Senior Shopify Technical Developer

Permanent Employee, Full-time, Remote, EST Shift

Job Summary:

We’re hiring a senior Shopify technical expert to rebuild, optimize, and maintain a high-volume DTC storefront for speed, conversion, and modern UX. This is a hands-on development role. You will own theme refactors, performance optimization, PDP and Collection redesigns, funnel fixes, CRO/UI pattern implementation, clean analytics and event tracking, plus ongoing experiments and improvements. Your work will directly support our goal of improving conversion from ~0.85% to 1.6%+ within 90 days in partnership with CRO, growth, and ops.

Responsibilities:

  • Front-End Shopify Development

    • Rebuild and optimize core templates (Home, Collection, PDP, Cart, Checkout) with mobile-first, high-conversion UX

    • Implement CRO/UI elements: trust badges, sticky ATC, dynamic bundles, urgency indicators, reviews, upsells, cart optimization

    • Convert third-party app functionality to custom code where appropriate to improve performance and reduce cost

  • Speed and Performance Optimization

    • Reduce load speed to under 2.5 seconds across key pages

    • Eliminate theme bloat, unused scripts, oversized media, and redundant app calls

    • Implement code splitting, asset minification, async/defer, lazy loading, and CDN image optimization

    • Maintain a clean, version-controlled deployment workflow

  • Conversion and Funnel Optimization

    • Fix checkout drop-offs and payment-flow friction (Shop Pay, PayPal, Buy with Prime, etc.)

    • Improve add-to-cart rate, product discovery, mobile usability, and page clarity

    • Implement A/B test variants from the CRO strategy team and propose additional tests

  • Tracking, Instrumentation, and Analytics

    • Set up and maintain GA4 for all critical events (ATC, initiate checkout, upsells, search behavior, scroll depth, etc.)

    • Configure session recording and heatmaps (Hotjar or Clarity)

    • Partner with the team to analyze funnel issues and ship fixes

  • Reporting and Communication

    • Provide weekly updates on conversion trends, AOV impacts, funnel improvements, site issues, and speed regressions

    • Maintain documentation and clear communication with product, ops, and design

    • Operate asynchronously with proactive, detail-oriented updates

Requirements:

  • Must-have

    • 3+ years professional Shopify development using Liquid, JSON templates, JavaScript or TypeScript, CSS, and Shopify APIs

    • Proven record improving mobile conversion and checkout performance in high-volume DTC environments

    • Hands-on experience with Dawn or custom themes, modular Liquid structure, and clean component architecture

    • Deep performance expertise: diagnose and reduce page weight, remove app bloat, implement code splitting, async/defer, lazy loading, and CDN image optimization

    • Ability to replace heavy third-party apps with performant custom code where appropriate

    • Strong debugging and tooling fluency: Chrome DevTools, Lighthouse, network profiling, Git, and versioned deployments

    • Analytics readiness: GA4 event instrumentation for core commerce events and dependable data capture

    • Excellent communication, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration with growth, CRO, design, and ops

  • Preferred

    • Experience with CRO and merchandising tools such as Rebuy, Bundler, Zipify, Okendo, or Stamped

    • Deeper GA4 modeling and Shopify’s new pixel system

    • Exposure to headless or Hydrogen builds

    • Familiarity with Hotjar or Microsoft Clarity for session insights

    • Klaviyo event triggers and ecommerce flows

    • Prior collaboration with a dedicated CRO strategist and A/B testing program

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