Web Development Manager (Shopify & Architecture)

Activate Talent is hiring for a fast-growing, pre-IPO consumer brand redefining its category. We are looking for a Web Development Manager to serve as the technical owner and architectural authority for the company’s entire web ecosystem. This is a hands-on leadership role, combining deep Shopify expertise with team management, system architecture, and direct contribution to production code.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Ownership: Own the end-to-end architecture, including Shopify (Liquid, Hydrogen, Storefront API), custom apps, and integrations.
• Hands-On Development: Actively contribute to production code, making pragmatic trade-offs between speed, scalability, and maintainability in a revenue-critical environment.
• Team Leadership: Manage, mentor, and elevate a team of developers through clear standards, code reviews, and coaching.
• High-Traffic Scale: Ensure systems are resilient during high-traffic events, product launches, and large-scale promotional moments.
• Platform Excellence: Implement checkout improvements using Shopify extensibility and design scalable content models using metafields.

Requirements

• Experience: 7+ years of web development experience, with 2–3+ years in a lead or managerial role.
• Shopify Expertise: Deep knowledge of Liquid, Theme Development, Metafields, Checkout Extensibility, and Storefront APIs.
• Tech Stack: Modern JavaScript frameworks (React, Vue) and backend technologies.
• DevOps: Ownership of Git workflows, CI/CD pipelines, deployments, and monitoring.
• Communication: Fluent English for daily collaboration in a global, remote team.

Nice to Have

• Shopify Plus: Experience working with Shopify Plus environments.
• Domain Interest: Interest in food, cooking, or consumer lifestyle brands.
• Hydrogen: Experience with Shopify Hydrogen (Headless) is implied via the architectural scope.