Shopify Developer
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
Contract
1 week ago
Key skills
JavaScriptPythonSQLAnalyticsBigQueryReactNext.jsSCSSHTML5GlueGitVersion ControlShopifyCachingPerformance OptimizationCRMERPAgileScrumCI/CDStakeholder ManagementA/B TestingCommunicationProblem Solving
About this role
Job Title: Shopify Developer
Location: Minneapolis, MN (prefer 4 days a week onsite they can be flexible)
Job Description
Shopify Engineer who is part growth, data analyst, and digital marketer with a love for the technical aspects that glue it all together. This role is a critical component to informing, measuring and contributing to the growth of our ecommerce channel and digital styling initiatives.
In partnership with our marketing, content and development teams, you ll leverage technology to focus on customer acquisition, retention and conversion to help optimize our growth, including hacks and tactics for increasing average order size, using email marketing and social networks, and improving SEO. You ll also bring your data-driven curiosity to measure and report on key metrics and recommend improvements.
Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain and customize Shopify themes using Liquid, HTML, CSS/SCSS and JavaScript
- Implement responsive, accessible product pages, collection pages, lookbooks and promotional landing pages tailored for fashion merchandising (size guides, multiple variants, swatches, outfit bundles)
- Integrate and configure Shopify apps and third party services (payments, shipping, ERP/PIM, CRM, analytics, upsell/subscriptions)
- Build and optimize PDP features: variant logic, dynamic pricing, size/fit tools, product recommendations, cross sell & bundling
- Improve site performance, SEO and Core Web Vitals; implement lazy loading, critical CSS, image optimization and caching strategies
- Collaborate with design, merchandising, marketing and operations to deploy campaigns, launches and A/B tests on schedule
- Maintain code quality with version control (Git), code reviews and a staging production deployment workflow
- Troubleshoot issues, monitor site health, and respond to incidents to ensure uptime during peak traffic (drops, promotions)
- Document implementations and hand off knowledge to internal teams
Required Qualifications
- Primary Skill Needed: 3 5 years of Shopify Development experience
- Technical Stack: Proficiency in Python and SQL for data manipulation and integration
- Tools: Experience using tools like Klaviyo, Ahrefs, BigQuery and A/B testing tools to analyze and suggest site improvements
- Analytical Mindset: Ability to see the bigger picture of what you are programming and why
Technical Requirements
- 3+ years working with Shopify/Shopify Plus and customizing themes
- Strong proficiency in Liquid, HTML5, CSS/SCSS and modern JS (ES6+); familiarity with frameworks like React/Next.js a plus
- Experience integrating APIs and Shopify apps (fulfillment, subscriptions, headless setups)
- Solid understanding of responsive design, accessibility (WCAG), and performance optimization
- Familiarity with ecommerce best practices: conversion funnels, AOV uplift tactics, merchandising logic for apparel (size/fit, multi-SKU management)
- Comfortable with Git, CI/CD concepts and working in agile/scrum teams
- Excellent problem solving, communication and stakeholder management skills
Nice-to-Have
- Experience with Shopify Plus features (Script Editor, Flow, Launchpad) or headless commerce
- Familiarity with PIM/ERP integrations, inventory sync, and omnichannel retail flows
- Basic knowledge of SEO technical audits and tracking setup (GA4, GTM)
- Prior experience in fashion retail or DTC apparel brands