Senior Shopify Developer (Apps + Themes + AI Workflow)

We’re a German company running multiple Shopify projects (apps, themes, and store setups).

We’re hiring a Senior Shopify Developer who can take ownership and deliver fast - especially on Shopify app development - while also being strong on theme work and using AI tools (Cursor, etc.) as part of the daily workflow.

If you’re a flexible problem-solver who ships and communicates clearly, you’ll fit well.

Tasks

• 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

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

• 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

• Links to Shopify apps you built (GitHub, screenshots, demo, or detailed explanation)
• Links to themes/stores you implemented
• A short note: your strongest Shopify app project + what you personally owned
• Your timezone + weekly availability
• Rate expectation (hourly or monthly) + earliest start date