Frontend Developer (React/Shopify Hydrogen)
Job Title: Frontend Developer (React / Shopify Hydrogen)
Location: Eastern Europe - Remote
Schedule: Full-Time (40 hours/week), 9am - 5pm Eastern Standard Time
Salary Range: Up to $3200
Our Partner is a US-based e-commerce retailer running a custom headless storefront. They are looking for an experienced Frontend Developer with strong React, React Router, and Shopify Hydrogen experience to help maintain and improve their existing headless storefront, and potentially support future migrations of additional e-commerce sites to Shopify/Hydrogen.
This is primarily a frontend role. Their internal team handles most of the backend product and catalog data work, but this developer should understand the broader Shopify ecosystem and be comfortable troubleshooting issues involving Shopify APIs, third-party integrations, search, CMS, analytics, and customer-facing functionality.
Strong UI/UX judgment is also important. They are not looking for a dedicated designer, but need someone who can take business requirements and rough mockups, identify usability or technical limitations, recommend practical alternatives, and translate them into polished e-commerce experiences.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain and improve a custom Shopify Hydrogen storefront using React and React Router
- Build responsive, accessible interfaces using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- Work with Shopify's Storefront API, GraphQL, collections, products, variants, metafields, and other Shopify data
- Translate business requirements and rough mockups into intuitive, functional e-commerce experiences
- Evaluate proposed features for technical feasibility and recommend alternatives when API or platform limitations exist
- Troubleshoot issues across the storefront, Shopify data/APIs, browser behavior, and third-party integrations
- Work with Storyblok headless CMS and Algolia search and recommendation functionality
- Implement and troubleshoot e-commerce analytics and marketing integrations
- Support e-commerce SEO requirements including redirects, canonical tags, structured data, breadcrumbs, metadata, and indexability
- Improve frontend performance, usability, and maintainability
- Communicate technical constraints, tradeoffs, and recommendations clearly to technical and non-technical team members
- Work effectively within and improve an existing custom codebase
Requirements
Requirements
Must-Haves (Non-Negotiable)
- Strong proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, and React Router
- Professional experience with Shopify Hydrogen and headless commerce
- Experience with Shopify APIs and GraphQL
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
- Good UI/UX judgment and experience translating designs or wireframes into functional interfaces
- Ability to evaluate technical feasibility and recommend practical solutions
- Experience working with APIs and third-party integrations
- Excellent English communication skills
- Ability to work independently and take ownership of projects and problems
- Full-time availability (40 hours/week)
Nice-to-Haves
- Experience with Shopify theme architecture and customization
- Experience with Storyblok or another headless CMS
- Experience with Algolia in React or headless e-commerce environments
- Experience with e-commerce analytics and event tracking, including GA4
- Experience with Klaviyo or similar marketing integrations in a headless environment
- Experience with e-commerce SEO and site migrations
- Experience migrating established e-commerce sites from custom platforms to Shopify/Hydrogen
- Experience with performance optimization, Git, testing, and deployment workflows
Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate is a pragmatic, solution-oriented frontend developer who combines strong technical skills with good UI/UX judgment. They should be comfortable working in a customized e-commerce environment, identifying problems beyond the immediate frontend task, and collaborating with both technical and non-technical team members.
We value someone who can not only build what is requested, but also recognize when a proposed approach may create usability or technical problems and recommend a better solution.
Tech Stack
- Shopify Hydrogen (React Router)
- React / HTML / CSS / JavaScript
- Shopify GraphQL (Storefront & Admin APIs)
- Storyblok (CMS)
- Algolia (Search)
- GA4 / Klaviyo (Analytics & Marketing integrations)
- Git, testing, and deployment workflows
Benefits
- Remote Work: Work from anywhere—our team is global, and we value work-life balance.
- Growth Opportunities: As a key player i you’ll have the chance to shape your role and grow with us.
- Innovative Culture: Join a team that is passionate about leveraging data to solve challenges and drive success in a rapidly evolving market.
As part of our recruitment process, all candidates are kindly asked to read, understand, and agree to Lago’s Confidentiality and Non-Circumvention Agreement. This ensures a respectful and professional experience for everyone involved.
Skills
As published by workable · 22 questions · 11 written answers
Basics
First name, Last name, Email, Phone, Address, Photo, Resume
Short answers (8)
- How many years of experience with Marketplace/e-commerce related development you have?
- Could you describe your background with Shopify theme architecture, or migrating an existing e-commerce site to Shopify/Hydrogen
- Could you describe your approach to building responsive and accessible interfaces, especially how you test and validate them across devices
- What industries have you worked with?
- What is your country?
- In which countries have you worked?
- What is your salary expectation in USD?
- What is your expected start date?
Pick from a list (3)
- What is your proficiency level in English?
- Which marketplaces or e-commerce platforms have you worked with?
- As indicated in the job description, kindly confirm your agreement to Lago’s Confidentiality and Non-Circumvention Agreement to proceed with the recruitment process.
Written answers (11)
- Can you share your experience working with Shopify Hydrogen and headless commerce setups? What kinds of projects have you tackled using these technologies?
- Could you describe your background working with Shopify Hydrogen, especially in maintaining or improving an existing storefront rather than building one from scratch
- How many years of hands-on experience do you have working with Shopify development?
- Could you describe your background working with React and React Router, especially in a Hydrogen or similar headless commerce context
- Could you describe your background working with Shopify's Storefront API and GraphQL, especially with collections, products, variants, or metafields
- Could you describe your background working with Algolia or another search/recommendation tool, especially integrating it into a React frontend
- Could you describe your background implementing or troubleshooting e-commerce analytics or marketing integrations, such as GA4 or Klaviyo
- Could you describe your background handling e-commerce SEO, especially redirects, canonical tags, structured data, or site migrations
- Could you please share the tools and software you have used in your role?
- Could you please share your portfolio for review?
- Please record a 1-minute video introducing yourself and your experience. You may use Loom.com or any platform you prefer. Share the link once done. Please note this process is mandatory, applications with no video will not be considered.