Shopify Engineering Manager

Highbrow LLC; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Highbrow LLC seeks an experienced Shopify Engineering Manager for a hybrid role in San Francisco. You will lead large, cross‑functional programs across ecommerce platforms, coordinating with Brands, IT, and vendors.

The role requires 10+ years in software and a strong background in Shopify, SAFe/Agile, and cloud implementations. Excellent leadership and communication are essential for success in a fast‑paced environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software programs or project management.
• Mandatory Shopify experience.
• 7+ years leading complex distributed projects on cloud.
• Sr Scrum Master in ecommerce/retail environments.
• Knowledge of e‑commerce platforms, APIs, databases.

Responsibilities

• Build the basic structure of a program with governance and milestones.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to align with business goals.
• Integrate timelines across projects and monitor progress.
• Identify bottlenecks and drive continuous improvement.
• Identify risks, address issues, and provide solutions.
• Communicate status and milestones to stakeholders and leadership.
• Run agile ceremonies and manage development processes with partners.
• Lead end‑to‑end deployment cycles for the ecommerce platform.
• Define scope, goals, and deliverables with plans and timelines.
• Stay updated on ecommerce trends to drive platform innovation.

Skills

Project/Program Management

Shopify

E-commerce industry

Excellent Communicator

Stakeholder Management

Risk Management

Senior Scrum Master

Agile Methodologies

Jira

Tools

Jira

Jira Align

Asana

Trello

Job description

Shopify Engineering Manager (Client: ???) [Location: San Francisco CA, Hybrid 2-3 days a week. Key Skills: Project/Program Management, Shopify, e-commerce or retail industry]

Location:San Francisco CA, Hybrid 2-3 days a week

Key Skills:Project/Program Management,Shopify, e-commerce or retail industry

Job Description

Overall 10+ years of experience in software industries

Mandatory Shopify experience.

10+ years of hands-on Program Management experience leading large, cross-organizational programs

Minimal 7+ years’ experience in managing complex distributed project on cloud, Microservices.

Proven experience as a Sr Scrum Master, in the e-commerce or retail industry.

Strong technical background with knowledge of e-commerce platforms, web development, APIs, databases, and related technologies.

Proficient in project management methodologies (SAFE, Agile, Scrum, Kanban) and project management tools (Jira, Jira Align, Asana, Trello, etc.).

Understands Engineering Processes and Cloud Implementations.

Experience assisting teams with cloud implementations.

Good understanding of Jira, Sprint functions/ceremonies and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

A detail oriented Senior Scrum Master who gets into details and understand what team is doing.

Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Ability to multitask, prioritize, and work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

PMP or PRINCE2 certification is a plus.

Keyskills – Must Have

Excellent Communicator

Program management

Stakeholder Management

Risk Management

Job Responsibilities

Build the basic structure of a program that may include: prioritization alignment, team engagement & governance, identifying partners, etc.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, designers, QA engineers, and stakeholders, to ensure project alignment with business objectives.

Integrate timelines and milestones across projects, identify areas of alignment or dependency and evaluate the progress of projects, and adjust to keep the project on track

Anticipate and recognize bottlenecks in work processes between teams and make suggestions for ongoing improvement

Identify and mitigate project risks, proactively address issues, and provide solutions to ensure smooth project execution.

Communicate project status, updates, and key milestones to stakeholders and leadership regularly.

Run agile ceremonies as a scrum master and the development process in conjunction with several internal partners

Lead and manage end-to‑end project lifecycle for the e-commerce platform, including planning, development, testing, and deployment phases.

Define project scope, goals, and deliverables; develop comprehensive project plans and timelines; and track project progress against milestones.

Stay updated with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in e-commerce to drive innovation and enhance the platform’s performance.

Foster a collaborative and results‑driven team environment, providing guidance and mentorship to team members when needed.

Primary Responsibility: Overall program delivery, governance, execution oversight, and stakeholder alignment.

Manage program plan, timelines, and dependencies

Coordinate across stakeholders (Brands, IT, Business and Vendors)

Prepare the status reports and Run governance (daily/weekly/SteerCo)

Risk, issue, and escalation management

Coordinate SIT, UAT, deployment, and cutover activities in alignment with Brands, IT, Business and Vendors

Ensure alignment across Integrated Systems and WMS tracks

Deliverables

Program plan & roadmap

RAID log (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies)

Status reports (Daily/Weekly/Executive)

Meeting cadence & governance structure

Stakeholder communication updates