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LEAD SHOPIFY DEVELOPER
- £38–42k salary
- Shopify / Liquid / JavaScript
- Fully remote role within the UK
- Lead Shopify position with mentoring responsibility
- No sponsorship offered unfortunately
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ABOUT THE CLIENT
Due to continued growth, we’re recruiting a Lead Shopify Developer to join an established digital organisation with a strong track record of delivering high-quality eCommerce solutions. The business partners with a wide range of clients, focusing on scalable builds, user experience, and performance-led growth.
THE BENEFITS
- Fully remote working within the UK
- Competitive salary of £38–42k
- Opportunity to lead Shopify development projects end to end
- Involvement in modern eCommerce builds and best-practice delivery
- Supportive, collaborative team environment
- Long-term role with scope for technical influence and progression
THE LEAD SHOPIFY DEVELOPER ROLE
As a Lead Shopify Developer, you’ll take ownership of Shopify delivery across multiple projects, building new storefronts and custom themes while maintaining and enhancing existing platforms.
You’ll work closely with designers, project managers, and marketing teams to deliver high-performing, scalable eCommerce solutions. Alongside hands-on development, you’ll contribute to coding standards, conduct code reviews, and support the development of junior team members.
LEAD SHOPIFY DEVELOPER ESSENTIAL SKILLS
- Strong commercial experience developing with Shopify
- Advanced skills in Liquid, HTML, CSS / SCSS, and JavaScript
- Experience building and customising Shopify 2.0 themes
- Experience integrating third-party apps and APIs
- Strong understanding of responsive design, performance, and accessibility
- Experience optimising Shopify stores for speed, SEO, and mobile performance
- Version control experience using Git
- Ability to mentor junior developers and lead technical discussions
DESIRABLE SKILLS
- Experience with Shopify Hydrogen / Oxygen or headless commerce
- Exposure to modern JavaScript frameworks such as React or Remix
- Experience with Theme App Extensions
- Custom Shopify app development using Shopify App Bridge
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments
- Strong understanding of Core Web Vitals and performance optimisation
KEY SKILLS
Shopify Development, Lead Developer, Liquid, HTML, CSS, SCSS, JavaScript, Shopify 2.0, APIs, Git, eCommerce, Theme Development, Headless Commerce, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Performance Optimisation