Remote Shopify Developer - Apps, Theme & Checkout

Avanti Software Inc.; Guelph; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Distributing is seeking a proactive, tech-savvy Shopify Developer to implement new features across our systems and enhance the shopping experience for our expanding Canadian customer base. This hands-on role focuses on Shopify development (custom apps, theme customizations, checkout extensibility) and requires collaboration across teams.

Based in Canada with remote work options, this full-time position offers a salary range of $80,000 to $100,000 and opportunities to work across time

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of professional Shopify development experience.
• Experience with GraphQL and REST API integrations.
• Familiarity with Shopify Admin/Storefront APIs.
• Experience with Git and branching/merging workflows.
• Expertise in Online Store 2.0, Liquid, JSON templates, sections/blocks.
• Experience with metafields and metaobjects design and migrations.
• Experience with Checkout Extensibility: UI Extensions and Functions.
• Proficient in Admin/Storefront APIs, webhooks, OAuth & HMAC verification.

Responsibilities

• Participate in all aspects of development from design to deployment.
• Build and maintain private Shopify apps using Node.js/TypeScript, Shopify CLI, Polaris, and App Bridge.
• Implement theme customizations (OST2.0, Liquid, JSON templates, sections/blocks).
• Model store data with Shopify metafields & metaobjects (schemas, references/relationships, list types, validations, migrations).
• Extend Checkout using Checkout UI Extensions and Shopify Functions for discounts, shipping, and payments logic.
• Integrate Shopify with internal/external systems using Admin API/Storefront API (GraphQL/REST) and webhooks; handle OAuth/HMAC verification, rate limits, retries, and bulk operations.
• Collaborate across time zones via Teams, GitLab, documents, and frequent videoconferences.

Skills

Shopify development

GraphQL & REST APIs

Git version control

Shopify Admin/Storefront APIs

Checkout Extensibility

Debugging problem solving

Tools

Node.js

TypeScript

Shopify CLI

Job description

Royal Distributing is seeking a proactive, tech-savvy Shopify Developer to implement new features across our systems and enhance the shopping experience for our expanding Canadian customer base. This hands-on role focuses on Shopify development (custom apps, theme customizations, checkout extensibility) and requires collaboration across teams.

Based in Canada with remote work options, this full-time position offers a salary range of $80,000 to $100,000 and opportunities to work across time