Front-end Technical Lead

Domaine

7d•Remote

About The Position

Domaine is looking for a Technical Lead who will be responsible for the successful delivery and implementation of all technical aspects of custom eCommerce websites built on Shopify. This is a client-facing role working closely with partners to understand their business needs and provide technical solutions. Technical Leads also work collaboratively with other departments and technology partners. They lead the engineering project team through implementation, including code review, frontend architecture solutioning, third-party integrations, and release management. The ideal candidate should have several years of experience in leading the development of Shopify projects, understand Shopify best practices, and be comfortable working with the latest technologies to build technical trust with partners.

Requirements

Senior level development experience with frontend frameworks including Liquid, Javascript, React, Tailwind CSS, GraphQL, REST, Git
Strong understanding of Shopify development including: Themes, APIs, Apps, Functions, Extensions
Experience working with JIRA/Confluence or other tickets management systems
3-5 years of experience working in eCommerce;
Strong communication skills, oral and written; experienced in writing technical documentation and presenting to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Excellent organizational and problem solving skills
Thorough knowledge of web performance, web accessibility, querying data, API request handling, component structure and design systems
Thorough understanding of user behaviors and marketing sciences in eCommerce
Thorough understanding of the lifecycle and methodologies of software development
Expertise in software documentation and technical writing
Validates project estimates and approaches for entire assigned work
Mentors and leads engineers on project team
Demonstrates high level of personal productivity
To be able manage commitments to multiple projects

Responsibilities

Responsible for owning the frontend feature development and driving both completion and quality
Expert knowledge and experience with the Shopify eCommerce platform.
Ability to work both independently and as part of a team to ensure a high level of quality.
Strong verbal and written communication skills to accurately describe issues to clients, developers, and product managers.
A high attention to detail to catch issues within acceptance criteria, edge cases, and other potential issues.
High level decision making in weighing options between code quality, issues, and releasing code in a timely manner.
Plans and delegates tasks to other engineering team members as required.
Anticipates risks and provides solutions.
Distills complex asks into actionable solutions and tasks.
Works closely with the client to understand their business requirements, use cases and product roadmap to make informed decisions.