Senior Shopify Developer (Apps + Themes + AI Workflow)

stearis agency; Lahore; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Real ownership of projects

Steady stream of work

No bureaucracy

Modern stack

AI-first workflow

Growth path

Good salary

Job summary

A dynamic tech company based in Lahore is seeking a Senior Shopify Developer with a strong background in app and theme development. The ideal candidate will take ownership of Shopify projects, leveraging advanced technologies including AI tools like Cursor. Responsibilities include maintaining Shopify apps, implementing themes, and setting up stores effectively. We offer a modern work environment, opportunities for growth, and a competitive salary.

Qualifications

• Real projects in Shopify app development required.
• Strong experience in Shopify theme development.
• Ability to manage AI tools effectively.
• Strong Shopify theme development: Liquid, sections/blocks, JSON templates, JS storefront work
• Strong AI workflow: Cursor (or similar), and maintaining quality while leveraging AI
• Can set up basic Shopify stores: settings, markets, shipping/taxes, payments, emails
• Self-managed + disciplined: daily communication and finishing tasks without prompting
• Git/PR workflow + clean handovers

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Shopify apps focusing on backend and admin features.
• Implement and extend themes using Liquid and JavaScript.
• Set up Shopify stores including products and basic configuration.
• Debug production issues end-to-end and ship fixes with clean PRs
• Implement and extend themes (Liquid, sections/blocks, JSON templates, Dawn patterns)
• Build storefront features with JavaScript (cart behavior, UI logic, performance)
• Integrate app outputs into storefront (theme app extensions, scripts, blocks)
• Set up Shopify stores: products/collections, markets, shipping/taxes, payments, emails
• Configure apps, theme structure, navigation, key pages, and basic QA
• Document setup steps so others can repeat them
• Use Cursor and AI tools to speed up delivery while preserving code quality
• Write prompts, review AI output, and turn it into production-quality code
• Use AI for debugging and testing — without lowering code quality
• Confident in fundamentals (settings, markets, shipping/taxes, payments, emails)
• Communicate daily, unblock yourself, and finish tasks without being pushed
• Git/PR workflow + clean handovers

Skills

Senior Shopify app development experience

Node.js

Shopify CLI

Admin GraphQL

Liquid

AI workflow competency

Polaris

Cursor AI

Git/PR workflow

Tools

Shopify Functions (Cart Transform)

Remix/React

Prisma/SQLite

PM2

Caddy/Nginx

Shopify Functions

Job description

We’re a German company running multiple Shopify projects (apps, themes, and store setups). We’re hiring a Senior Shopify Developer who can take ownership and deliver fast — especially on Shopify app development — while also being strong on theme work and using AI tools (Cursor, etc.) as part of the daily workflow.

If you’re a flexible problem-solver who ships and communicates clearly, you’ll fit well.

Tasks

1. Shopify App Development (main focus)

• Build and maintain Shopify apps (embedded admin apps + backend services)
• Work with Shopify Admin GraphQL, webhooks, app proxy, metafields/metaobjects
• Implement auth, data sync, background jobs, and integrations (APIs, SFTP, PDFs, etc.)
• Debug production issues end-to-end and ship fixes with clean PRs

1. Shopify Theme Development

• Implement and extend themes (Liquid, sections/blocks, JSON templates, Dawn patterns)
• Build storefront features with JavaScript (cart behavior, UI logic, performance)
• Integrate app outputs into storefront (theme app extensions, scripts, blocks)

1. Basic Store Setup & Operations

• Set up Shopify stores: products/collections, markets, shipping/taxes, payments, emails
• Configure apps, theme structure, navigation, key pages, and basic QA
• Document setup steps so others can repeat them

1. AI-Assisted Development (daily)

• Use Cursor (and similar tools) to speed up delivery
• Write prompts, review AI output, and turn it into production-quality code
• Use AI for debugging and testing — without lowering code quality

Requirements

Senior Shopify app development experience (real projects, not “installed apps”)

• Comfortable with: Node.js, Shopify CLI, Admin GraphQL, webhooks
• Bonus: Remix/React + Polaris, Prisma/SQLite

Strong Shopify theme development

• Liquid, sections/blocks, JSON templates, JS storefront work

Strong AI workflow

• Can develop efficiently with Cursor (or similar), and still keep quality high
• You know how to verify, test, and not ship AI-generated nonsense

Can set up basic Shopify stores

• Confident in the fundamentals (settings, markets, shipping/taxes, payments, emails)

Self-managed + disciplined:

• You communicate daily, unblock yourself, and finish tasks without being pushed

Git/PR workflow + clean handovers

Nice-to-have

• Shopify Functions (Cart Transform), Checkout Extensibility
• VPS basics (Linux/SSH, logs, PM2, Caddy/Nginx)
• Performance and accessibility mindset
• Experience shipping apps to multiple stores / environments

Benefits

• Real ownership: you’ll run workstreams end-to-end
• Long-term pipeline: steady Shopify work across apps + stores + themes
• Fast decisions: no bureaucracy, no pointless meetings
• Modern stack: real-world app work (webhooks, app proxy, DB, deployments)
• AI-first workflow: you’re expected to use Cursor to move fast
• Growth path: evolve into Tech Lead and later lead other devs if you want
• Good salary: competitive salary based on experience

1. Links to Shopify apps you built (GitHub, screenshots, demo, or detailed explanation)
2. Links to themes/stores you implemented
3. A short note: your strongest Shopify app project + what you personally owned
4. Your timezone + weekly availability
5. Rate expectation (hourly or monthly) + earliest start date