Shopify Plus Developer

Burlebo

$90K — $120K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of software development experience, including 1+ years on Shopify.
  • Hands-on Shopify Plus expertise is essential.
  • Proven ability to develop custom apps using Shopify APIs and backend languages (Node.js and/or Ruby).
  • Strong skills in Liquid, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
  • Experience with third-party integrations, including REST/GraphQL APIs.
  • Ability to work independently with strong judgment for build-vs-buy decisions.
  • Portfolio showcasing custom Shopify projects is required.

Responsibilities

  • Build custom Shopify apps to address unique needs beyond third-party solutions.
  • Evaluate and replace paid third-party apps with in-house alternatives.
  • Develop and maintain the site theme for performance and manageability.
  • Integrate Shopify with other systems like ERP and marketing tools.
  • Proactively improve site experience and conversion metrics, suggesting actionable enhancements.
  • Ensure high technical quality through standard code reviews, documentation, and safe deployment practices.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • 401(k) with employer match.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Paid vacation and sick time.
  • Generous employee discount.
  • Annual company offsites.
Full Job Description
About the role
We're a fast-growing direct-to-consumer brand, and we're looking for a Shopify Plus Developer to own the technical development of our storefront and the apps that power it.
This is a builder's role with real ownership. You'll write custom Shopify apps, replace third-party apps with in-house solutions where it makes sense, and have a genuine voice in how we improve the customer experience. We don't want someone who only executes a ticket queue - we want a technical partner who brings ideas about performance, conversion, and what's worth building versus buying.
You'll partner closely with our technology leadership and cross-functional teams (marketing, merchandising, ops).

To be considered, please fill out this survey: https://surveys.cultureindex.com/s/VK2opX4gLU/130183

What you'll do
• Build custom Shopify apps using the Shopify APIs (Admin, Storefront, GraphQL) and a modern backend stack (Node.js and/or Ruby) to solve needs that off-the-shelf apps don't, or don't justify their cost..
• Replace paid third-party apps with in-house builds where it makes sense - evaluating which apps are worth bringing under our own control, building the replacements, and maintaining them..
• Develop and maintain our theme - Liquid, JavaScript, HTML/CSS - with an eye toward performance and maintainability..
• Own integrations between Shopify and our other systems (ERP, PIM, subscription, marketing, analytics, fulfillment, etc.)..
• Improve site experience proactively. Monitor site speed, conversion, and UX, and bring forward your own recommendations - not just implement requests handed to you..
• Own technical quality: code review standards, documentation, version control, testing, and safe deployment practices, helping shape how we build..

What you'll own
• The technical roadmap for our Shopify storefront, in partnership with technology leadership..
• The build, deployment, and maintenance of our custom apps and integrations..
• Site performance and the technical side of conversion-rate optimization..

Required qualifications
• 3+ years of software development experience overall, with 1+ years specifically building on Shopify..
• Hands-on Shopify Plus experience..
• Demonstrable custom app development experience using the Shopify APIs and a backend language (Node.js and/or Ruby) - beyond theme customization..
• Strong Liquid, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS skills..
• Experience with third-party integrations (REST/GraphQL APIs, webhooks, data syncs)..
• Comfort working autonomously, with sound judgment about build-vs-buy and long-term maintainability..
• A portfolio or examples of custom Shopify work you can walk us through..

Nice to have
• Headless / Hydrogen experience (or interest in moving us that direction over time)..
• Experience at a high-growth DTC brand..
• CRO / performance optimization track record with measurable results..
• Experience migrating off paid apps to custom solutions..
• Familiarity with our specific integration surface (ERP, PIM, subscriptions, email/SMS platforms)..

Who you'll work with
• Technology leadership - your manager and primary technical collaborator..
• Cross-functional partners in marketing and operations..

What success looks like (first 6-12 months)
• You've ramped on our store architecture and integration landscape..
• You've identified and begun replacing at least one high-cost third-party app with a maintainable in-house build..
• You're proactively surfacing site-experience and performance improvements, with at least a few shipped and measured..
• You've established baseline engineering practices (documentation, deployment, version control) so the work you build is maintainable beyond any single person..

Perks + Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with employer match

Paid parental leave

Paid vacation and sick time

Generous employee discount

Annual company offsites

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