Shopify Developer

Hybrid (3 days in the office) | UK (Liverpool / Leeds) | Full-time

At Velstar, we build high-performing Shopify stores and applications for ambitious eCommerce brands. We're looking for a Shopify Developer to help deliver robust, scalable solutions that combine great frontend experiences with solid system-level thinking.

This is primarily a frontend-focused role, but we're after someone who's comfortable bridging the gap between storefront and system, supporting Shopify apps and collaborating closely with our back-end team when needed.

The role

As a Shopify Developer, you'll play a key part in developing and customising Shopify stores that meet real commercial needs. You'll work closely with designers, project managers and other developers to deliver high-quality work, while maintaining strong coding standards and a problem-solving mindset.

Alongside theme development, you'll support our back-end team using PHP and Laravel to help maintain and extend Shopify apps across new and existing projects.

What you'll be doing

Developing and customising Shopify themes using Liquid, HTML, CSS and JavaScript

Building new features and functionality to improve UX, performance and conversion

Integrating third-party APIs and services to extend store capabilities

Testing across devices and browsers, optimising for performance, SEO and reliability

Supporting Shopify app development using PHP and Laravel

Collaborating closely with designers and project managers to deliver work on time and to spec

Participating in code reviews to maintain high quality and share knowledge

Diagnosing and resolving complex technical issues with scalable, maintainable solutions

Estimating tasks accurately and contributing to sprint planning and delivery

What we're looking for

You're a capable Shopify developer who takes pride in clean code and enjoys solving problems. You're comfortable owning tasks independently, but value collaboration and clear communication.

You'll likely have:

2–3 years' professional experience working with Shopify

Strong proficiency in Liquid, HTML, CSS and JavaScript

Practical experience supporting back-end work using PHP and Laravel

Experience working with Shopify APIs and custom integrations

A solid understanding of responsive design and cross-device compatibility

Experience working in Agile environments (Scrum, Kanban, etc.)

Familiarity with project management tools such as Jira, Trello or Asana

Confidence using Git and collaborative version control workflows

Nice to have

Experience with Shopify Hydrogen / Oxygen or headless commerce

Knowledge of modern React frameworks such as Remix or Next.js

Experience with Theme App Extensions

Strong understanding of performance optimisation and Core Web Vitals

Experience improving PageSpeed Insights scores

Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments

Why Velstar?

Hybrid working (minimum 3 days per week in our Liverpool or Leeds office)

The chance to work on complex Shopify builds for ambitious brands

A collaborative development team with strong technical standards

Clear progression opportunities as you grow your skills and impact

An environment that values quality, curiosity and continuous learning

If you're a Shopify Developer who enjoys building things properly, and wants to keep growing in a fast-moving eCommerce environment, we'd love to hear from you.