Shopify Technical Lead - Remote

Job summary

Texas
Software Developer

Work model

Remote first
Only US
2 weeks ago
Job description

Responsibilities:

  • Lead the technical delivery of headless Shopify Plus commerce solutions, from discovery and architecture through implementation and launch
  • Partner with Solution Strategists, Product, UX, and Delivery teams to define headless commerce architectures, integration approaches, and technical tradeoffs
  • Design and implement custom storefronts using Shopify Hydrogen (Remix), React, and TypeScript, following modern frontend and composable commerce best practices
  • Own and evolve GraphQL-based integrations leveraging Shopify Storefront and Admin APIs to support scalable, high-performance commerce experiences
  • Provide technical leadership during requirements gathering, translating business needs into maintainable, extensible technical designs
  • Produce and review high-level technical architecture and design documentation for headless storefronts, APIs, and integrations

Requirements:

Shopify & Headless Architecture

  • Strong experience delivering Shopify Plus solutions using headless architecture
  • Deep expertise with Shopify Hydrogen (Remix-based) and custom headless storefront implementations
  • Advanced understanding of Shopify Storefront GraphQL API and Admin GraphQL API
  • Experience designing and consuming GraphQL-first data models and workflows

Frontend Engineering

  • Advanced proficiency in React with TypeScript
  • Strong understanding of modern frontend patterns: server-side rendering (SSR), streaming, caching, and performance optimization
  • Experience building scalable component systems and frontend architectures for commerce

Backend & Integrations

  • Proven experience building and integrating custom Shopify apps (Node.js--based preferred)
  • Hands-on experience integrating Shopify with external systems such as ERP, OMS, WMS, PIM, CMS, and third-party SaaS platforms
  • Experience with authentication models, webhooks, background jobs, and event-driven architectures

Commerce & Platform Expertise

  • Strong understanding of Shopify commerce concepts including products, variants, collections, pricing, discounts, inventory, orders, and fulfillment
  • Experience with Shopify configuration, instance management, and multi-store or multi-region setups
  • Familiarity with data migration and synchronization strategies across platforms

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 5 years of experience in modern ecommerce or digital product development
  • Prior experience migrating legacy or monolithic commerce platforms to headless Shopify
  • Experience with Remix, Next.js, or other modern React frameworks
  • Familiarity with composable commerce patterns and MACH principles
  • Comfortable evaluating and adopting emerging web and commerce technologies
  • Strong collaboration skills working with product, UX, and solution architecture teams

Note: Candidates must be open to quarterly travel to Austin, TX area.