Shopify Ecommerce Developer & Store Optimization Specialist

We're looking for someone who understands how to build and organize large Shopify stores.

This role is about much more than coding. We need someone who can think strategically about store structure, navigation, collections, filters, SEO, automation, and the customer shopping experience.

You'll help us build a Shopify store that can efficiently manage tens of thousands of SKUs while remaining easy for customers to browse.

Responsibilities
Develop and customize Shopify themes.
Improve store speed and performance.
Organize large product catalogs (20,000+ SKUs).
Design logical collection and category structures.
Improve search and filtering.
Optimize product pages for conversions.
Recommend and implement Shopify apps where appropriate.
Build automations to reduce manual work.
Improve SEO structure and internal linking.
Identify opportunities to improve the overall shopping experience.
Document workflows and maintain organized systems.
Required Skills
Shopify (Liquid, theme customization)
HTML / CSS / JavaScript
Shopify Admin
Product organization for large catalogs
Collections & automated collections
Product tagging strategy
Navigation & menu structure
Shopify Search & Discovery
SEO fundamentals
Google Sheets / Excel
Strong organizational skills
Problem-solving mindset
Ability to work independently

What Success Looks Like

We want someone who naturally asks questions like:

Is this the best way to organize 20,000 SKUs?
Can customers find products in under 3 clicks?
Can this process be automated?
Are our collections structured logically?
Are filters helping or hurting conversions?
How can we improve SEO without creating duplicate content?
Can AI help automate this task?

To Apply

Please include the word "cats" somewhere in your application.

Then answer these questions:

Tell us about the largest Shopify store you've worked on (number of SKUs if known).
How would you organize a store with 20,000+ products so customers can easily find what they're looking for?
What's one Shopify optimization or automation you're most proud of?
Which Shopify apps or tools do you regularly use, and why?
Tell us about a time you improved a store's organization, speed, navigation, or user experience.
Have you used AI tools (such as ChatGPT or Claude) to help with Shopify development or workflows? If yes, how?