Shopify Engineer

Uplers; Remote; INR 4,50,000 - 6,75,000; Full time

Job summary

A digital agency is looking for a skilled Shopify Engineer to join their growing team. This fully remote role requires expertise in developing high-performance Shopify themes. The ideal candidate will have over 3 years of experience in Shopify, strong knowledge of Liquid templating, and proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. You will be responsible for creating visually stunning storefronts and optimizing their performance. Join us for a great work environment and exceptional growth potential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience specializing in Shopify theme development.
• Expert-level knowledge of Liquid templating, including complex logic and performance optimization.
• Strong proficiency in HTML5, CSS3 (including utility-first frameworks), and modern JavaScript.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain complex Shopify themes from scratch ensuring full compatibility.
• Create highly flexible, schema-driven custom sections for merchants.
• Utilize the Liquid profiler to ensure fast load times and performance.

Skills

Liquid Profiler

Performance Optimization

Shopify Admin

Shopify Flow

Shopify Functions

Shopify AJAX API

CSS3

HTML5

JavaScript

JSON

Liquid Templates

Shopify Theme Customization

Tailwind CSS

Job description

Experience: 3+ years

Salary: Confidential (based on experience)

Expected Notice Period: 15 Days

Shift: (GMT-05:00) America/Chicago (CDT)

Opportunity Type: Remote

Placement Type: Full Time Contract for 12 Months (40 hrs a week/160 hrs a month)

(*Note: This is a requirement for one of Uplers' client - Digital Agency)

What do you need for this opportunity?

Must have skills required:

• Liquid Profiler
• Performance Optimization
• Shopify Admin
• Shopify Flow
• Shopify Functions
• Shopify AJAX API
• CSS3
• HTML5
• JavaScript
• JSON
• Liquid Templates
• Shopify Theme Customization
• Tailwind CSS

Digital Agency is Looking for:

Shopify Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled Shopify Engineer to join our growing commerce consultancy. This role is perfect for a theme development expert who lives and breathes the Shopify ecosystem. You will be responsible for building high-performance, visually stunning storefronts while serving as a platform specialist who understands the "why" behind technical constraints.

Role Overview

As a Shopify Engineer, you will lead the frontend execution of our client projects. You aren’t just a coder; you are a platform expert. You will build custom themes using Online Store 2.0 standards, optimize for performance, and proactively identify when a business requirement necessitates a custom app or complex integration. You will work independently on complex features while collaborating with our Senior Engineers to ensure seamless end-to-end solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Theme Architecture: Develop and maintain complex Shopify themes from scratch using Dawn-based frameworks, ensuring full compatibility with Online Store 2.0 (JSON templates, sections, and blocks).
• Custom Feature Development: Create highly flexible, schema-driven custom sections that allow merchants to manage content without touching code.
• Performance Engineering: Utilize the Liquid profiler and modern frontend techniques to ensure lightning-fast load times and high Core Web Vitals scores.
• Platform Problem Solving: Act as a first responder for technical challenges. Diagnose whether a bug is a Liquid limitation, an app conflict, or a backend issue requiring senior intervention.
• Integrations & Tooling: Work with Shopify CLI and Git-based workflows to manage deployments and collaborate within a professional development lifecycle.
• Merchant Success: Translate design mockups (Figma) into pixel-perfect, responsive reality while advising on the best "Shopify-native" way to implement features.

Required Skills & Experience

• 3+ years of professional experience specializing in Shopify theme development.
• Liquid Mastery: Expert-level knowledge of Liquid templating, including complex logic, metafields/metaobjects, and performance optimization.
• Frontend Fundamentals: Strong proficiency in HTML5, CSS3 (including utility-first frameworks like Tailwind), and modern JavaScript (ES6+).
• Online Store 2.0: Proven experience implementing JSON templates, sections everywhere, and app blocks.
• API Awareness: Working knowledge of the Shopify AJAX API for cart interactions and search.
• Version Control: Comfortable using Git for team-based development and code reviews.
• Technical Strategy & Platform Insights: Ability to evaluate a problem statement and determine if it can be solved within the theme layer or requires Shopify Functions, Flow, or a custom app.
• Deep understanding of the Shopify Admin, including navigation, product modeling, and theme settings.

Soft Skills

• Consultative Mindset: Ability to explain technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.
• Independent Ownership: Capable of taking a feature from a Figma file to a live environment with minimal supervision.
• Growth Orientation: Eagerness to learn the "Senior" side of the platform (APIs, Backend) through mentorship and project variety.

How to apply for this opportunity

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