Head of Commerce Technology & Growth

tarte cosmetics•New York, NY

5d•$130,000 - $150,000•Hybrid

About The Position

At tarte, our technology team moves as quickly as our business does. We’re looking for a hands-on, experienced engineer who is excited to spend time in the code, collaborate closely with our cross-functional teams, and help shape the technology behind our growing global ecommerce business. Tarte is a founder-led brand that moves fast, stays close to our customers, and adapts when new opportunities arise. Our engineering team supports a Shopify Plus platform powering a global DTC business across 50 active markets, with an ecommerce experience that is constantly evolving through product launches, influencer activations, OMS integrations, and new AI-powered capabilities. In this role, you’ll be a key technical partner across our commerce ecosystem: writing code, defining architecture, solving complex technical challenges, and bringing thoughtful solutions to the table. You’ll work directly with Product, Merchandising, Marketing, and other cross-functional partners on technical decisions that support the customer experience and drive the business forward.

Requirements

7+ years of ecommerce engineering experience with strong, hands-on Shopify Plus experience, including Liquid, Shopify APIs, custom apps, Checkout Extensibility, Shopify Flow, metafields, and multi-market configuration
Hands-on experience with AWS Lambda or equivalent serverless technologies, including building, troubleshooting, and maintaining functions
Experience architecting integrations across the commerce ecosystem, including ERP, OMS, CRM, payments, and fulfillment
Ability to clearly communicate technical architecture and decisions to both technical and non-technical partners
Experience mentoring and collaborating with other engineers and sharing technical knowledge across a team
Comfortable owning vendor evaluations, including setting criteria, assessing technical capabilities, and providing recommendations
Flexible and adaptable in your approach, with the ability to respond to changing priorities and feedback
A solutions-oriented mindset: when the original request isn't technically feasible, you look for creative and practical alternatives
JavaScript / TypeScript, React, and Node.js
GraphQL, REST APIs, and webhook-based integrations
CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and automated testing
Web performance fundamentals, including Core Web Vitals, page speed, and third-party script management
Hands-on experience using Postman to troubleshoot, validate, and diagnose API behavior, including authentication, request/response payloads, environment configuration, and error handling

Nice To Haves

Experience with GEO, LLM-based product discovery, or AI tooling within an ecommerce environment
Experience working within founder-led, DTC, beauty, fashion, or lifestyle brands
An understanding of what it takes to succeed in a fast-moving consumer brand where priorities can evolve quickly
Curiosity about emerging ecommerce technologies and a desire to continuously test, learn, and improve
The ability to balance technical depth with a strong understanding of the customer and the business

Responsibilities

Writing code is a core part of this role. You’ll contribute to Shopify Plus custom apps using Liquid, Node.js, and React; own and extend AWS Lambda functions that connect our OMS to the broader commerce stack; and partner with our OMS team on backend integrations across order management, fulfillment, and downstream systems.
When complex technical challenges arise, you’ll help evaluate the options, identify the right path forward, and bring others along by explaining the why behind technical decisions.
You’ll bring strong technical judgment to architecture and development decisions across the team. You’ll review technical approaches, identify potential risks early, share best practices, and help build scalable solutions that support both our immediate needs and long-term growth.
You’ll also be a resource for other engineers, sharing your experience through technical discussions, code reviews, and collaborative problem solving while helping the team continue to grow its technical capabilities.
You understand that great technology starts with understanding what the business is trying to accomplish. You’ll work closely with Marketing, Merchandising, Product, and other teams to understand upcoming launches, initiatives, and opportunities, then help translate those needs into thoughtful technical solutions.
You’re comfortable connecting technical decisions to business outcomes and communicating complex ideas in a way that is clear, practical, and actionable for both technical and non-technical partners.
You’ll own technical vendor evaluations, from defining criteria and conducting assessments to providing clear, thoughtful recommendations.
You’ll also stay ahead of the Shopify Plus roadmap and broader ecommerce landscape, proactively identifying platform changes, new capabilities, and opportunities that could benefit tarte. Site performance, digital accessibility, and the overall customer experience will remain top of mind as you evaluate new features and functionality.
You’ll contribute to AI-enabled deployment workflows, GEO and LLM product discovery, automated quality gates, and other emerging applications of AI across the commerce stack. You bring a practical and curious perspective on where AI can create meaningful value and are excited to experiment, learn, and help turn new ideas into real-world solutions.