Contract Shopify Developer IRC284159

Hitachi Vantara Corporation; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced professional to lead Shopify development across multiple brands. The role involves designing scalable solutions, maintaining theme consistency, and ensuring best practices in coding and testing. Ideal candidates have strong Shopify expertise and experience in building custom integrations. The company offers a collaborative culture and opportunities for personal growth, making it a great place to advance your career.

Benefits

Continuous learning and development

Flexible work arrangements

Inclusive company culture

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of experience in Shopify development.
• Strong expertise in Liquid, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern frontend frameworks.
• Experience implementing automation testing strategies.

Responsibilities

• Translate product requirements into technical feature mapping.
• Design, develop, and maintain Shopify themes.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure seamless delivery.

Skills

Shopify development

Liquid

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

Shopify Frontend

Shopify Backend

APIs

Custom integrations

Automation testing

Job description

Description

The role involves leading end-to-end Shopify development across multiple brands and geographies, ensuring consistent theme architecture, scalable feature implementations, and robust documentation. The candidate will define technical solutions, build custom integrations, and establish an automation testing strategy for all Shopify implementations.

Requirements

The role involves leading end-to-end Shopify development across multiple brands and geographies, ensuring consistent theme architecture, scalable feature implementations, and robust documentation. The candidate will define technical solutions, build custom integrations, and establish an automation testing strategy for all Shopify implementations.

Required Skills and Experience

• 6-8 years of experience in Shopify development with strong expertise in Liquid, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern frontend frameworks.
• Hands‑on experience in Shopify Frontend, Shopify Themes, and theme customization for multi‑brand/multi‑geo environments.
• Strong understanding of Shopify Backend, including APIs, App development, Webhooks, Metafields, and custom data models.
• Experience implementing and managing Pricelists, localization, and region‑specific content.
• Proven track record in building custom integrations with third‑party services and internal platforms.
• Experience defining and executing automation testing strategies for Shopify stores.
• Strong debugging, performance tuning, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to understand existing implementations and develop clear, structured documentation.
• Good communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work in cross‑functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with headless Shopify implementations.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment workflows.
• Exposure to Agile delivery practices.

Job responsibilities

• Translate product requirements into technical feature mapping aligned with Shopify capabilities.
• Design, develop, and maintain Shopify themes with consistency across regions and brand portfolios.
• Build and optimize custom integrations with internal and external systems.
• Define and implement an automation testing strategy for Shopify features and releases.
• Take ownership of existing features, reverse‑engineer implementations, and build comprehensive technical documentation.
• Collaborate with product, design, and engineering teams to ensure seamless delivery and maintainability.
• Optimize site performance, scalability, accessibility, and SEO compliance.
• Ensure adherence to Shopify best practices, coding standards, and secure development guidelines.

What we offer

Culture of caring.

At GlobalLogic, we prioritize a culture of caring. Across every region and department, at every level, we consistently put people first. From day one, you'll experience an inclusive culture of acceptance and belonging, building meaningful connections with collaborative teammates, supportive managers, and compassionate leaders.

Learning and development.

We are committed to your continuous learning and development. You'll learn and grow daily in an environment with many opportunities to try new things, sharpen your skills, and advance your career at GlobalLogic. With our Career Navigator tool as just one example, GlobalLogic offers a rich array of programs, training curricula, and hands‑on opportunities to grow personally and professionally.

Interesting & meaningful work.

GlobalLogic is known for engineering impact for and with clients around the world. As part of our team, you'll work on projects that matter, engaging your curiosity and creative problem‑solving skills to help clients reimagine what's possible and bring new solutions to market, shaping the world today.

Balance and flexibility.

We believe in the importance of balance and flexibility. With many functional career areas, roles, and work arrangements, you can explore ways of achieving the perfect balance between your work and life. Your life extends beyond the office, and we always do our best to help you integrate and balance the best of work and life, having fun along the way!

High‑trust organization.

We are a high‑trust organization where integrity is key. By joining GlobalLogic, you're placing your trust in a safe, reliable, and ethical global company. Integrity and trust are a cornerstone of our value proposition to our employees and clients. You will find truthfulness, candor, and integrity in everything we do.

About GlobalLogic

GlobalLogic, a Hitachi Group Company, is a trusted digital engineering partner to the world's largest and most forward‑thinking companies. Since 2000, we've been at the forefront of the digital revolution—helping create some of the most innovative and widely used digital products and experiences. Today we continue to collaborate with clients in transforming businesses and redefining industries through intelligent products, platforms, and services.