Shopify Developer: Build, Integrate & Optimize Stores

Text Connects; Killingly (CT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Text Connects is seeking a mid-level Shopify Developer to work confidently across storefront themes, apps, and integrations, turning business requirements into reliable storefront solutions.

You will maintain and improve Shopify stores, troubleshoot issues, and collaborate with designers and other developers to deliver well-defined projects from requirements through release. The role requires independence, clear tradeoffs, and strong communication to ensure scalable, maintainable code.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of professional development experience, including hands-on Shopify work.
• Strong skills in Liquid, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Experience with Shopify Online Store 2.0 themes, reusable sections, and the theme editor.
• Practical experience developing or maintaining Shopify apps.
• Experience with a backend language or framework and working with APIs, authentication, webhooks, and data storage.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain Shopify themes, including templates, sections, and responsive storefront features.
• Translate designs and requirements into accessible, performant shopping experiences.
• Evaluate, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot third-party Shopify apps.
• Develop and maintain custom Shopify apps and integrations with external systems.
• Work with Shopify APIs, webhooks, metafields, and metaobjects.
• Diagnose issues across themes, apps, integrations, and store configuration.
• Assess how app installations and theme changes affect performance, compatibility, and the customer experience.
• Test changes before release, manage deployments, and document your work.
• Collaborate with designers, project managers, and other developers to estimate work and deliver projects.

Skills

Liquid

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

Git

Code review

Testing

Communication

APIs

Tools

Shopify APIs

Shopify Admin API

GraphQL

Job description

Text Connects is seeking a mid-level Shopify Developer to work confidently across storefront themes, apps, and integrations, turning business requirements into reliable storefront solutions.

You will maintain and improve Shopify stores, troubleshoot issues, and collaborate with designers and other developers to deliver well-defined projects from requirements through release. The role requires independence, clear tradeoffs, and strong communication to ensure scalable, maintainable code.