A Shopify-focused e-commerce team based in Thaltej, off SG Highway in Ahmedabad, is hiring a Lead Shopify Developer for a full-time, on-site role. The position sits within the software development group and reports to the engineering leadership handling the company's online storefronts.
This is a senior post. The company wants someone with roughly 11 years of hands-on development experience, most of it presumably spent building and maintaining Shopify storefronts, and formal education requirements top out at a bachelor's degree in a technical discipline. Beyond the degree itself, what matters more is a track record of shipping working Shopify stores under real deadlines, so candidates coming from agency backgrounds or in-house e-commerce teams tend to fit well here.
Day-to-day, the lead developer owns the technical side of the store: building and adjusting theme functionality, troubleshooting issues that customers or the merchandising team flag, and keeping a paper trail of decisions so the next engineer on the project isn't left guessing. Code review is part of the job description too, since a lead is expected to catch problems before they reach production rather than after.
- Build new storefront features in Shopify Liquid, translating requirements from product or merchandising stakeholders into working theme code
- Diagnose and fix bugs across the storefront, from checkout friction to broken app integrations
- Maintain documentation for custom theme sections, workarounds, and integration decisions so the store stays maintainable as the team changes
- Review pull requests from other developers and set the technical direction for how the store's codebase evolves
- Coordinate with the Shopify Admin API and Storefront API to connect the store to inventory, fulfillment, or CRM systems
Ahmedabad has a fairly active Shopify developer job market right now, and Thaltej, specifically, has become something of a small hub for e-commerce and digital agencies along SG Highway, so this isn't an isolated posting in an otherwise quiet corner of the city. Someone searching for Shopify developer jobs near me in that part of Ahmedabad would find the office easy enough to reach from most of the western suburbs.
On the technical side, the required toolkit is fairly specific. The role calls for solid command of Shopify Liquid for templating, along with the standard front-end trio of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for anything a theme needs beyond what Liquid can handle on its own. Familiarity with the Shopify APIs, both Admin and Storefront, rounds out the core requirement, since a lead developer will be expected to wire up integrations without needing constant hand-holding from a more senior engineer.
- Shopify Liquid templating language
- HTML and CSS, including responsive layout work
- JavaScript for interactive storefront elements
- Shopify Admin API and Storefront API
None of the following are required, but they would meaningfully strengthen an application. Prior work on a Shopify Plus store shows that a candidate can handle the scale and checkout customization limits associated with the higher tier. Experience building a private Shopify app in Node.js or a similar backend, rather than only customizing themes, signals a developer who can go beyond front-end tweaks when a project needs it. Comfort with the GraphQL Admin API is increasingly common in Shopify job postings and would put a candidate ahead of most applicants who've only worked with the REST endpoints. None of these are dealbreakers if missing, but each one shortens the ramp-up time.
Naukri Mitra lists this as a full-time position with a monthly salary of ₹1,56,000, which puts it toward the upper end of Shopify developer salaries in Ahmedabad, reflecting the seniority the role demands. The workplace type is listed as on-site, so remote or hybrid arrangements aren't available for this opening, though the office location in Thaltej keeps the commute manageable for most of the city.
The benefits attached to the role are concrete rather than decorative. Health insurance is included for the employee, and the company offers paid time off in addition to the standard weekly structure. Performance-linked bonuses are part of the compensation package as well, tied to individual and possibly team output rather than handed out flat. Because the role is on-site, the employer also provides cafeteria access at the office and cab or commute support, which is fairly standard among Ahmedabad employers running on-site development teams.
- Health insurance coverage
- Paid time off
- Performance-linked bonuses
- On-site cafeteria access
- Cab or commute support
Candidates who've been out of active development for a while but otherwise meet the experience bar shouldn't rule themselves out automatically; the team appears more interested in Shopify-specific depth than an unbroken employment timeline. What tends to matter more in the interview process for a lead role is being able to walk through a past storefront project, explain the trade-offs made, and speak to how bugs or performance issues were actually resolved rather than just described in the abstract.
Applicants who fit the education, experience, and skills described above can apply directly through the listing. Interested candidates already working in or near Ahmedabad, particularly those with experience as Shopify developers for experienced professionals in the city, are likely to have the shortest adjustment period once hired, given the on-site requirement and the pace expected of a lead-level engineer from day one.
