Shopify Middleware Backend Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 26, 2026. First seen by Alion on Apr 8, 2026. LTM scores B on the Alion truth index.
Location: 2 days a week on-site - London, UK
Job Summary
Seeking a Middleware Backend Engineer with handson experience in Shopify Hydrogen framework and expertise in Golang ReactJS AWS services and microservices architecture
Job Description
Design and develop middleware and backend solutions using Shopify Hydrogen framework with a headless approach Implement UI designs by integrating Figma Mark into projects Develop scalable backend services using Golang NestJS and TypeScript Work with PostgreSQL and DynamoDB databases to manage data efficiently Build and maintain GraphQL APIs for seamless data querying Utilize AWS services including API Gateway Lambda RDS S3 Step Functions SNS and SQS to deploy and manage cloudnative applications Containerize applications using Docker for consistent deployment environments Develop and maintain Golang microservices ensuring high performance and reliability
Roles and Responsibilities
Collaborate with frontend and design teams to implement headless Shopify solutions using Hydrogen framework Translate Figma designs into functional components and integrate them effectively Architect develop and maintain backend services and APIs Ensure robust database design and optimize queries for performance Implement and manage AWS infrastructure components to support backend services Write clean maintainable and welldocumented code following best practices Participate in code reviews testing and deployment activities Troubleshoot and resolve production issues in a timely manner Continuously explore and adopt new technologies to improve development efficiency and product quality