Technical Lead, Studio

Domaine

71d•Remote

About The Position

Domaine Studio is looking for a Technical Lead to own the delivery, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of Shopify websites. This client-facing role requires working closely with partners to understand their goals, provide technical guidance, and deliver practical estimates. You will lead the engineering team through all phases of implementation, including frontend architecture, code review, integrations, and releases. The ideal candidate has deep expertise in Shopify, particularly out-of-the-box capabilities, and can help clients achieve their goals efficiently by focusing on solutions that deliver impact without added complexity. You will also provide design feedback to ensure projects stay within scope based on the capabilities of the codebase, whether leveraging a new Shopify Theme framework or working with legacy systems. This role includes leading discovery workshops, educating clients on Shopify best practices, and recommending scalable, future-ready solutions. You will collaborate across departments and with technology partners to ensure high-quality, efficient, and impactful outcomes.

Requirements

3-5 years of experience working in eCommerce. Good understanding of user behaviors and marketing/CRO sciences.
HTML
Semantic, accessible HTML
Document structure
Metadata
Common HTML APIs
CSS
Responsive design best practices
Media queries
Layout with flexbox and grid
Pseudo-elements and classes
Relative units (e.g. em, rem, vw, ch, etc.)
Modern CSS patterns and features (e.g., CSS variables, Web Animations API, Popover API)
Liquid
Expert understanding of the liquid templating language, and key concepts including theme architecture, layout, templates, sections, and blocks.
Familiar with the most commonly used objects, filters, and tags
Experience building with metafields and metaobjects
Deep understanding of localization and internationalization best practices
Experience using various AJAX APIs, including the Product Recommendations API, Predictive Search API, Cart API, and Section Rendering API
Experience using the Storefront and Admin APIs
Vanilla JavaScript (ES6+)
Expert understanding of Server Side, Client Side, and Static rendering architectures
DOM manipulation and event handling
Debugging and maintaining legacy JavaScript patterns
Shopify Theme JavaScript APIs
Experience with native web components
Performance, Accessibility & SEO
Experience identifying and debugging web performance issues with deep understanding of the following topics:
Optimizing resource loading
Image and video performance
Optimizing web fonts
Code-splitting
Prefetching and Pre-rendering techniques
Accessibility & WCAG fundamentals
Media accessibility
Labels and text alternatives
Focus management
Accessible tap targets
SEO best practices
Rich results
Structured data markup
Localization
Canonical URLs
Tooling & Workflow
JIRA/Confluence
Figma
Git & GitHub (code reviews, branching strategies)
Shopify CLI

Nice To Haves

Experience migrating legacy themes to Online Store 2.0+
Experience migrating brands to the Shopify platform
Familiarity with Shopify Plus features and limitations
Understanding of common third-party Shopify apps and integrations (incl. OMS/ERP apps, ESP apps, subscription apps, bundle apps, etc.)
Tailwind, GraphQL, REST, Node.js, React, Typescript
Shopify Functions & Checkout Extensions

Responsibilities

Shopify Theme Leadership
Lead development and maintenance of traditional Shopify themes, including legacy and hybrid codebases
Own technical direction for storefront implementations and ongoing enhancements
Own writing technical documentation and presenting to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Ensure themes are stable, performant, and merchant-friendly
Make pragmatic architectural decisions, balancing flexibility, complexity, and budget
Able to productively manage commitments to multiple projects
Legacy Codebase Support
Audit, debug, and refactor existing Shopify themes
Identify and mitigate technical debt without introducing regressions
Safely extend legacy patterns while introducing modern best practices where appropriate
Support long-running storefronts with high business impact
Technical Oversight & Quality
Establish and enforce coding standards for Liquid, CSS, and JavaScript
Review pull requests with attention to performance, maintainability, and Shopify constraints
Prevent over-engineering and unnecessary JavaScript complexity
Ensure clean separation of templates, sections, snippets, and assets
Able to catch issues within acceptance criteria, edge cases, and other potential issues.
Collaboration & Delivery
Work with clients to understand their business requirements, use cases, and product roadmap to make informed decisions.
Partner with Product Managers and Designers to translate requirements into realistic Shopify solutions
Communicate Shopify platform limitations early to avoid scope and estimation issues
Provide accurate estimates for theme work and maintenance tasks
Mentor junior and mid-level developers in Shopify-specific best practices while remaining hands-on when needed.