Application Engineer

Away • New York, NY

42d • $150,000 - $160,000 • Remote

About The Position

We are hiring an Application Engineer to join our Technology team. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Engineering, you will play a key role in supporting and enhancing Away’s Shopify storefront, custom theme extensions, and POS integrations. You’ll implement fast, elegant, and conversion-focused digital experiences across our customer touchpoints, partnering with Product, Brand, and Growth Marketing teams to maintain existing systems and deliver new features that help the business scale.

Requirements

• 3 years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 1 year of hands-on Shopify development.
• Strong familiarity with the Shopify ecosystem, including Liquid, Storefront API, and Theme App Extensions. You have a proven ability to build and maintain performant, brand-aligned theme customizations.
• Proficient in JavaScript and TypeScript, with experience in React and modern front-end tooling. You are comfortable building and deploying Shopify apps using Node.js and Remix (or equivalent frameworks).
• A solid understanding of REST and GraphQL APIs.
• You are eager to use AI-powered coding agents (like Cursor or Claude Code) to improve your efficiency and deliver high-quality code.
• You approach technical challenges methodically, identifying solutions for low-to-mid complexity issues and knowing when to escalate more complex trade-offs to senior leads.
• You are solution-oriented and don’t wait for every instruction; you identify technical needs within your tasks and partner with your team to translate requirements into working code.
• You can explain your technical approach to both peers and non-technical partners, ensuring alignment on the customer journey and project goals.
• You enjoy building fresh, brand-consistent experiences and thrive in a fast-paced environment where priorities may evolve.
• AI Literacy: Proficiency in using LLMs to draft code snippets, debug logic, and summarize technical documentation.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Shopify Markets or international commerce.
• Experience with e-commerce analytics (GTM, GA4).
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (Vercel, AWS).
• Experience with Shopify POS extensions.
• You’re creative and innovative; you love to build great new things that are fresh and unique while staying on brand.
• You’re agile, and motivated by a fast-paced and ever changing environment.
• You’re passionate about transforming travel for all (but that’s a given!)

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update Away’s Shopify theme, using Liquid templating to implement design changes and features that ensure a performant and brand-aligned storefront.
• Contribute to the development of internal Shopify apps using Node.js and Remix, assisting with features for promotions, bundling, and checkout customizations under the guidance of senior engineers.
• Troubleshoot and resolve bugs within the Shopify storefront and POS integrations, serving as a reliable point of contact for operational issues and escalating high-complexity challenges when necessary.
• Support Away’s retail team by implementing updates to Shopify POS UI extensions and assisting with the maintenance of hardware integrations.
• Build and manage standard webhooks and backend event handlers, ensuring reliable data flow between Shopify and third-party platforms like Klaviyo and AfterShip.
• Follow established best practices for performance, accessibility, and SEO across Shopify surfaces, ensuring our web properties meet technical standards.
• Help reduce technical debt by assisting with upgrades to developer tooling and keeping our stack aligned with Shopify’s latest platform features.
• Contribute to engineering documentation and participate in team code reviews, supporting a collaborative environment and a "no-ego" approach to feedback.
• Leverage AI-powered development tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code) to accelerate the delivery of well-scoped tasks and contribute to the maintenance of AI-backed features.
• Partner with Growth, Brand, and Product teams to ship defined features across web properties, ensuring a seamless e-commerce experience.
• Assist Data Engineering in implementing server-side event tracking via GTM and Amplitude to ensure reliable product analytics and attribution.
• Work closely with your manager to identify and plan technical solutions.
• Proactively suggest AI-driven workflows to handle unplanned work or maintenance.
• Use AI to generate comprehensive unit tests and documentation for all new code, ensuring system resilience.

Benefits

• Health insurance offerings
• 401(k) with a company match
• Paid time off programs (vacation, wellbeing, holidays, summer Fridays, and compassion leave)
• Discount codes, product stipends, and giveaways
• Company-sponsored volunteer and charitable opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed