Publicis Sapient is the digital business transformation hub of Publicis Groupe with 20,000 people and over 50 offices worldwide. As a digital business transformation partner of choice, we’ve spent over three decades utilizing the disruptive power of technology and ingenuity to help digitally enable our clients' business in their pursuit of next. That’s how we help them stay relevant.

Visit our website to learn more about the work we do — Applications are limited to ONLY Canadian Residents ( Canadian Nationals, Permanent Residents, and Open Work Permit holders ) The role may require travel to client offices in the U.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. 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. 5+ years of experience in modern ecommerce or digital product development. ~ js , or other modern React frameworks . ~ Comfortable evaluating and adopting emerging web and commerce technologies.

Solid collaboration skills working with product, UX,



and solution architecture teams. 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. Deep expertise with Shopify Hydrogen (Remix-based) and custom headless storefront implementations.

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 Proven experience building and integrating custom Shopify apps (Node.js–based preferred). 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.

Annual Pay

Range (Total compensation in CAD): $140,000 - $160,000 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). Flexible vacation (not limited, allocated, or accrued).

Parental leave and new parent transition program. Generous paid leave and holidays. 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.

📌 Shopify Technical Lead (Toronto)
🏢 Publicis Sapient
📍 Toronto