Shopify Developer

Searchability

Plymouth

On-site

GBP 45,000 - 65,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

CTO mentorship

Early-stage engineering

Career progression

Modern Plymouth office

Job summary

Searchability is seeking a Mid-Senior Shopify Developer to join their on-site engineering team in Plymouth. You will work directly with the CTO, taking ownership of development across a Shopify ecommerce platform and related apps.

You will translate business requirements into technical solutions, build and customize Shopify themes with Liquid, and contribute to broader full-stack projects as the team grows. This permanent role offers strong growth and hands-on ownership.

Qualifications

Commercial Shopify development experience.
Shopify Liquid templating.
JavaScript and/or TypeScript proficiency.
HTML and CSS proficiency.
Shopify theme development and customization.
Git/version control experience.
Experience delivering production ecommerce functionality.
Ability to work independently and solve technical problems.
Willingness to work onsite in Plymouth five days a week.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain the company’s Shopify ecommerce platform.
Build and customise Shopify themes using Liquid.
Develop new functionality using JavaScript and TypeScript.
Build and integrate Shopify apps and third-party services.
Work with APIs and external systems.
Translate business requirements into practical technical solutions.
Take ownership of development from initial requirement through to production.
Use Git and established development workflows to manage code.
Test, troubleshoot and improve existing functionality.
Work directly with the CTO on new ecommerce and technology projects.
Contribute to development standards as the internal engineering team grows.

Skills

Shopify

Shopify Liquid

JavaScript

TypeScript

HTML

CSS

Git

Problem solving

Autonomy

Job description

Searchability® Plymouth, England, United Kingdom (On-site)

KEY POINTS

Based in Plymouth, 5 days per week onsite
Join a rapidly growing e-commerce business
Work directly alongside the CTO as the internal development team grows
Strong commercial Shopify development experience required
Shopify Liquid and JavaScript / TypeScript experience
Work across themes, apps, integrations and new functionality
Significant pipeline of new ecommerce and technology projects
Opportunity to expand into wider full-stack development over time
You must be able to commute to Plymouth 5 days per week

ABOUT THE BUSINESS

We’re working with a rapidly growing ecommerce business.

The company has experienced significant growth over the last 12–18 months and is now making a major investment into its internal technology capability.

Technology is becoming increasingly central to the business, with a substantial pipeline of e-commerce improvements, new applications, integrations and internal systems planned.

They are now building an internal development team around their CTO, creating an opportunity to join at an early stage and have genuine influence over how their technology function develops.

THE ROLE

They’re looking for a Shopify Developer to join their team in Plymouth.

You’ll work directly alongside the CTO, taking ownership of development across an established Shopify ecommerce platform.

This isn’t a role where every technical decision will be made for you.

You’ll be given business requirements and project scopes and expected to understand the problem, recommend an appropriate technical solution and take that solution through development, testing and deployment.

The immediate focus will be Shopify development, but as the internal engineering team grows there will be opportunities to contribute to broader applications, integrations and bespoke internal software.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop and maintain the company’s Shopify ecommerce platform
Build and customise Shopify themes using Liquid
Develop new functionality using JavaScript and TypeScript
Build and integrate Shopify apps and third-party services
Work with APIs and external systems
Translate business requirements into practical technical solutions
Take ownership of development from initial requirement through to production
Use Git and established development workflows to manage code
Test, troubleshoot and improve existing functionality
Work directly with the CTO on new ecommerce and technology projects
Contribute to development standards as the internal engineering team grows

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE

Commercial Shopify development experience
Shopify Liquid
JavaScript and/or TypeScript
HTML and CSS
Shopify theme development and customisation
Git / version control
Experience delivering production ecommerce functionality
Ability to work independently and solve technical problems
Comfortable taking ownership of projects rather than requiring heavily defined development tasks
Able to work onsite in Plymouth 5 days per week

DESIRABLE, NOT ESSENTIAL

Shopify Plus
Shopify app development
Shopify APIs and third-party integrations
React
Node.js
Full-stack development
Databases
Linux
CI/CD and deployment automation
Broader ecommerce platform experience

WHAT THEY OFFER

Permanent full-time position
Opportunity to join an engineering function at an early stage
Direct exposure to and mentorship from the CTO
Significant ownership over technical projects
Large and varied development roadmap
Opportunity to work beyond Shopify as the technology function expands
Long-term progression as the internal development team grows
Modern office environment in Plymouth

This would suit a Shopify Developer who wants more ownership than a traditional agency or ticket-driven development role and is excited by the opportunity to help shape an internal engineering function as it grows.

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

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