Oliver Bernard
Shopify Engineer
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Shopify Plus Engineer
Location: Central London (1 day a fortnight)
£450 - £500 p/d
Outside of IR35
Initial 3 months - good chances of extension
We're partnering with an ambitious, high-growth consumer brand to hire a talented Shopify Plus Engineer who wants to build one of the highest-performing ecommerce experiences in the market.
This is an opportunity to become the technical owner of a Shopify Plus storefront used by a large and loyal customer base. You'll work alongside Product, Design, and Engineering to build a fast, scalable, and highly modular ecommerce platform where performance, user experience, and code quality are treated as competitive advantages.
What you'll be doing
You'll be responsible for developing and evolving a custom Shopify Plus storefront, creating reusable components that empower commercial teams to launch campaigns quickly without engineering support.
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Key responsibilities include:
- Developing and maintaining a custom Shopify Plus theme using clean, maintainable Liquid
- Building a library of reusable Sections and Blocks to support dynamic page creation
- Owning Core Web Vitals and continually improving site speed and performance
- Optimising CSS, JavaScript, and asset loading for exceptional customer experiences
- Implementing Shopify Functions and Checkout UI Extensions where appropriate
- Collaborating with backend engineers to integrate custom APIs securely and seamlessly
- Championing accessibility (WCAG) and frontend engineering best practice
- Participating in code reviews and helping shape engineering standards
What we're looking for
You'll be someone who genuinely enjoys building elegant ecommerce experiences and understands when simplicity is the best engineering solution with:
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- 3+ years' commercial experience developing on Shopify Plus
- Strong expertise with Liquid, Shopify Admin API, and Storefront API
- Excellent modern CSS and JavaScript skills
- Experience with Shopify CLI, GitHub, and CI/CD workflows
- Strong understanding of performance optimisation and Core Web Vitals
- Experience building modular, reusable frontend architectures
- Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG)
- High attention to detail and a passion for pixel-perfect implementation
You'll thrive here if you...
- Care deeply about clean, maintainable code
- Challenge unnecessary technical complexity
- Balance engineering excellence with commercial outcomes
- Enjoy working collaboratively with Product and Design
- Have a genuine passion for creating outstanding ecommerce experiences
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