Senior Shopify Backend Developer

Salary Range: $120,000 - $140,000 per year (based on experience, skills, and qualifications)

Gurunanda is a fast-growing consumer wellness brand dedicated to creating innovative products that support healthier lifestyles worldwide. Our direct-to-consumer ecommerce platform is a critical driver of our growth, and we are investing in the technology foundation needed to scale sustainably.

We are looking for a talented Senior Shopify Backend Developer who can help architect, optimize, and evolve our Shopify ecosystem while directly contributing to business growth.

Gurunanda is seeking a Senior Shopify Backend Developer to take end-to-end technical ownership of our ecommerce platform.

This is not a ticket-based development role. We are looking for a strategic, hands-on technical leader who can evaluate our current Shopify architecture, identify opportunities and risks, build a scalable technical roadmap, and execute solutions that support revenue growth.

You will be responsible for understanding how technology decisions impact business outcomes — from conversion rates and customer experience to operational efficiency and platform reliability.

You will partner closely with Ecommerce, Marketing, Operations, and Leadership teams to translate business goals into technical solutions and determine when to build, buy, optimize, or simplify.

• Conduct a comprehensive audit of the Shopify ecosystem, including:
• Architecture
• Custom code
• Apps
• Integrations
• Data flows
• Identify:
• Technical debt
• Scalability risks
• Performance issues
• Operational inefficiencies
• Build and maintain a prioritized technical roadmap aligned with:
• Revenue growth
• Conversion improvement
• Operational efficiency
• Reduced maintenance costs
• Partner with leadership on Shopify platform decisions, including:
• Shopify Plus capabilities
• Headless/composable commerce
• Build vs. buy decisions
• Platform investments
• Balance immediate business needs with long-term platform health.

• Own integration architecture across:
• ERP systems
• OMS platforms
• Inventory systems
• 3PL/Fulfillment providers
• Subscription platforms
• Loyalty platforms
• CRM systems
• Marketing platforms
• Design and develop scalable solutions using:
• Shopify APIs
• REST APIs
• GraphQL APIs
• Shopify Functions
• Shopify App Extensions
• Build custom Shopify applications and backend solutions that improve platform capabilities.
• Architect scalable product data structures using:
• Metafields
• Metaobjects
• Custom data models
• Design reliable webhook and event-driven workflows with:
• Monitoring
• Error handling
• Retry mechanisms
• Failure recovery processes
• Evaluate and integrate new technologies as the business grows.

• Partner with Ecommerce, Marketing, and CRO teams to remove technical barriers impacting:
• Conversion rate
• Average order value (AOV)
• Checkout experience
• Personalization
• Promotions
• Own backend performance improvements including:
• Page speed
• Server response times
• Core Web Vitals
• Platform reliability
• Ensure Shopify performs reliably during:
• Product launches
• Promotions
• High-volume sales periods
• Holiday peaks
• Support experimentation infrastructure including:
• A/B testing
• Personalization
• Conversion optimization initiatives
• Ensure platform scalability for:
• Increased order volume
• Growing SKU catalog
• International expansion

• Write and review high-quality, scalable, maintainable code.
• Establish best practices around:
• Development standards
• Documentation
• Testing
• Code quality
• Reduce technical debt while improving platform reliability.
• Ensure compliance with:
• PCI requirements
• Shopify best practices
• Ecommerce security standards
• Own incident response, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis for:
• Backend issues
• Integration failures
• Data synchronization problems
• Maintain clear documentation of:
• Architecture decisions
• Integrations
• Technical processes
• Mentor developers and contribute to improving engineering practices.

• 6 years of software development experience.
• 4 years of hands-on Shopify development experience.
• Strong Shopify Plus experience required.
• Proven experience owning and evolving a Shopify platform beyond feature development.
• Strong proficiency in:
• Shopify Liquid
• JavaScript / TypeScript
• Shopify Admin API
• Shopify Storefront API
• REST APIs
• GraphQL
• Shopify Functions
• App Extensions
• Experience designing and maintaining complex ecommerce integrations across:
• ERP
• OMS
• 3PL/Fulfillment
• Subscriptions
• CRM
• Marketing platforms
• Experience identifying and reducing technical debt in a live ecommerce environment.
• Strong backend development experience with at least one server-side technology:
• Node.js
• Ruby
• PHP
• Python
• Strong understanding of:
• API architecture
• Webhooks
• Event-driven systems
• Data synchronization
• Deep understanding of ecommerce fundamentals:
• Checkout
• Inventory management
• Order management
• Payments
• Tax and shipping logic
• Revenue impact of technical decisions
• Ability to translate business goals into technical strategies and communicate tradeoffs effectively.
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, and systems-thinking skills.
• Comfortable working independently with significant ownership.

• Previous experience as:
• Technical Lead
• Staff Engineer
• Shopify Platform Owner
• Ecommerce Technology Lead
• Experience supporting high-growth DTC ecommerce brands.
• Experience with headless commerce architectures, including:
• Shopify Hydrogen
• Storefront API-driven builds
• Experience with subscription platforms such as:
• Recharge
• Bold Subscriptions
• Experience with ecommerce operations platforms including:
• NetSuite
• SkuVault
• ShipStation
• Multi-warehouse/3PL systems
• Experience integrating marketing technology platforms:
• Klaviyo
• HubSpot
• Meta Ads
• Experience within:
• CPG
• Beauty
• Wellness
• Consumer products ecommerce
• Shopify Plus certification(s).
• Experience presenting technical roadmaps and investment recommendations to leadership.

We are looking for a technical owner, architect, and problem solver — someone who can look beyond individual development tasks and understand how technology impacts the entire ecommerce business.

The ideal candidate combines deep Shopify expertise with strong business judgment, understands ecommerce growth, and enjoys building scalable systems that enable teams to move faster.

• Own the technology foundation of a rapidly growing global ecommerce business.
• Make direct impact on revenue growth and customer experience.
• Lead Shopify architecture decisions and long-term platform strategy.
• Work closely with leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Build solutions that support meaningful business growth.

If you are passionate about Shopify, ecommerce technology, and building scalable platforms that drive business success, we would love to hear from you. Apply today!