Frontend Developer – React, Shopify Hydrogen

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Colombia, +5 more countries.

📋 Description

• Oversee and enhance the customized Shopify Hydrogen storefront utilizing React and React Router.

• Create responsive and accessible interfaces with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

• Collaborate with Shopify’s Storefront API, GraphQL, and manage collections, products, variants, metafields, and other Shopify data.

• Convert business needs and preliminary mockups into seamless, functional ecommerce solutions.

• Assess proposed features for technical viability and suggest alternatives when faced with API or platform constraints.

• Diagnose issues across the storefront, Shopify data/APIs, browser behaviors, and third-party integrations.

• Utilize Storyblok headless CMS and Algolia search and recommendation features.

• Implement and troubleshoot ecommerce analytics and marketing integrations.

• Address ecommerce SEO needs, including redirects, canonical tags, structured data, breadcrumbs, metadata, and indexability.

• Enhance frontend performance, usability, and maintainability.

• Clearly communicate technical limitations, trade-offs, and recommendations to both technical and non-technical team members.

• Collaborate effectively within and enhance an existing custom codebase.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 3 years of substantial hands-on professional experience with Shopify Hydrogen, React, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and React Router.

• Proven experience in developing headless ecommerce storefronts.

• At least 3 years of experience with Shopify Storefront API.

• In-depth knowledge of GraphQL.

• Familiarity with Shopify products, variants, collections, and metafields.

• Strong debugging and problem-solving abilities.

• Experience with APIs and third-party integrations.

• Capability to enhance and work within an existing custom codebase.

• Strong judgment in UI/UX design.

• Proficient in translating business requirements or rough mockups into functional interfaces.

• Understanding of responsive and accessible frontend development practices.

• Ability to recognize technical or usability limitations prior to implementation.

• Skill in recommending practical alternatives when a proposed approach is not technically suitable.

• Excellent communication skills in English.

• Ability to clearly articulate technical constraints and trade-offs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Comfortable working independently and taking ownership of assigned tasks.

• Nice to have: Experience with Shopify theme architecture and customization.

• Nice to have: Familiarity with Storyblok or another headless CMS.

• Nice to have: Experience with Algolia in React or headless ecommerce settings.

• Nice to have: Knowledge of ecommerce analytics and event tracking, including GA4.

• Nice to have: Experience with Klaviyo or similar marketing integrations in a headless environment.

• Nice to have: Understanding of ecommerce SEO and site migrations.

• Nice to have: Experience migrating established ecommerce sites from custom platforms to Shopify/Hydrogen.

• Nice to have: Skills in performance optimization, Git, testing, and deployment workflows.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote Work: Enjoy the flexibility of working from anywhere—our team is global, and we prioritize work-life balance.

• Growth Opportunities: As a vital contributor, you’ll have the opportunity to shape your role and advance with us.

• Innovative Culture: Join a dedicated team that is enthusiastic about using data to tackle challenges and achieve success in a swiftly changing market.

• Candidates must read, understand, and agree to Lago’s Confidentiality and Non-Circumvention Agreement as part of the recruitment process.