Shopify App Development (main focus)
Build and maintain Shopify apps (embedded admin apps + backend services)
Work with Shopify Admin GraphQL , webhooks, app proxy, metafields/metaobjects
Implement auth, data sync, background jobs, and integrations (APIs, SFTP, PDFs, etc.)
Debug production issues end-to-end and ship fixes with clean PRs
Shopify Theme Development
Implement and extend themes (Liquid, sections/blocks, JSON templates, Dawn patterns)
Build storefront features with JavaScript (cart behavior, UI logic, performance)
Integrate app outputs into storefront (theme app extensions, scripts, blocks)
Basic Store Setup & Operations
Set up Shopify stores: products/collections, markets, shipping/taxes, payments, emails
Configure apps, theme structure, navigation, key pages, and basic QA
Document setup steps so others can repeat them
AI-Assisted Development (daily)
Use Cursor (and similar tools) to speed up delivery
Write prompts, review AI output, and turn it into production-quality code
Use AI for debugging and testing — without lowering code quality

Senior Shopify app development experience (real projects, not “installed apps”)
Comfortable with: Node.js , Shopify CLI, Admin GraphQL, webhooks
Bonus: Remix/React + Polaris, Prisma/SQLite
Strong Shopify theme development Liquid, sections/blocks, JSON templates, JS storefront work
Strong AI workflow
Can develop efficiently with Cursor (or similar), and still keep quality high
You know how to verify, test, and not ship AI-generated nonsense
Can set up basic Shopify stores
Confident in the fundamentals (settings, markets, shipping/taxes, payments, emails)
Self-managed + disciplined: You communicate daily, unblock yourself, and finish tasks without being pushed
Git/PR workflow + clean handovers
Nice-to-have Shopify Functions (Cart Transform), Checkout Extensibility
VPS basics (Linux/SSH, logs, PM2, Caddy/Nginx)
Performance and accessibility mindset
Experience shipping apps to multiple stores / environments

Senior Shopify Developer – Apps, Themes, AI Workflow

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