Lead Shopify Developer

Lead Shopify Developer - £60,000 - £70,000 (DOE)

Location: UK (Remote-first with occasional meet-ups)

Industry: eCommerce / Digital Agency

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

A high-performing, award-winning ecommerce agency is looking for a Lead Shopify Developer to take ownership of complex builds, technical direction, and team growth. This agency operates at the top end of the Shopify ecosystem, delivering best-in-class solutions, scaling ambitious brands, and pushing the boundaries of Shopify development.

If you're a senior-level Shopify expert ready to step into a true leadership role, this one is worth your attention.

The Opportunity

You'll become the technical lead across all Shopify projects, responsible for scoping, architecting and overseeing feature delivery, mentoring developers, and ensuring the agency continues to deliver beautifully engineered, high-performing Shopify solutions.

This role combines hands-on technical depth, strategic thinking, and team leadership.

What You'll Do

• Lead, mentor, and inspire a growing team of developers
• Scope and architect complex Shopify builds and features
• Define and enforce engineering standards, best practices, and scalable processes
• Work cross-functionally with design, project management, and strategy teams
• Participate in client sessions to communicate technical solutions clearly
• Drive innovation by staying ahead of cutting-edge Shopify and ecommerce trends
• Oversee project delivery, code quality, documentation, and long-term maintainability

What You'll Bring

• Proven experience leading development teams, ideally within an agency environment
• Deep expertise in Shopify, Shopify CLI, Liquid, JavaScript, SCSS, HTML
• Strong background with modern JS tooling (Webpack, Babel, etc.)
• Backend experience (Node.js preferred)
• High-level scoping ability: breaking down complex briefs and proposing scalable solutions
• Excellent communication and presentation skills for client-facing work
• Strong version control (Git) and CI/CD awareness
• Understanding of SEO principles in ecommerce contexts

Desirable experience includes: OOP/functional programming, testing/QA workflows.

Why This Role Stands Out

• Join an ambitious, design-led, high-performing Shopify agency
• Lead the engineering vision and shape the technical culture
• Work with household-name brands and high-growth ecommerce businesses
• Steer the delivery of clean, future-proofed, beautifully engineered solutions
• Real impact, autonomy, and influence — not just another dev job

Salary & Package

Up to £70,000, depending on experience:

• Benefits package
• Clear progression pathway
• High autonomy and technical ownership

How to Apply

If you're a senior Shopify developer ready to step into a leadership role - or a current Lead Developer looking for a more modern, innovative environment - this is a rare opportunity to join a truly top tier team.