Headless Shopify Architect & React Lead

Publicis Sapient; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Unlimited PTO

Flexible vacation

Parental leave

Wellness program

Work Your World program

Job summary

Publicis Sapient seeks a Shopify & Headless Architect to lead complex e-commerce projects. You will design, implement, and optimize headless storefronts using Hydrogen, Remix/Next.js, and GraphQL APIs, while mentoring teams and interfacing with clients.

Expect significant hands-on coding (~70%), architecture reviews, and collaboration with product and solution-architecture teams to deliver scalable commerce platforms.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of Shopify experience and strong hands-on coding.
• Experience with headless Shopify storefronts and Hydrogen.
• Proficiency in Remix/Next.js and modern React frameworks.
• Hands-on work with GraphQL-first data models and REST/GraphQL APIs.

Responsibilities

• Interface with internal teams and clients, provide technical solutions.
• Lead and mentor with hands-on coding, reviews, and architecture oversight.
• Spend ~70% of time coding and delivering Shopify headless solutions.
• Collaborate on migration to headless Shopify and MACH patterns.

Skills

Shopify Hydrogen

Headless architecture

React (TypeScript)

Remix / Next.js

GraphQL

Google Storefront GraphQL API

Coding 70% time

Tools

Node.js

GraphQL

Job description

Publicis Sapient seeks a Shopify & Headless Architect to lead complex e-commerce projects. You will design, implement, and optimize headless storefronts using Hydrogen, Remix/Next.js, and GraphQL APIs, while mentoring teams and interfacing with clients.

Expect significant hands-on coding (~70%), architecture reviews, and collaboration with product and solution-architecture teams to deliver scalable commerce platforms.