Senior Shopify Developer – Apps, Themes, AI Workflow

Kompetenz Kommerz

Senior Shopify Developer who specializes in apps, themes, and AI workflows for a German agency. Responsible for app development, theme work, and utilizing AI tools in daily workflows.

Posted 5/16/2026full-timeRemote • 🇵🇰 PakistanSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

GraphQLJavaScriptLinuxNGINXNode.jsReactSQLite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Shopify App Development (main focus): Build and maintain Shopify apps (embedded admin apps + backend services)
Work with Shopify Admin GraphQL, webhooks, app proxy, metafields/metaobjects
Implement auth, data sync, background jobs, and integrations (APIs, SFTP, PDFs, etc.)
Debug production issues end-to-end and ship fixes with clean PRs
Shopify Theme Development: Implement and extend themes (Liquid, sections/blocks, JSON templates, Dawn patterns)
Build storefront features with JavaScript (cart behavior, UI logic, performance)
Integrate app outputs into storefront (theme app extensions, scripts, blocks)
Basic Store Setup & Operations: Set up Shopify stores: products/collections, markets, shipping/taxes, payments, emails
Configure apps, theme structure, navigation, key pages, and basic QA
Document setup steps so others can repeat them
AI-Assisted Development (daily): Use Cursor (and similar tools) to speed up delivery
Write prompts, review AI output, and turn it into production-quality code
Use AI for debugging and testing — without lowering code quality

Requirements

What you’ll need

Senior Shopify app development experience (real projects, not “installed apps”)
Comfortable with: Node.js, Shopify CLI, Admin GraphQL, webhooks
Bonus: Remix/React + Polaris, Prisma/SQLite
Strong Shopify theme development Liquid, sections/blocks, JSON templates, JS storefront work
Strong AI workflow
Can develop efficiently with Cursor (or similar), and still keep quality high
You know how to verify, test, and not ship AI-generated nonsense
Can set up basic Shopify stores
Confident in the fundamentals (settings, markets, shipping/taxes, payments, emails)
Self-managed + disciplined: You communicate daily, unblock yourself, and finish tasks without being pushed
Git/PR workflow + clean handovers
Nice-to-have Shopify Functions (Cart Transform), Checkout Extensibility, VPS basics (Linux/SSH, logs, PM2, Caddy/Nginx), Performance and accessibility mindset
Experience shipping apps to multiple stores / environments

Benefits

Comp & perks

Real ownership : you’ll run workstreams end-to-end
Long-term pipeline : steady Shopify work across apps + stores + themes
Fast decisions : no bureaucracy, no pointless meetings
Modern stack : real-world app work (webhooks, app proxy, DB, deployments)
AI-first workflow : you’re expected to use Cursor to move fast
Growth path : evolve into Tech Lead and later lead other devs if you want
Good salary : competitive salary based on experience

ATS Keywords

✓ Tailor your resume

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools

Shopify App DevelopmentNode.jsAdmin GraphQLLiquidJavaScriptAI workflowShopify FunctionsCheckout ExtensibilityVPS basicsGit

Soft Skills

self-manageddisciplinedcommunicationproblem-solvingtask completion