Head of Commerce Technology – Growth

Tarte Cosmetics

Head of Commerce Technology & Growth powering tarte’s global Shopify Plus beauty ecommerce platform. Building integrations, guiding architecture, and advancing AI-enabled commerce capabilities.

Posted 8/19/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $130,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

Role fit

Core Competencies

Use this summary to align your resume positioning with the role.

Demonstrates extensive experience in ecommerce engineering with a strong focus on Shopify Plus, including custom app development using Liquid, Node.js, and React. Capable of architecting integrations across various systems while effectively communicating technical decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Shopify Plus DevelopmentAWS Lambda FunctionsEcommerce Integration ArchitectureTechnical Vendor EvaluationsJavaScript / TypeScript

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

LiquidNode.jsReactGraphQLREST APIsCI/CD PipelinesAutomated TestingWeb Performance FundamentalsPostmanCheckout Extensibility

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationMentoringSolutions-Oriented MindsetAdaptabilityCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

Shopify APIsShopify FlowGit WorkflowsThird-Party Script ManagementAI Tooling

Industry Keywords

Ecommerce EngineeringOrder Management SystemsDirect-To-ConsumerBeauty BrandsFashion Brands

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSERPGraphQLJavaScriptNode.jsReactTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Write code for Shopify Plus custom apps using Liquid, Node.js, and React
Own and extend AWS Lambda functions connecting the OMS to the broader commerce stack
Partner with the OMS team on backend integrations across order management, fulfillment, and downstream systems
Evaluate complex technical challenges, identify appropriate solutions, and explain technical decisions
Guide architecture and development decisions across the team
Review technical approaches, identify risks, share best practices, and build scalable solutions
Support engineers through technical discussions, code reviews, and collaborative problem solving
Collaborate with Marketing, Merchandising, Product, and other teams to translate business needs into technical solutions
Connect technical decisions to business outcomes and communicate complex ideas clearly
Own technical vendor evaluations, including criteria definition, assessments, and recommendations
Monitor the Shopify Plus roadmap and ecommerce landscape for platform changes and opportunities
Evaluate features with attention to site performance, digital accessibility, and customer experience
Contribute to AI-enabled deployment workflows, GEO and LLM product discovery, automated quality gates, and other AI applications across the commerce stack

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of ecommerce engineering experience
Strong, hands-on Shopify Plus experience, including Liquid, Shopify APIs, custom apps, Checkout Extensibility, Shopify Flow, metafields, and multi-market configuration
Hands-on experience with AWS Lambda or equivalent serverless technologies, including building, troubleshooting, and maintaining functions
Experience architecting integrations across ERP, OMS, CRM, payments, and fulfillment
Ability to clearly communicate technical architecture and decisions to technical and non-technical partners
Experience mentoring and collaborating with other engineers and sharing technical knowledge across a team
Experience owning vendor evaluations, including setting criteria, assessing technical capabilities, and providing recommendations
Flexible and adaptable approach, with ability to respond to changing priorities and feedback
Solutions-oriented mindset and ability to identify creative, practical alternatives
JavaScript / TypeScript, React, and Node.js
GraphQL, REST APIs, and webhook-based integrations
CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and automated testing
Web performance fundamentals, including Core Web Vitals, page speed, and third-party script management
Hands-on experience using Postman to troubleshoot, validate, and diagnose API behavior, including authentication, request/response payloads, environment configuration, and error handling
Experience with GEO, LLM-based product discovery, or AI tooling within ecommerce is a plus
Experience with founder-led, DTC, beauty, fashion, or lifestyle brands is a plus
Curiosity about emerging ecommerce technologies and willingness to continuously test, learn, and improve
Ability to balance technical depth with understanding of the customer and business

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401K plan
Access to health & wellness programs
Paid vacation
Paid holidays
Summer Fridays
Birthdays off
Volunteer time
Makeup gratis
Employee discount on tarte.com
Team give back initiatives
Friendly, fun, creative, and collaborative work environment