Tech Lead: Headless Shopify Storefront Architecture

Suitsupply; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discount

Job summary

Suitsupply is building a new global headless storefront on Shopify Hydrogen. We’re seeking a Tech Lead Shopify to own the technical vision, lead frontend engineers, and set the standards the team works by. You’ll be hands-on in code while making architectural calls shaping the platform for years to come.

You’ll define architecture across markets, languages, and devices, drive performance, security, and reliability, and partner with product and design to deliver scalable, high-quality experiences.

Qualifications

• 5+ years building production web apps with React/TypeScript.
• 2+ years in Tech Lead or equivalent leadership.
• Experience with headless commerce and multi-market e-commerce.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the technical architecture of the storefront across markets, languages, and devices.
• Lead a team of frontend engineers through architectural decisions, code reviews, pairing, and hands-on guidance.
• Make the call on technology choices, patterns, and trade-offs, and communicate the reasoning to the team and stakeholders.
• Balance delivery velocity with technical health. Proactively manage technical debt and know when to invest in it.
• Own the integration strategy, from Shopify’s APIs and UI Extensions to Sanity CMS and third-party systems for payments and logistics.
• Define the testing strategy alongside QA engineers, covering unit, integration, and end-to-end coverage.
• Set and continuously raise the bar for performance, accessibility, security, and reliability.
• Drive the frontend chapter, establishing shared standards for development practices, monitoring, and ways of working that extend beyond your own team.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Next.js

Technical leadership

System design

Communication

AI in development

Cross-functional

Tools

Shopify Hydrogen

GraphQL

Sanity CMS

Monorepo

Job description

Suitsupply is building a new global headless storefront on Shopify Hydrogen. We’re seeking a Tech Lead Shopify to own the technical vision, lead frontend engineers, and set the standards the team works by. You’ll be hands-on in code while making architectural calls shaping the platform for years to come.

You’ll define architecture across markets, languages, and devices, drive performance, security, and reliability, and partner with product and design to deliver scalable, high-quality experiences.