Senior Shopify Developer Remote East Central
Senior Shopify Developer Remote – East or Central Coast Preferred Build the Future of Digital Bridal Shopping at David’s! Lead the evolution, customization, and optimization of our Shopify-based eCommerce experience. This highly technical, hands-on role is perfect for a developer passionate about creating elegant, scalable storefront solutions that enhance customer journeys and integrate seamlessly with enterprise systems. We Make Dreams Happen! The Senior Shopify Developer will lead the ongoing evolution, customization, and optimization of our Shopify-based eCommerce experience. This role is highly technical and hands-on, responsible for building elegant, scalable storefront solutions that enhance the customer journey, increase conversion, and support enterprise integration needs across marketing, operations, and retail systems. This position will work closely with product managers, design teams, QA, and data teams to develop high impact features that elevate the digital bridal shopping experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead development and architecture of custom Shopify solutions across theme development, app extensions, and backend integrations.
- Customize and optimize existing Shopify themes using Liquid, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript frameworks.
- Build scalable integrations between Shopify and backend systems (OMS, ERP, CRM, fulfillment, personalization engines).
- Develop custom Shopify apps (private/public) using Shopify’s API, GraphQL Storefront API, and Admin API.
- Drive performance optimization across storefront, checkout, and mobile user flows.
- Ensure all releases follow QA processes, accessibility guidelines (WCAG), and crossdevice responsiveness.
- Collaborate with UX and Product teams to enhance the customer journey through iterative improvements and A/B experiments.
- Troubleshoot production issues, monitor platform performance, and proactively identify improvement opportunities.
- Establish best practices, documentation, and coding standards for maintainability and scalability.
Core Requirements
- 5+ years of professional experience building eCommerce applications or customer facing digital platforms.
- 3+ years hands-on experience with Shopify or Shopify Plus, including theme and app development.
- Strong proficiency in:
- Liquid, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS/Saas
- Shopify Storefront API, Admin API, GraphQL, REST
- Experience customizing and scaling Shopify checkout, carts, product catalog logic, promotions, and integrations.
- Experience working with headless or composable commerce setups (React, Next.js, Remix, Hydrogen) is strongly preferred.
- Familiar with CI/CD workflows, Git branching strategies, and modern development tooling.
- Working understanding of performance optimization, security best practices, and accessibility standards.
Preferred Experience
- eCommerce experience in retail, fashion, or multi-brand environments.
- Experience integrating Shopify with analytics platforms, personalization engines, payment providers, and loyalty systems.
- Familiarity with Klaviyo, Recharge, Contentful, Algolia, or similar commerce ecosystem tools.
- Understanding of SEO principles, Core Web Vitals, and site speed optimization strategies.
- Experience collaborating with QA teams and automated testing frameworks (Cypress, Playwright, Jest).
Preferred Characteristics
- A builder who thrives in a fast-moving environment and enjoys solving complex eCommerce challenges.
- User-focused and business-minded — not just technical execution.
- Strong communicator who collaborates well across teams.
- Detail-oriented, organized, and committed to delivering polished, reliable software.
Now that we’ve popped the question, please say “I do”. Full Time Opportunity – A comprehensive benefits package is available.
- Rewarding Environment and Competitive Pay
- Generous Team Member Discount After First Pay Period
- Dayforce Wallet – Get Paid Early!
- Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
- 401K Program
- Paid Vacation, Sick Days & Holidays
- Pet Benefits
Love wins when love is for Everyone! Our mission at David’s Bridal is to embrace the ideas of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. It is our goal to build a workforce that is as representative as the customers we serve. We vow to create a culture where all forms of diversity are celebrated and seen as valuable. David’s Bridal encourages applications from all qualified candidates. David’s Bridal has a great record of accommodating persons with disabilities. Contact Human Resources at [email protected] or 610.943.5048 if you need accommodation at any stage of the application process or want more information on our accommodation policies. Policy: Candidate Use of AI in Live Interviews We conduct interviews to evaluate each candidate’s own knowledge, judgment, and communication. During any live interview (virtual or in-person), candidates must not use real-time generative AI tools to compose or feed their answers. Candidates may use assistive technologies