Tech Lead (Shopify)

Technical Lead – Shopify
£60,000 – £70,000 | Fully Remote (UK)

We’re looking for a Shopify Technical Lead to take ownership of high-profile projects, lead development teams, and shape technical direction across Shopify web applications and apps. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll be coding, architecting solutions, and mentoring developers, while also playing a key part in client engagement and delivery.

What you’ll be doing

• Leading technical planning, architecture, and implementation of Shopify projects

• Driving code quality, best practices, and DevOps processes (CI/CD, GitHub, documentation)

• Overseeing incident reviews, resolving technical issues, and improving reliability

• Collaborating with PMs, BAs, architects, and clients to align on technical direction

• Mentoring and managing developers, running code reviews, and fostering team growth

• Promoting continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and technical excellence

What we’re looking for

• 3-4+ years’ hands-on Shopify development experience, with expertise in Liquid, HTML, CSS/SCSS, JavaScript, GraphQL

• Strong knowledge of Shopify Plus, Admin API, Functions API, UI Extensions, and 3rd party integrations

• Experience with theme build tools (Vite.js, Webpack) and DevOps practices

• Ability to design scalable solutions and communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Previous experience leading teams or operating in a senior developer role

• Solid understanding of accessibility standards (WCAG), GDPR, PCI, and performance optimisation (Core Web Vitals, page speed)

• Familiarity with Polaris, Storefront/Dev MCP servers, and emerging Shopify advancements in AI is a plus

Why join?

• Competitive salary of £60,000 – £70,000

• Fully remote role (UK-based)

• Opportunity to lead high-profile, international Shopify projects

• Collaborative team culture with room to influence technical direction and grow leadership skills

If you’re an experienced Shopify developer with leadership skills and a passion for building scalable, high-quality solutions, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now and take the lead in shaping the future of Shopify development.

*Rates depend on experience and client requirements