Senior Front End Engineer (Shopify)

Client Engagement DetailsOur client is looking for a detail-oriented and technically strong Senior Front End Engineer to join their team. This role is critical to elevating and scaling their Shopify storefront experience. This is a role ideal for someone with deep React and Shopify skills who enjoys shipping polished, performant features and can act as a reliable technical liaison to stakeholders.What You'll Do Build polished, performant customer-facing features across our Shopify theme and React applicationLead A/B tests end-to-end: propose the experiment, scope the technical approach, ship the variants, instrument the funnel, and own the cleanup once results are in.Collaborate with Design to translate Figma into a UI that holds up across devices, edge cases, and accessibility requirements.Partner with Data to instrument analytics events cleanly, debug funnel drops, and make sure tracking stays trustworthy.Improve the storefront's foundations: performance, reliability, code quality, and the developer experience for the rest of the team.Own incidents that touch the storefront, from the first alert through the postmortem.Availability: Full-time.What’s in it for you?Learn and evolve your skills using the latest and greatest technology tools in a rapidly growing company.Learn from the best people around you. We constantly challenge the status quo and invent new ways of building a great product.100% remote. Work anywhere, whether it is remotely in the comfort of your home, in a shared co-working space, in an RV on the beach, or while being a nomad in another country.Work on challenging problems, innovate, and positively impact many people's lives while having fun doing it.Required QualificationsUpper-intermediate to fluent speaking and writing English. Able to have a real-time conversation.5+ years of full-time hands-on Frontend Engineering experience3+ years of full-time hands-on React + TypeScript experience.2+ years of full-time hands-on Shopify Liquid (Online Store 2.0) experience — must have shipped real features.2+ years of full-time hands-on CSS + Tailwind CSS experience.1+ year of full-time hands-on GraphQL experience.1+ year of hands-on AI coding tools experience (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot or equivalent).Experience collaborating with Design via Figma. Able to translate designs into accessible, responsive UIs.Strong communication skills with non-engineers (PMs, designers).Bias toward shipping. Breaks work into small PRs and owns quality end-to-end.Nice to HavesExperience with rental, subscription, or other non-standard commerce models.Performance work on consumer storefronts including Core Web Vitals and INP/LCP debugging.Familiarity with headless or hybrid Shopify architectures such as Hydrogen.Comfort with GraphQL beyond consumption. Able to read a schema and reason about query design.Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent demonstrated ability.Frequently Asked QuestionsWhat are your typical clients?The majority of our clients are venture-backed startups at the growth stage. Usually, at this stage, the company already achieved a product-market fit and is looking to expand rapidly. That’s where we bring the best engineering practices, strong architecture, the latest technologies, and consistent processes to help companies scale.What is the length of your engagements?Most of our long-term full-time engagements last multiple years. It allows you to evolve your career with the client company taking on more responsibilities.What’s your company size?The Right Balance team is 55+ engineers going to 75+ by the end of the year. The current client size team is 197+ people. The timing is great to be a part of a rapidly growing team making meaningful contributions.What happens if the engagement is completed?Most of our engagements are long-term in nature. That said, if the current engagement is ramping down, we’ll present you with more long-term opportunities to transition into.What are your core values?Client First: we only win when our clients win. We treat client challenges as our own.Ownership: we embrace responsibility, taking on challenges, getting them to completion, and enjoying getting things done.Quality: we’re passionate about achieving quality outcomes by applying meticulous attention to detail.