Front End Developer Lead

movadogroup; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,400,000 - 4,800,000; Full time

Job summary

movadogroup is seeking an experienced Shopify/Frontend Lead in Bengaluru to drive platform architecture across multiple brands. You will mentor a small team, shape coding standards, and own integrations with Shopify APIs, while advancing headless commerce strategies using React/Next.js.

The role demands extensive Shopify expertise, a strong background in frontend development, and proven leadership to deliver scalable storefronts and seamless shopping experiences.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on frontend development with at least 5 years in Shopify/Shopify Plus.
• Proven experience leading and managing a team of engineers.
• Deep eCommerce domain knowledge: order lifecycle, promotions, catalog, checkout.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of frontend and Shopify developers (3-4 members).
• Drive agile ceremonies and ensure predictable, high-quality delivery.
• Establish coding standards, PR reviews, and documentation practices.
• Serve as technical escalation point for architecture and integration challenges.
• Architect and oversee Shopify Plus storefronts across multiple brands.
• Drive headless/composable commerce adoption with React/Next.js frontends.
• Build and govern Shopify Apps using Node.js to extend capabilities.
• Lead integrations via Shopify Admin API (REST/GraphQL) for catalog, orders, inventory.

Skills

Shopify/Shopify Plus

Frontend development

Team leadership

Headless/Composable commerce

API integrations

Tools

Shopify CLI

GitHub Actions

Liquid

React/Next.js

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Management

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of 3-4 frontend and Shopify developers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and continuous learning.
• Drive agile ceremonies - sprint planning, standups, retrospectives - and ensure predictable, high-quality delivery.
• Establish and enforce coding standards, PR review processes, and documentation practices across the team.
• Serve as a technical escalation point, unblocking engineers on complex architecture and integration challenges.

Shopify Platform Architecture & Development

• Architect and oversee the development of Shopify Plus storefronts across multiple brands, optimizing for performance, scalability, and UX best practices.
• Lead the design and implementation of Shopify themes using Liquid, HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript (ES6+), including custom sections and dynamic content blocks.
• Drive adoption of headless/composable commerce approaches where applicable, leveraging Shopify Storefront API with React.js / Next.js / TypeScript frontends.
• Build and govern custom Shopify Apps using Node.js to extend platform capabilities across the brand portfolio.
• Evaluate and guide technology selection for frontend tooling, frameworks, and third-party integrations.

Shopify APIs, GraphQL & Integrations

• Lead development of robust integrations using Shopify Admin API (REST and GraphQL) for catalog, orders, customers, inventory, and fulfillment operations.
• Architect Shopify Webhook-based event-driven integration patterns for real-time data flows with downstream systems.
• Design and manage product data pipelines between ERP/OMS and Shopify, including automated catalog, pricing, and inventory feeds in CSV, XML, and JSON formats.
• Ensure API integrations adhere to rate limiting, versioning, and error handling best practices.

Order Management & POS

• Own the technical integration between Shopify and Order Management Systems (OMS) - including order lifecycle workflows, fulfillment routing, returns, and exchanges.
• Lead implementation and optimization of Shopify POS across physical retail touchpoints, ensuring unified commerce across online and in-store channels.
• Collaborate with operations teams to support click-and-collect, ship-from-store, and inventory visibility features.
• Manage checkout customization using Shopify Functions, Checkout Extensions, and Checkout Scripts for promotions, discounts, and custom logic.

Payments & Checkout

• Oversee configuration and optimization of Shopify Payments, Shop Pay, and third-party payment gateway integrations.
• Ensure PCI-DSS compliance and security best practices across all payment workflows and checkout touchpoints.
• Lead integration with Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) providers and gifting/loyalty platforms as needed.

Analytics, SEO & Tag Management

• Own the implementation and governance of Google Analytics 4 (GA4), Google Tag Manager (GTM), and multi-channel conversion tracking.
• Enforce technical SEO standards including structured data (JSON-LD), canonical tags, page speed optimization, and Core Web Vitals.
• Design and maintain GTM data layers, custom triggers, and attribution models in collaboration with the marketing analytics team.

Performance, Quality & DevOps

• Champion web performance engineering - Core Web Vitals, CDN configuration, image optimization, lazy loading, and caching strategies.
• Define and maintain CI/CD pipelines for Shopify theme and app deployments using Shopify CLI and GitHub Actions.
• Oversee QA processes for frontend - writing test plans, coordinating with QA engineers, and enforcing regression testing coverage.
• Monitor frontend reliability using APM/observability tools; drive RCA and remediation for production incidents.

Marketing & Social Commerce Integrations

• Lead technical integrations with email and SMS marketing platforms including Listrak, Klaviyo, and similar tools.
• Oversee social commerce integrations: TikTok Shop, Instagram Shopping, Facebook Catalog, and Pinterest Catalogs.
• Integrate and maintain tax automation platforms (e.g., Avalara, TaxJar, Vertex) with Shopify.

Required Qualifications

Experience

• 8+ years of hands-on frontend development experience with at least 5 years specializing in Shopify / Shopify Plus.
• Proven experience leading and managing a team of engineers in a direct or tech-lead capacity.
• Deep eCommerce domain expertise: order lifecycle, promotions, catalog management, checkout