Software Developer

AM Specialty•New York, NY

16d•$55 - $70

About The Position

The Software Developer will build and maintain full-stack applications, including frontend, backend, APIs, and infrastructure. The role takes end-to-end ownership of the company's Shopify app, from the customer checkout experience to tools merchants use in Shopify Admin. It involves developing integrations with Shopify, other e-commerce platforms, and external partners such as payment providers, banks, claims administrators, and insurance carriers. The developer will build reliable and secure systems for billing, payouts, claims processing, and customer data management; develop data models and workflows for insurance products, claims processing, and merchant analytics; and manage cloud infrastructure, deployments, databases, background jobs, and monitoring. Working directly with the CEO, the developer will translate business priorities into technical solutions, implement experimentation and analytics tools to improve customer conversion, establish engineering best practices, and make architectural decisions to support growth from dozens to thousands of merchants.

Requirements

2–6 years of professional software engineering experience, including experience building and maintaining production applications.
Hands-on experience building on Shopify, including Shopify apps, checkout or theme extensions, or custom storefront integrations.
Strong full-stack development skills, including the ability to build frontend interfaces and backend systems.
Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and modern frontend frameworks, preferably React.
Experience with Node.js, REST APIs, webhooks, and background processing.
Experience working with relational or NoSQL databases, such as PostgreSQL, Supabase, or DynamoDB.
Strong attention to reliability, security, and data accuracy, particularly in systems handling financial transactions and sensitive information.
Ability to work independently, navigate ambiguity, take ownership, and deliver solutions without extensive direction.
Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with business stakeholders and merchants.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Shopify APIs and extensibility tools, including the Admin API, Shopify Functions, checkout UI extensions, and theme app extensions.
Experience troubleshooting and supporting live e-commerce stores and merchant integrations.
Familiarity with checkout flows, post-purchase experiences, and e-commerce operations.
Experience with payment processing, billing, or financial reconciliation.
Background in insurtech, fintech, or other regulated industries.
Experience with Supabase and webhook-driven architectures.
Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain full-stack applications, including frontend, backend, APIs, and infrastructure.
Own the Shopify app end to end, including the customer checkout experience and merchant tools in Shopify Admin.
Design and develop integrations with Shopify, other e-commerce platforms, and external partners, including payment providers, banks, claims administrators, and insurance carriers.
Build reliable and secure systems for billing, payouts, claims processing, and customer data management.
Develop data models and workflows for insurance products, claims processing, and merchant analytics.
Manage cloud infrastructure, including deployments, databases, background jobs, and monitoring.
Work directly with the CEO to translate business priorities into technical solutions.
Implement A/B testing, analytics tracking, and tools to improve customer conversion.
Establish engineering best practices for CI/CD, code reviews, testing, documentation, and monitoring.
Make architectural decisions that allow the platform to scale from dozens to thousands of merchants.