Shopify Developer

Localised is local-first ecommerce. We have reimagined how brands and shoppers transact across borders, languages, currencies and cultures. With our own all-inclusive global ecommerce platform, we rapidly design, build, operate, optimize and market highly localised country-specific ecommerce sites in foreign markets for coveted brands. We help brands go global by being local. We are based in Toronto, New York and London, and are proud to have our clients include American Eagle Outfitters, Saks Fifth Avenue and more. We are what brands expanding globally do next.

We're looking for a Shopify Developer with 2-3 years of professional experience in Shopify theme development and customizations. In this role, you'll build bespoke, high-performance Shopify storefronts and extend native capabilities to meet our business and customer needs. You should be comfortable working independently, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and delivering production-ready code with minimal oversight.

More specifically, you will:

• Build custom Shopify themes from scratch using Liquid, JavaScript, and CSS
• Implement and maintain advanced customizations such as:
  • Custom filters
  • Metafields & metaobjects
  • AJAX carts
  • Predictive search
• Optimize website performance, responsiveness, and accessibility
• Extend Shopify's native functionality using:
  • Checkout Extensibility
  • Shopify Flow
  • Shopify Functions
• Debug and resolve theme and frontend issues quickly and efficiently
• Use Git and Shopify CLI to manage codebase and deployment workflows
• Collaborate with design and product teams to turn UI/UX designs into pixel-perfect, responsive user interfaces
• Maintain clean, well-structured, reusable, and scalable code
• Integrate third-party Shopify apps and external APIs
• Work flexibly and independently,adapting to shifting priorities and requirements
• Collaborate effectively with Content and Marketing teams to bring campaigns to life

We would love to hear from you if you have:

• 2-3 years of hands-on experience in Shopify theme development
• Strong expertise in Liquid, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS3/SCSS
• Familiarity with Shopify CLI, Git-based workflows, and theme deployment best practices
• Proven ability to implement advanced Shopify features (AJAX cart, predictive search, metafields, etc.)
• Experience building responsive and accessible frontends
• Self-starter with excellent problem-solving and debugging skills
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work autonomously
• Experience integrating and customizing third-party Shopify apps

What we value:

• We seek the truth. We are empathetic. We listen intently. We do not pretend to know when we don't. We ask questions. We are objective. We are open-minded.
• We speak the truth. We are transparent. Opacity takes too much work. We have a point of view. We share our point of view. We say what we mean. We mean what we say.
• We optimize for outcomes. We celebrate results. We do things that make a difference. We hold ourselves and each other accountable. We are driven. We know what we need to do. We got this.
• We innovate together. We are collaborative. We accomplish more together. Our broad perspective is a superpower. We are clever and resourceful. We solve hard problems in clever ways. We are strength in numbers.
• We are brave. We are bold and ambitious. We are adventurous. We choose paths not travelled. We choose the hardest problems. We are the ones in the arena. We are the ones who knock.