Lead Software Engineer — Shopify Plus & TypeScript Architect

Randstad Hong Kong Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Hong Kong Limited is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to own an end-to-end e-commerce ecosystem in Hong Kong. You will architect, build, and scale high-volume Shopify Plus platforms, data integrations, and cloud infrastructure using TypeScript, Next.js, React, and AWS.

You will join an agile, autonomous engineering culture, collaborating with business, product, growth, and operations leaders to deliver robust, scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of software engineering experience in high-volume production environments.
• Minimum 3+ years of hands-on Shopify Plus expertise (checkout extensibility, custom app architecture, multi-currency setups, CAPI, server-side tracking).
• Expert proficiency in modern full-stack development using TypeScript, Next.js 16, React 19, Node.js, and PostgreSQL.
• Demonstrated capability to work independently as a "one-person engine" from architecture to live production release.
• Strong background in cloud infrastructure and microservices (AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Inngest, Vercel).
• Professional fluency in English with clear, direct technical communication.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, scale, and maintain end-to-end web applications, subscriptions, and data integration platforms.
• Own critical operational data flows and backend integrations connecting Shopify Plus with enterprise ERPs and warehouse management systems (Loop Returns, D365, GPS/XLWMS, STORD, PayPal).
• Write clean, production-ready code while establishing testing bars, automating background workflows, and managing security, monitoring, and CI/CD pipelines end-to-end.
• Develop robust server-side tracking, conversion APIs, product catalog feeds, and analytics pipelines to support marketing and growth strategies.
• Maintain system uptime, monitor latency and application logs, lead incident response, perform root-cause analysis, and execute performance tuning.

Skills

Full-stack engineering

Shopify Plus

TypeScript

Next.js

React

Node.js

PostgreSQL

AWS

Cloud architectures

English communication

Education

Bachelor Degree

Tools

Shopify Plus

AWS

GCP

Kubernetes

Inngest

Vercel

Job description

Randstad Hong Kong Limited is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to own an end-to-end e-commerce ecosystem in Hong Kong. You will architect, build, and scale high-volume Shopify Plus platforms, data integrations, and cloud infrastructure using TypeScript, Next.js, React, and AWS.

You will join an agile, autonomous engineering culture, collaborating with business, product, growth, and operations leaders to deliver robust, scalable solutions.