E-commerce Engineer

E-COMMERCE ENGINEER

Location: Hybrid (London / Remote)

Salary: £35,000–£45,000

We are looking for an exceptional individual to join our highly ambitious team at Kavee.

Founded by ex-McKinsey's, Kavee is the global D2C leader in the world of small pet care and a high-growth scale-up powered by a strong operating system.

Now at a pivotal time of our growth, we are seeking a talented and driven E-commerce Engineer to join our E-commerce Team.

Our values:

• Act as one team
• Be self-disciplined
• Be a solution seeker
• Be hungry for achievements

About Kavee

Kavee is a fast-growing global DTC e-commerce brand specialising in premium small-pet products. We operate across the UK, US and EU through DTC and TikTok, supported by warehouses in the UK and US. After 7 years of growth, we are now entering a new chapter focused on profitability, operational excellence, and long-term brand value.

We're looking for a highly capable technical professional who can elevate our website, improve our systems, and strengthen the technical foundation of our e-commerce operations. This role is perfect for someone who loves solving complex problems, building tools, and improving internal workflows through thoughtful engineering.

Role Overview

This role is ideal for a technically skilled, detail-oriented engineer who enjoys variety: from coding new Shopify pages and custom sections, to implementing tracking, fixing bugs, integrating tools, building automations, and supporting data workflows.

You will own the technical backbone of the website and help the wider team operate faster and smarter through automation, integrations, and reliable infrastructure.

This is a high-impact role for an ambitious person who wants to build, develop, and shape the engineering layer of a growing international e-commerce brand.

Key Responsibilities

1. Shopify Development & Website Engineering

• Build custom landing pages, content blocks, and templates using Liquid, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Improve overall site performance, accessibility, and stability.
• Develop reusable components to accelerate future builds.
• Maintain theme versioning, staging environments, and clean deployment practices.
• Troubleshoot layout issues, rendering bugs, and cross-device inconsistencies.

2. Workflow Automation & Internal Tools

• Build automation workflows using no-code/low-code tools.
• Create lightweight internal tools that reduce manual work across teams.
• Automate reporting pipelines and data syncing tasks.
• Support CRM, retention, operations, and e-commerce teams with technical automation.

3. Data Integrations & Technical Support for Analytics

• Integrate Shopify with external systems (CRM, loyalty, BI tools, subscriptions, etc).
• Maintain API connections, webhooks, and authentication flows.
• Provide technical help for data extraction and transformation.
• Support analytic workflows, including small scripts (Python/JS) where needed.
• Ensure clean and reliable data flow across the ecosystem.

4. Tracking, Measurement & Tag Implementation

• Implement and maintain GA4 event tracking and measurement framework.
• Manage GTM setups, custom events, pixels, and server-side tracking (where applicable).
• QA tracking across funnels, pages, and experiments.
• Support the CRO lead with experiment-specific tracking needs.
• Troubleshoot tracking discrepancies between platforms.

5. Website Infrastructure, Tools & Reliability

• Maintain uptime and performance across all markets.
• Ensure clean tool stack and reduce unnecessary apps.
• Manage tool integrations (reviews, loyalty, subscription, CRM).
• Conduct basic security checks and maintain backup/rollback processes.
• Continuously improve system reliability and operational efficiency.

Who You Are

• A technically skilled engineer or web developer experience in Shopify development or similar e-commerce environments.
• Strong knowledge of Liquid, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, and modern development workflows.
• Experience with API integrations, tracking setups, and automation tools.
• Comfortable working across multiple tools, data systems, and environments.
• Proactive problem-solver who enjoys improving processes and building internal tools.
• Capable of balancing quick fixes with scalable long-term solutions.
• Highly reliable, organised, and detail-oriented.
• Curious, resourceful, and confident in proposing technical improvements.

Why Join Kavee

• Direct impact on a beloved global brand.
• Work closely with senior leadership in a role that shapes our technical foundation.
• Build tools, systems, and solutions that power every part of the business.
• Mission-driven company with passionate customers.
• Hybrid and flexible working culture with a healthy work-life balance, yet ambitious.
• 25 days of annual leave plus UK bank holidays.
• Medical insurance with Vitality.