Senior Front-End (Ecommerce) Developer
IT - Software / DB / QA / Web / Graphics / GIS
About the Employer
Job Description
WE ARE HIRING
SENIOR FRONT-END (ECOMMERCE) DEVELOPER – MARKETING
At IPD Colombo (Pvt) Ltd, we don’t just process orders – we power industries. As part of a leading Australian engineering solutions provider with over 70 years of excellence, our Colombo team plays a vital role in delivering world-class service to international clients. IPD is a publicly listed Australian company specializing in engineering products and solutions, with over 200+ professionals in Colombo collaborating with 450+ colleagues across Australia in a fast-paced, innovative, and globally connected environment. If you’re detail-oriented, customer-focused, and ready to grow in an international setting, this is the opportunity.
We are seeking a seasoned Front-End Developer with strong UI/UX design, leadership, collaborative and communication skills to manage our digital marketing development workflow and mentor our established team of web developers. This role within our Marketing & Communications team is focused on building and improving our customer-facing websites, ecommerce and digital marketing platforms.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintain a backlog of feature requests and collaborate with the Head of Digital Experience to assign work to regular sprints.
- Triage and assign digital marketing tasks received from business units to available resources within the web team, communicating with requesters and supporting escalation as required.
- Collaborate with the Head of Digital Experience and business leads to collect requirements and write detailed specifications for website and ecommerce improvements.
- Work on projects autonomously while mentoring the web team in project work, bug fixes, and daily tasks.
- Maintain team resource dashboards and digital development roadmap for communication to business leaders.
- Lead weekly sync meetings, daily standups and sprint retrospectives for the web team as required.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- Diploma or higher qualification in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
- 3-5 years of front-end development experience, ideally in the B2B sector or with a large business managing multiple brands.
- Demonstrated experience leading small development teams remotely.
- Demonstrated experience managing projects and tasks using online tools such as Monday.com, Jira or ClickUp.
- High proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML and basic proficiency in PHP. Experience with LESS/SASS and Git will be highly regarded.
- Demonstrated experience in developing responsive websites, ecommerce and email platforms, ideally across a range of vendors and tech stacks. Exposure to WooCommerce, Magento or BigCommerce will be highly regarded.
- Experience in converting wireframes produced in Figma to final responsive designs.
- Demonstrated experience in implementing measurement and event tracking in Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics, particularly ecommerce measurement.
WHAT WE OFFER YOU:
- An attractive and competitive remuneration package.
- A friendly and flexible work environment.
- A good work–life balance.
- Opportunities for professional growth and development.
- Gain international exposure through collaboration with experienced Australian teams.
- A Port City registered company offering a competitive salary in Australian Dollars (AUD).
