Shopify Accredited Developer

Grounded in a talent-centric mindset, Maker Lab is a marketing agency designed to build decentralised technology-led agency teams, rooted in collaboration with clients from the ground up. Maker Lab’s cross-functional teams of multidisciplinary specialists are embedded into client teams across digital marketing competencies — from measurement & analytics to content production. Shopify Accredited Developer(Contract Type: 4 to 6 months) Maker Lab is supporting our agency partner Miroma Project Factory for this role and we are looking for a contractor to support the build and integration of platforms.

Role:

Architect and lead the development of high-performance, scalable headless e-commerce storefronts using Shopify

• Own the end-to-end deployment pipeline, managing and optimising Hydrogen builds on Shopify Oxygen.
• Integrate with Shopify's Storefront API and Admin API, as well as a range of third-party services (e.g., Headless CMS, PIM, ERP, and other marketing tools).
• You will be responsible for monitoring and optimising Core Web Vitals, API response times, and the overall user experience.
• Work closely with UI/UX designers, product managers, and backend engineers to translate complex business requirements into elegant technical solutions.
• Act as a technical leader within the team, mentoring other developers, conducting code reviews, and establishing best practices for Hydrogen development.
• Stay on the cutting edge of Shopify's roadmap, prototyping new features and advising on technical strategy.

You:

BA/BS degree or equivalent experience 7+ years of web development experience, with a significant focus on the Shopify ecosystem.

• Demonstrable, hands-on experience building and launching at least one production-grade application using Shopify Hydrogen.
• Proven experience deploying, monitoring, and managing applications on Shopify Oxygen.
• Deep understanding of headless commerce principles and architecture.
• Expert-level proficiency in React, modern JavaScript (ES6+)/TypeScript, and Node.js.
• Extensive experience consuming and integrating with RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
• Strong proficiency with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile development methodologies.
• Experience with other React frameworks like Next.js or Remix.
• Exceptional verbal and written English communication and presentation skills.

Contract Type: 4 to 6 months. Please note: due to the high volume of applications, only successful candidates will be contacted with a follow-up introduction email. If you do not receive an email from Maker Lab, your application has been unsuccessful this time around. Look out for future roles! By submitting your application, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your data by the Maker Lab team for the purposes of your application. Where your application contains personal data of third parties, you confirm that you have obtained all necessary consents to provide the Maker Lab team with such personal data and that we may collect, use and/or disclose such data in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act 2012.