Tech Lead (Shopify)

Salt Digital Recruitment; Greater London; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the UK is seeking a Shopify Technical Lead to oversee projects, lead development teams, and engage with clients. This fully remote role offers a competitive salary of £60,000 to £70,000, focusing on high-quality Shopify web applications. Ideal candidates will have significant Shopify experience and leadership skills.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Opportunities for personal growth

Fully remote work

Qualifications

• 3-4+ years of hands-on Shopify development experience.
• Strong knowledge of Shopify Plus, Admin API, and functions.
• Experience with theme build tools and DevOps practices.
• Ability to design scalable solutions and communicate effectively.
• Previous experience leading teams in a senior developer role.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical planning, architecture, and implementation of Shopify projects.
• Drive code quality and best practices.
• Oversee technical issues and improve reliability.
• Collaborate with stakeholders on technical direction.
• Mentor and manage developers, fostering team growth.

Skills

Shopify development experience

Liquid

HTML

CSS/SCSS

JavaScript

GraphQL

DevOps practices

Strong communication

Team leadership

Accessibility standards

Tools

Vite.js

Webpack

Job description

Technical Lead – Shopify £60,000 – £70,000 | Fully Remote (UK)

We’re looking for a Shopify Technical Lead to take ownership of high-profile projects, lead development teams, and shape technical direction across Shopify web applications and apps. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll be coding, architecting solutions, and mentoring developers, while also playing a key part in client engagement and delivery.

What you’ll be doing

• Leading technical planning, architecture, and implementation of Shopify projects
• Driving code quality, best practices, and DevOps processes (CI/CD, GitHub, documentation)
• Overseeing incident reviews, resolving technical issues, and improving reliability
• Collaborating with PMs, BAs, architects, and clients to align on technical direction
• Mentoring and managing developers, running code reviews, and fostering team growth
• Promoting continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and technical excellence

What we’re looking for

• 3-4+ years’ hands-on Shopify development experience, with expertise in Liquid, HTML, CSS/SCSS, JavaScript, GraphQL
• Strong knowledge of Shopify Plus, Admin API, Functions API, UI Extensions, and 3rd party integrations
• Experience with theme build tools (Vite.js, Webpack) and DevOps practices
• Ability to design scalable solutions and communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Previous experience leading teams or operating in a senior developer role
• Solid understanding of accessibility standards (WCAG), GDPR, PCI, and performance optimisation (Core Web Vitals, page speed)
• Familiarity with Polaris, Storefront/Dev MCP servers, and emerging Shopify advancements in AI is a plus

Why join?

• Competitive salary of £60,000 – £70,000
• Fully remote role (UK-based)
• Opportunity to lead high-profile, international Shopify projects
• Collaborative team culture with room to influence technical direction and grow leadership skills

If you’re an experienced Shopify developer with leadership skills and a passion for building scalable, high-quality solutions, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now and take the lead in shaping the future of Shopify development.

*Rates depend on experience and client requirements

Job Information

• Job Reference: JO-2508-355996
• Salary: £60000.00 - £70000.00 per annum
• Salary per: annum
• Job Duration:
• Job Start Date: 08/10/2025
• Job Industries: DevOps and Cloud Jobs
• Job Locations: Greater London
• Job Types: Permanent

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