Front-End Tech Lead & Platform Architect

SUIT SUPPLY; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

40% staff discount on Suitsupply

Job summary

Suitsupply is seeking a Tech Lead Shopify to own the technical vision for a new global headless storefront on Shopify Hydrogen. You will lead frontend engineers, make architectural decisions, and ensure the platform scales across markets and languages from our Amsterdam HQ.

You’ll work hands-on, shaping standards, code quality, and the overall direction of the storefront, with opportunities for growth in leadership and architectural depth.

Qualifications

• 5+ years building production web applications with React and TypeScript
• 2+ years in a Tech Lead role
• Experience with headless commerce and Shopify Hydrogen is a plus
• Ability to design scalable frontend architectures
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication

Responsibilities

• Define and own the storefront architecture across markets, languages, and devices
• Lead frontend engineers through architectural decisions, code reviews, pairing, and hands-on guidance
• Make technology choices, patterns, and trade-offs, communicating rationale to team and stakeholders
• Balance delivery velocity with technical health; manage technical debt
• Own the integration strategy with Shopify APIs, UI Extensions, Sanity CMS, and third-party systems
• Define testing strategy with QA for unit, integration, and end-to-end coverage
• Set and raise the bar for performance, accessibility, security, and reliability
• Drive the frontend chapter and establish shared standards for development practices and monitoring

Skills

React

TypeScript

Next.js

Leadership

Headless commerce

GraphQL

Shopify Hydrogen

Monorepo

Architectural design

Job description

Suitsupply is seeking a Tech Lead Shopify to own the technical vision for a new global headless storefront on Shopify Hydrogen. You will lead frontend engineers, make architectural decisions, and ensure the platform scales across markets and languages from our Amsterdam HQ.

You’ll work hands-on, shaping standards, code quality, and the overall direction of the storefront, with opportunities for growth in leadership and architectural depth.