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Eligibility criteria

Applications are limited to ONLY Canadian Residents (Canadian Nationals, Permanent Residents, and Open Work Permit holders) Considering only Toronto and GTA — based candidates. The role may require travel to client offices in the U.S. once a quarter. Willing to work out of our Sapient office (located in 134 Peter Street, 12th Floor, Toronto, ON M5V 2H2) with a hybrid schedule of 3 days per week.

Experience Overview

Must be a Technical Lead rather than just a Senior Developer. Candidates should have at least 5years of Shopify experience, strong communication skills, Headless architecture and Hydrogen expertise, and proficiency in React frameworks. Shopify Plus Tech Lead is expected to interface with both internal teams and clients, provide technical solutions, and support client development teams with less Shopify experience. The role includes both oversight and hands-on work, such as coding and code reviews. Requires significant hands-on work, with candidates ideally spending around 70% of their time coding, rather than just providing oversight.

Required Qualifications

Must Have

5+ years of experience in modern ecommerce or digital product development. Prior experience migrating legacy or monolithic commerce platforms to headless Shopify. Experience with Remix, Next.js, or other modern React frameworks. Comfortable evaluating and adopting emerging web and commerce technologies.

Nice to have

Familiarity with composable commerce patterns and MACH principles. Strong collaboration skills working with product, UX, and solution architecture teams.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the technical delivery of headless Shopify Plus commerce solutions, from discovery and architecture through implementation and launch. Partner with Solution Strategists, Product, UX, and Delivery teams to define headless commerce architectures, integration approaches, and technical tradeoffs. Design and implement custom storefronts using Shopify Hydrogen (Remix), React, and TypeScript, following modern frontend and composable commerce best practices. Own and evolve GraphQL-based integrations leveraging Shopify Storefront and Admin APIs to support scalable, high-performance commerce experiences. Provide technical leadership during requirements gathering, translating business needs into maintainable, extensible technical designs. Produce and review high-level technical architecture and design documentation for headless storefronts, APIs, and integrations.

Requirements of the Role

1-Shopify & Headless Architecture Strong experience delivering Shopify Plus solutions using headless architecture. Deep expertise with Shopify Hydrogen (Remix-based) and custom headless storefront implementations. Advanced understanding of Shopify Storefront GraphQL API and Admin GraphQL API. Experience designing and consuming GraphQL-first data models and workflows.

2-Frontend Engineering Advanced proficiency in React with TypeScript. Strong understanding of modern frontend patterns: server-side rendering (SSR), streaming, caching, and performance optimization. Experience building scalable component systems and frontend architecture for commerce

3-Backend & Integrations Proven experience building and integrating custom Shopify apps (Node.js–based preferred). Hands-on experience integrating Shopify with external systems such as ERP, OMS, WMS, PIM, CMS, and third-party SaaS platforms. Experience with authentication models, webhooks, background jobs, and event-driven architecture.

4-Commerce & Platform Expertise Strong understanding of Shopify commerce concepts including products, variants, collections, pricing, discounts, inventory, orders, and fulfillment. Experience with Shopify configuration, instance management, and multi-store or multi-region setups. Familiarity with data migration and synchronization strategies across platforms.

Additional information

Annual Pay Range (Total compensation in CAD): $140,000 - $160,000 The ranges shown above represent a grouping of relevant ranges currently in use at Publicis Sapient. The actual range for this position may vary based on location and the specific skills required for the role.

Benefits include

An inclusive workplace that promotes diversity and collaboration. Access to learning, upskilling and growth opportunities (via Marcel Classes, O’Reilly Learning (Safari Books), Udemy and Intuition NX). Comprehensive health benefits for you and your family. Flexible vacation (not limited, allocated, or accrued). Parental leave and new parent transition program.

Tuition Reimbursement

RRSP and TFSA Generous paid leave and holidays.

Maternity and Paternity Leaves

Wellness and Employee assistance program.

As part of our dedication to an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Sapient is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at hiring@publicis.sapient.com #LI-HYBRID