Lead Software Engineer - Shopify (m/f/d)
Level IX
- Berlin
- Full-time
- Permanent

Our mission
We are looking for an experienced Lead Software Engineer (m/f/d) to lead our team of engineers and drive the migration of our in-house developed webshops to Shopify. In this role, you’ll shape the technical direction, ensure high-quality implementation, and foster a strong engineering culture in a dynamic, impact-driven environment.
Your mission
Lead and develop a group of up to 10 software engineers, both professionally and disciplinarily
Lead the replatforming of our webshops to Shopify, ensuring maintainability and extendability of all customizations
Contribute hands-on to the design and implementation of the new platform, with focus on performance, resilience, and great user experience
Lead towards a new era of our shops in close collaboration with product teams, tech leads, and POs — ensuring alignment across cross-functional teams
Drive the technical vision and strategy together with other tech leads
Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and self-organization within and across teams
Continuously improve our CI/CD pipelines and development processes
Your profile
Hands-on experience with the Shopify Plus ecosystem, including:
Liquid templating and Remix app development,
Building and integrating custom Shopify apps and webhooks,
Resilient consumption, error handling, and monitoring of external integrations
Solid knowledge of frontend technologies like React, Remix, and Typescript
Proven leadership experience with engineering teams in agile environments, including disciplinary responsibility
Experience in building and maintaining large-scale, high-traffic platforms with strong uptime requirements
Enthusiasm for building reliable, scalable systems that combine strong engineering with great user experience
Strong communication and business fluent English language skills (German is a plus)
Nice to have
Familiarity with end-to-end testing using frameworks like Playwright
Understanding of modern frontend performance, observability, and monitoring best practices
Experience with Typescript, Python, and MySQL or PostgreSQL
Knowledge of Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Experience applying Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and Clean Architecture principles to keep complex systems maintainable
We're looking forward to your application!
Online since 09.10.2025