Senior Shopify Developer

iamota; Remote; CAD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic ecommerce development agency in Canada is seeking an experienced Senior Shopify Developer to create exceptional online shopping experiences. The ideal candidate will have strong JavaScript skills and hands-on Shopify Plus experience, with a focus on clean, maintainable code. Responsibilities include implementing features, collaborating within agile teams, and ensuring high performance and accessibility standards. This role offers competitive benefits, remote work flexibility, and a focus on professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive health benefits plan

Progressive parental leave policy

Monthly remote work allowance

Professional development allowance

Minimum fifteen (15) days vacation

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of professional web development experience.
• 3+ years of Shopify Plus development experience and related technologies.
• 1+ years of experience integrating and working with third-party APIs.

Responsibilities

• Write clean and semantic code focusing on performance and usability.
• Implement features based on Tech Requirements and scoped tickets.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams during agile sprints.

Skills

JavaScript

Shopify Plus

Responsive Design

Accessibility best practices

Git

Education

5+ years of professional web development experience

3+ years of Shopify Plus development experience

Tools

Shopify APIs

GitHub

VS Code

Webpack

Job description

We’re growing our Shopify delivery team and looking for exceptional developers to help us deliver world‑class ecommerce experiences for ambitious brands.

What we're looking for

Our ideal candidate is a Senior Shopify Developer with strong JavaScript skills and hands‑on Shopify Plus experience who excels at taking clear tech requirements and turning them into reliable, production‑ready code. You care about performance, accessibility, and maintainability, and you’re comfortable working within established patterns and guardrails.

As a Senior Shopify Developer, you will build apps, checkout extensions, and storefront improvements for complex ecommerce projects. You’ll work closely with a Tech Lead who defines approach and acceptance criteria; your focus is execution quality—writing clean code, communicating progress clearly, and raising risks early with practical options.

What you’ll do

• Write clean and semantic code, emphasizing performance, usability, and accessibility.
• Implement features from Tech Requirements and scoped tickets using approved patterns and templates.
• Build and enhance Shopify Functions, Checkout UI Extensions, and storefront features (Liquid/JavaScript/React as needed).
• Provide targeted feedback on Tech Requirements; ask clarifying questions to close gaps.
• Surface technical risks and unknowns early; propose simpler alternatives when appropriate.
• Identify and develop reusable patterns with component‑based code that is clearly documented.
• Present work and solutions to clients as needed, explaining technical choices in plain language.
• Collaborate with a cross‑functional team including developers, designers, strategists, and project managers.
• Stay up to date and make recommendations regarding new web development technologies.
• Work in agile sprints and participate in daily project stand‑ups (via Zoom).

Who we're looking for

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION

• 5–8+ years professional web development experience.
• 3+ years of Shopify Plus development experience and latest related technologies:
  • Shopify APIs (e.g. Ajax, GraphQL, Section Rendering APIs)
  • Liquid templating
• 3+ years of experience with modern development practices:
  • Modern JavaScript (ES6, Web components, etc.)
  • Modern CSS (CSS Grid, CSS Variables, etc.)
• Agency experience.
• 1+ years applying accessibility and performance best practices.
• 1+ years integrating and working with third‑party APIs and Shopify Apps.
• 1+ years participating in agile sprints and daily stand‑ups.
• Hands‑on experience with Checkout Extensibility and Shopify Functions.
• Experience developing with Shopify CLI.
• Proficiency in version control and collaborative development using Git (GitHub).

SOFT SKILLS

• Able to translate clear Tech Requirements into reliable code and communicate blockers early.
• Comfortable presenting work and explaining trade‑offs to non‑technical stakeholders.
• Confident negotiating practical compromises between requirements, budget, user experience, and best practices.
• Open to collaboration with Design, Strategy, and Project Management.
• Interested in sharing knowledge and contributing ideas that improve outcomes for clients and the team.

PERKS & BENEFITS

• Competitive health benefits plan
• Progressive parental leave policy
• Remote work environment
• Monthly remote work allowance
• Professional development allowance
• Career and professional growth planning
• Bi‑annual goal setting and bi‑weekly 1:1s
• MacBook (and related peripherals) for business use
• Minimum fifteen (15) days vacation
• Additional bonus agency‑wide holidays
• Reduced summer hours schedule

OUR PRIMARY TOOL STACK

• VS Code (or preferred IDE)
• Webpack
• SCSS
• NPM
• AWS (e.g. serverless backend via NodeJS on AWS Lambda)
• GitHub and GitHub Actions
• LambdaTest
• Slack
• Asana
• Figma
• Zoom
• Harvest Time Tracking

Application Process

Please include in your cover letter specific references to your Shopify Plus experience. And in one sentence, name a Shopify Function or Checkout UI Extension you shipped in the last 12 months and your role (primary builder or co‑builder).