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
1. Leading technical planning, architecture, and implementation of Shopify projects
2. Driving code quality, best practices, and DevOps processes (CI/CD, GitHub, documentation)
3. Overseeing incident reviews, resolving technical issues, and improving reliability
4. Collaborating with PMs, BAs, architects, and clients to align on technical direction
5. Mentoring and managing developers, running code reviews, and fostering team growth
6. Promoting continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and technical excellence
What we’re looking for
7. 3-4+ years’ hands-on Shopify development experience, with expertise in Liquid, HTML, CSS/SCSS, JavaScript, GraphQL
8. Strong knowledge of Shopify Plus, Admin API, Functions API, UI Extensions, and 3rd party integrations
9. Experience with theme build tools (, Webpack) and DevOps practices
10. Ability to design scalable solutions and communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
11. Previous experience leading teams or operating in a senior developer role
12. Solid understanding of accessibility standards (WCAG), GDPR, PCI, and performance optimisation (Core Web Vitals, page speed)
13. Familiarity with Polaris, Storefront/Dev MCP servers, and emerging Shopify advancements in AI is a plus
Why join?
14. Competitive salary of £60,000 – £70,000
15. Fully remote role (UK-based)
16. Opportunity to lead high-profile, international Shopify projects
17. 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