Lead Shopify Engineer
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Lead Shopify Engineer responsible for technical architecture and standards for Shopify eCommerce solutions. Collaborating closely with clients and delivery teams at Valtech, an experience innovation company.
Responsibilities:
- Define and own the technical architecture of Shopify-based eCommerce solutions
- Lead technical discovery, estimation, and solution design
- Make architectural decisions regarding platform approach, integrations, and performance
- Guide teams on best practices, coding standards, and architectural patterns
- Create structured onboarding paths for: Frontend developers & Backend / integration engineers
- Mentor and support engineers through code reviews and technical guidance
- Identify technical risks and propose mitigation strategies early
- Ensure secure, scalable, and high-performance solutions aligned with business goals
- Contribute hands-on in complex, high-impact areas of the solution
- Continuously improve architecture, performance, and engineering processes
Requirements:
- 6+ years of professional engineering experience, with strong expertise in Shopify-based eCommerce solutions
- Deep understanding of Shopify architecture, including Shopify Plus capabilities and limitations
- Advanced proficiency in Liquid, JavaScript, Node.js, and CSS
- Strong proficiency in React
- Experience with Redux
- Solid understanding of responsive design and SEO principles
- Proven experience designing enterprise-scale Shopify architectures
- Strong experience with complex integrations using GraphQL and REST APIs (ERP, CRM, OMS, PIM)
- Ability to evaluate and define technical approaches and architectural patterns
- Experience defining and enforcing engineering standards and best practices
- Proven leadership experience, including mentoring engineers and guiding technical decisions
- Experience leading technical discovery, estimation, and solution design
- Ability to identify technical risks, trade-offs, and long-term implications
- Strong communication skills to collaborate with clients and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience working in Agile / Scrum environments at scale
- Advanced level of English.
Benefits:
- Medical insurance
- Sports reimbursement budget
- A number of free psychological and legal consultations
- Maternity and paternity leave support
- Internal workshops and learning initiatives
- Professional certifications reimbursement
- Participation in professional local and global communities
- Growth Framework to manage expectations and define the steps to move towards the selected career
- Mentoring program with the ability to become a mentor or a mentee to grow to a higher position
- Valtech Ukraine has a system of progressive benefits packages in place — the longer you stay with the company — the more benefits you get.
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