The Role
Owns front-end architecture, development, performance, accessibility, testing, and continuous improvement across Shopify Plus storefronts. The role translates commercial, creative, and customer insights into scalable experiences, leads engineering standards and component libraries, supports experimentation and CRO, evaluates integrations, and manages delivery from technical discovery through post-launch monitoring. It requires strong Shopify Liquid, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Git, performance optimization, and cross-functional technical leadership experience.
Summary Generated by Built In
As Disturbia continues to grow, we are looking for a Senior Front-End Developer to join our IT & Dev team in London. This is a senior, hands-on role with ownership of the quality, performance and maintainability of our customer-facing Shopify experience. The successful candidate will translate commercial and creative priorities into fast, accessible and engaging storefront experiences; lead theme architecture and front-end engineering standards; and use data, experimentation and sound technical judgement to improve conversion and customer experience.
Our e-commerce operation is centred on a multi-store Shopify Plus environment serving multiple international markets. The storefronts integrate with marketing, analytics, review, customer service, logistics and mobile-app platforms, with additional capabilities delivered through a combination of in-house solutions and carefully selected third-party apps.
Our e-commerce operation is centred on a multi-store Shopify Plus environment serving multiple international markets. The storefronts integrate with marketing, analytics, review, customer service, logistics and mobile-app platforms, with additional capabilities delivered through a combination of in-house solutions and carefully selected third-party apps.
Key Responsibilities
Reporting to the Director of IT, the successful candidate will take technical ownership of front-end delivery across the Shopify Plus ecosystem. They will work closely with e-commerce, creative, marketing and technical colleagues to turn business goals and customer insight into robust, measurable improvements, while setting standards for front-end architecture, code quality, testing and release discipline.
The successful candidate will:
- Own the architecture, development and continuous improvement of Shopify themes across multiple storefronts and international markets.
- Turn customer insight, commercial priorities and design concepts into high-quality, reusable front-end experiences that improve conversion and customer experience.
- Lead optimisation of storefront performance, accessibility, responsiveness and Core Web Vitals.
- Partner with e-commerce, marketing and creative teams to deliver data-informed improvements through experimentation, analytics and CRO initiatives.
- Establish and maintain front-end engineering standards, component libraries, testing practices and technical documentation.
- Assess and implement new technologies, integrations and third-party applications that enhance customer experience and business performance.
- Take ownership of projects from discovery and technical design through implementation, release and post-launch monitoring, working independently with minimal supervision.
- Proactively identify technical debt, risks and opportunities for innovation, continuously improving both the storefront and development workflows
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Candidates should have substantial hands-on experience delivering production front-end solutions within the Shopify ecosystem. They must be able to demonstrate the following essential skills:
- Advanced Shopify Liquid development experience within Shopify Plus environments.
- Strong expertise in modern HTML, CSS and JavaScript, with a deep understanding of browser performance and rendering behaviour.
- Experience building scalable, reusable front-end components for complex, high-traffic e-commerce websites.
- The ability to translate design concepts, UX requirements and customer needs into production-ready experiences.
- Strong knowledge of Git, code review processes, testing practices and modern deployment workflows.
- Commercial awareness, using analytics, experimentation and performance data to influence technical decisions and drive customer outcomes.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to work across both technical and non-technical stakeholders and provide technical leadership.
- A proactive, self-directed approach with the ability to identify opportunities, solve problems independently and continuously improve platforms, processes and ways of working
The following skills are desirable but not essential
- Working with Shopify Storefront, GraphQL or REST APIs and integrating front-end experiences with third-party services
- Developing Shopify Functions and UI Extensions using Preact for checkout, customer account and admin extensibility
- Developing embedded Shopify admin apps using React Router, App Bridge and Polaris
- Developing theme app extensions
- Building server-side services, automations or edge functionality, including experience with Cloudflare Workers and related technologies
- Implementing CRO and experimentation platforms, analytics implementation, feature flags or personalisation
- Design systems, component libraries, visual regression testing or end-to-end testing tools
Personal qualities
- Analytical and focused - prioritising improvements that will have the greatest positive impact on the business
- Strong initiative - proactively identifying improvements and potential issues early
- Collaborative communicator - working effectively with technical and non‑technical teams
- Adaptable - responding well to evolving e‑commerce, technology and Shopify platform changes
- Motivated - with the ability to work to deadlines, manage workload, and deliver reliably
- Precise - and with an impeccable eye for detail
Benefits
- Competitive Salary, subject to skills and experience, with potential bonus and paid overtime
- Annual leave base starting at 25 days per year (+ bank holidays), ability to accrue holidays with each year’s service and annual leave purchase scheme
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Private health insurance
- Enhanced sickness pay
- Free Parking
- 2 Corporate Social Responsibility days per year
- Generous staff allowance and discount
- Free fresh fruit, snacks and drinks in office
- Individual social fund
- Bi-Annual Paid team outings
- Regular pay reviews
About
Welcome to Disturbia. We're an independent, subculture-led fashion brand creating unconventionally authentic attire for a global community of kindred spirits who think and act outside the box of normalcy.Our designs are informed and inspired by the outcast, the esoteric, and the occult- we're always spinning fashion trends on their head in new and unexpected ways. We stand for the other in society, and always want to do right by our community - all while having a hell of a lot of fun in the process.As we continue to grow, so too do we continually seek like-minded individuals to join our ranks. The right candidate for any position will be passionate about their work and dedicated to making the brand the best that it can be as we expand into new frontiers.
Skills Required
- Substantial hands-on experience delivering production front-end solutions within the Shopify ecosystem
- Advanced Shopify Liquid development experience within Shopify Plus environments
- Strong expertise in modern HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- Deep understanding of browser performance and rendering behavior
- Experience building scalable, reusable front-end components for complex, high-traffic e-commerce websites
- Ability to translate design concepts, UX requirements, and customer needs into production-ready experiences
- Strong knowledge of Git, code review processes, testing practices, and modern deployment workflows
- Commercial awareness and ability to use analytics, experimentation, and performance data to influence technical decisions
- Excellent communication skills with technical leadership across technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Proactive, self-directed approach with independent problem-solving and continuous improvement
- Experience with Shopify Storefront, GraphQL, or REST APIs
- Experience developing Shopify Functions and UI Extensions using Preact
- Experience developing embedded Shopify admin apps using React Router, App Bridge, and Polaris
- Experience developing theme app extensions
- Experience building server-side services, automations, or edge functionality with Cloudflare Workers
- Experience implementing CRO and experimentation platforms, analytics, feature flags, or personalization
- Experience with design systems, component libraries, visual regression testing, or end-to-end testing tools
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The Company
What We Do
Disturbia is a subculture fashion and lifestyle brand founded in 2003, creating gothic and darkly romantic apparel, accessories, and homewares with a focus on individuality and unique designs.
