Senior Front End Engineer, Shopify

Lazer is a world-class digital product studio composed of 80+ senior engineers and designers with backgrounds from companies like Apple, Google, Coinbase, and more. With our product experience, we have designed, engineered, and grown products from $0 to $200M in revenue.

Clients seek out our help because we have the talent to deeply understand their needs and provide industry, technical, or product insights that are uniquely valuable to their efforts. Our clients range from early-stage startups and venture studios to recognizable commerce brands and exciting enterprises. Some of our notable clients include Google, Shopify, Coinbase, Alchemy, Hinge, OVO, DIMO, and more.

We are a remote-first organization headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, with employees worldwide. We believe in providing the best experience possible for all Lazerites by fostering a strong community through regular events, company vacations, competitive compensation, unlimited PTO, and more!

Join Lazer and help us solve problems and build the next generation of products!

Lazer Commerce is a specialized team within Lazer focused on crafting scalable, high-performing commerce experiences across the Shopify ecosystem. We partner with forward-thinking brands and agencies to design and implement custom storefronts, headless architectures, and robust backend integrations. From theme development to complex ERP and OMS workflows, our engineers bring deep expertise in Shopify, modern frameworks, and commerce infrastructure to help clients launch, scale, and optimize their digital retail experiences.

The Role:

We’re looking for a Senior Front-End Engineer, Shopify, to join our remote team. You’ll collaborate directly with clients to build custom storefronts and user experiences using modern technologies across the Shopify ecosystem. The ideal candidate has deep expertise in front-end development, with a strong focus on performance, scalability, and Shopify best practices.

What You'll Do:

• Build custom Shopify storefronts and themes using Liquid, React, and modern front-end frameworks

• Develop and optimize headless Shopify experiences using Next.js and Remix

• Translate design mockups and business requirements into high-quality, accessible code

• Integrate third-party apps and APIs to enhance store functionality

• Implement and maintain reusable components, custom features, and UI logic

• Collaborate with designers, full-stack developers, and project managers

• Stay up to date with Shopify platform updates and front-end development trends

Who You Are:

• Strong experience with Liquid and custom Shopify theme development

• Solid professional experience building interfaces with React and TypeScript

• Hands-on experience with Remix and Next.js in production environments

• Comfortable working with headless commerce and integrating the Shopify Storefront API

• Strong understanding of front-end performance optimization and accessibility best practices

• Strong communication and collaboration skills in a remote setting

• Detail-oriented and passionate about creating excellent user experiences

Technical Skills We’re Looking For:

• Languages: JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS

• Frameworks: React, Next.js, Remix

• Shopify: Liquid, Storefront API, Theme development

• Tools: Git, Shopify CLI, Postman, VS Code, GitHub Actions

• Styling: Tailwind CSS (nice to have)

Nice to Haves:

• Experience with Hydrogen

• Familiarity with Shopify Functions and Matrixify

• Knowledge of internationalization and localization in e-commerce

• Prior experience at an agency or in a consulting environment

• Understanding of animation libraries or design systems for e-commerce

• 🚀 Accelerate Your Growth: Work across multiple industries and cutting-edge projects with a team that ships fast.

• 💥 Maximum Impact: Shape the future of the tech industry by helping ambitious projects reach their potential.

• 🏅 True Ownership: Everyone ships code and has real autonomy with minimal meetings.

• 💡 Continuous Learning: Be part of a team of senior engineers and designers who love learning and knowledge sharing.
  

• 🤖 You Resist Modern Tools: We leverage AI and cutting-edge technology to build rapidly and focus our energy on solving the most complex, high-impact challenges for our clients.

• 🏗️ You Crave High Structure: We thrive in an autonomous, fast-moving environment, which means you need to be comfortable with some ambiguity.

• 😴 You Prefer Conventional Careers: Our consulting approach involves varied projects and direct client interaction — it's not for everyone.

• 1️⃣ You Like Staying in One Lane: Our projects require adapting to different tech stacks and modern tooling quickly.

• 🌐 Work From Anywhere: Choose your workspace — all you need is strong wifi and a passion for building!

• 🧘‍♂️ Work / Life Balance: We believe in our team’s ability to have it all; a great career, and time to unplug and live…you know...life.

• 🩺 Employee Care: We provide full benefits (healthcare, dental, vision) for our employees (401k for our US employees)

• 🏖️ Unlimited PTO: Everyone needs a break. Take at least 15 days off a year, and more if you need—just be cool about it and keep the team in mind.

• 🎉 Regular Team Retreat: Join us for a week of team bonding at amazing destinations. Recent trips include the Dominican Republic, Cancun, and Hawaii — plus ones welcome.