Shopify Developer
Posted 1 day ago by Pulse Recruit
Negotiable
Outside
Hybrid
United Kingdom
Summary: The Senior Shopify Engineer role involves owning and building high-performing eCommerce experiences using Shopify Plus, Liquid, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS/SCSS. This hands-on contract position focuses on developing and optimizing Shopify storefronts while collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive best practices and technical decisions. The role offers the opportunity to work on greenfield projects and influence the development of scalable Shopify ecosystems. The position is flexible with remote and hybrid working arrangements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Building and optimising Shopify storefronts (PDPs, category pages, landing pages)
- Developing and customising Shopify themes using Liquid, JavaScript, HTML, CSS/SCSS
- Working across Shopify Plus environments, including Checkout UI Extensions and Functions
- Integrating third-party tools, apps, and APIs into the wider ecosystem
- Collaborating with product, design, and delivery teams to shape solutions end-to-end
- Driving best practices across code quality, performance, and scalability
- Contributing to technical decisions, architecture, and overall platform direction
Key Skills:
- Strong commercial experience building Shopify stores and themes
- Solid hands-on skills with Liquid, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS/SCSS
- Experience working with Shopify Plus (or exposure to advanced Shopify features)
- Strong understanding of integrations, APIs, and third-party services
- Comfortable working in agile environments and owning delivery
- Problem-solving skills and a focus on improving build processes
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Role: Senior Shopify Engineer
Location : Remote / Hybrid (flexible)
Tech: Shopify Plus, Liquid, JavaScript, HTML, CSS/SCSS, APIs
Contract : 6 months x Outside IR35
Are you interested in owning and building high-performing eCommerce experiences, not just maintaining them? We’re working with a fast-growing digital commerce team delivering Shopify solutions for global brands. This is a hands-on contract where you’ll play a key role in shaping storefronts, improving performance, and building scalable Shopify ecosystems. This isn’t a ticket factory role. You’ll be trusted to design, build, and influence how things are done.
What you’ll be doing:
- Building and optimising Shopify storefronts (PDPs, category pages, landing pages)
- Developing and customising Shopify themes using Liquid, JavaScript, HTML, CSS/SCSS
- Working across Shopify Plus environments, including Checkout UI Extensions and Functions
- Integrating third-party tools, apps, and APIs into the wider ecosystem
- Collaborating with product, design, and delivery teams to shape solutions end-to-end
- Driving best practices across code quality, performance, and scalability
- Contributing to technical decisions, architecture, and overall platform direction
What we’re looking for:
- Strong commercial experience building Shopify stores and themes
- Solid hands-on skills with Liquid, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS/SCSS
- Experience working with Shopify Plus (or exposure to advanced Shopify features)
- Strong understanding of integrations, APIs, and third-party services
- Comfortable working in agile environments and owning delivery
- Someone who enjoys solving problems and improving how things are built
Why this role:
- Greenfield and enhancement work across multiple high-impact projects
- Ownership and influence over how Shopify solutions are built
- Work with modern tooling and a strong engineering culture
- Fast-moving environment where you can make a real impact
If this sounds like something you’d be open to, drop me a message and I’ll run you through more detail.