Shopify Architect (Contract, Remote)
Location: Remote
Experience: 12+ Years
Availability: Immediate to Short Notice Preferred
Employment Type: Contract
Domain: Enterprise eCommerce / Shopify Plus Architecture

About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced Shopify Architect to lead the design, architecture, and technical strategy for enterprise-grade Shopify and Shopify Plus implementations. This is a remote, contract-based engagement suited for a senior technologist who can operate at both the strategic and hands-on technical level — guiding development teams, engaging with client stakeholders, and ensuring scalable, secure, and high-performing eCommerce solutions.

Key Responsibilities
Own the end-to-end technical architecture for Shopify and Shopify Plus storefronts, including custom app development, theme architecture, and headless commerce implementations.
Design scalable integration architectures between Shopify and enterprise systems, including ERP, OMS, PIM, CRM, WMS, payment gateways, tax engines, and other third-party platforms.




Lead migrations from legacy eCommerce platforms such as Magento, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, and custom-built platforms to Shopify and Shopify Plus.
Architect headless commerce solutions using Hydrogen, Oxygen, Next.js, and React-based storefronts integrated with the Shopify Storefront API.
Define and enforce best practices for Shopify application development using Shopify CLI, Polaris, Admin API, Storefront API, and GraphQL.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development and QA teams through architecture reviews, technical guidance, and code quality audits.
Evaluate and recommend Shopify Plus capabilities, including Shopify Functions, Checkout Extensibility, Shopify Flow, legacy Scripts, and B2B on Shopify.
Collaborate with client stakeholders, presales, and delivery teams to translate business requirements into scalable and maintainable technical solutions.
Ensure adherence to performance, security, scalability, ac

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