the kind of developer who wants to build fast, launch often, and have a real say in how things work, this is your place. The Role You'll be the go-to for all things development. Your focus? Building the tools, features, and infrastructure that push our Shopify Plus store forward. You won't be uploading products or changing banners, that's handled elsewhere. Whilst this is a predominantly front-end focused dev role, there will be occasional crossover to backend development as and when required. You will be instrumental in setting up our in-house development team with room to shape, streamline, and grow the function, influencing tech choices along the way. What You'll Be Doing Develop and evolve our Shopify Plus store using Liquid, JavaScript, HTML/CSS Build and maintain custom features, sections, and landing pages Create API integrations with external systems (CRM, stock, shipping tools, etc.) Optimise site speed, structure, and overall user experience Collaborate with our creative team to bring marketing campaigns to life Setting up and configuring modern dev tools (Shopify CLI, GitHub Actions / MS Devops, Hydrogen etc) Stay ahead of Shopify platform changes and roll out updates effectively Projects You'll Jump Into Building product launch pages for limited-edition drops Creating custom filtering or bundle tools Improving mobile UX across the site Streamlining the checkout experience Developing internal tools or logic for exclusive promotions Essential Skills A minimum of 2+ years demonstrable experience of Shopify Plus / Liquid / Shopify Integrations Vanilla JavaScript, HTML and CSS Set up and use of GIT-based version control and CI / CD pipelines (Devops, GitHub Actions) Frontend build tools such as Webpack or Vite, plus experience of NPM / Node Proven ability to build and integrate RESTful APIs effectively Figma and task management tools such as JIRA or Azure Devops A good understanding of Database design with SQL, MySQL, and NoSQL technologies Working knowledge of cross-browser development and testing, including the use of tools such as BrowserStack A Proactive, self-managing, fast problem solver who is comfortable prioritising high-impact work A minimum of 4+ years of commercial development experience Bonus Points If You Have: SCSS / SASS skills Typescript, React or Flutter experience Progressive Web App (PWA) development Shopify CLI, Hydrogen exposure Server-side scripting such as C# .NET Core 6+ (preferable) or NodeJS Experience of ORM frameworks, such as Dapper or Entity Framework for .NET, and TypeORM or Prisma for NodeJS Azure Functions, AWS Lambda or .NET Web APIs Familiarity with Visual Studio / VSCode Technical SEO knowledge (schema, indexing, speed improvements) CRO or UX experience Experience working with content/marketing teams A passion for trading cards (or at least get the hype) The Details Starting salary from £45000 depending on experience Full setup provided, dual monitors, high-spec machine, any tools you need This is a full-time, office-based role at our Headquarters in Plymouth Why Join Us? You'll help lead the dev side of a growing eCom brand You'll shape how we build, test, and scale You'll work on meaningful projects that go live fast You'll collaborate with a small, ambitious, creative team You'll have a clear path to grow into a senior or lead developer role Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Pay: £45,000.00 per year (negotiable for the right candidate) Benefits Bereavement leave Company pension On-site parking Store discount Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Schedule: Monday to Friday Work Location: In person