Domaine

Technical Lead, Studio

Domaine

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: California • United States

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Own the delivery, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of Shopify websites.
  • Work closely with partners to understand their goals, provide technical guidance, and deliver practical estimates.
  • Lead the engineering team through all phases of implementation, including frontend architecture, code review, integrations, and releases.
  • Provide design feedback to ensure projects stay within scope based on the capabilities of the codebase.
  • Collaborate across departments and with technology partners to ensure high-quality, efficient, and impactful outcomes.

Requirements

  • 3-5 years of experience working in eCommerce.
  • Good understanding of user behaviors and marketing/CRO sciences.
  • Lead development and maintenance of traditional Shopify themes, including legacy and hybrid codebases
  • Own technical direction for storefront implementations and ongoing enhancements
  • Own writing technical documentation and presenting to technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Ensure themes are stable, performant, and merchant-friendly
  • Make pragmatic architectural decisions, balancing flexibility, complexity, and budget
  • Audit, debug, and refactor existing Shopify themes
  • Identify and mitigate technical debt without introducing regressions
  • Safely extend legacy patterns while introducing modern best practices where appropriate
  • Establish and enforce coding standards for Liquid, CSS, and JavaScript
  • Review pull requests with attention to performance, maintainability, and Shopify constraints
  • Ensure clean separation of templates, sections, snippets, and assets
  • Work with clients to understand their business requirements, use cases, and product roadmap to make informed decisions.
  • Partner with Product Managers and Designers to translate requirements into realistic Shopify solutions
  • Communicate Shopify platform limitations early to avoid scope and estimation issues
  • Provide accurate estimates for theme work and maintenance tasks
  • Mentor junior and mid-level developers in Shopify-specific best practices while remaining hands-on when needed.
Benefits
  • Flexible working schedule
  • Remote-first culture
  • Continued education and personal development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
ShopifyLiquidCSSJavaScripteCommercefrontend architecturecode reviewdebuggingrefactoringtechnical documentation
Soft Skills
leadershipcollaborationcommunicationmentoringtechnical guidanceproblem-solvingattention to detailpragmatic decision-makingstakeholder engagementuser behavior understanding