Jellycat is a privately owned design-led, gift brand headquartered in London. We create innovative luxurious products in the soft toy, accessory, baby and book categories that are loved around the world. We have an established and growing global customer base and we work with our partners to maximize the potential and reach of Jellycat throughout, sharing joy as we go!

As we continue to grow throughout North America, we continue to develop and improve the presence and awareness of our brand.

This position will be fully remote, but must reside within the Eastern Time Zone.

We’re looking for an eCommerce Full Stack Developer with deep experience building high-performance, conversion-focused DTC storefronts using Shopify Hydrogen. This role will be a key contributor to the technical execution of our headless Shopify architecture to help deliver fast, flexible, and scalable customer experiences. 

This is a hands-on role spanning storefront UI, server-side functionality, and the integrations that power a modern, scalable headless commerce experience. You’ll enjoy:

• Ownership of a modern, best-in-class headless commerce stack

• Direct impact on customer experience and revenue,

• Opportunities to help evolve our headless commerce platform and contribute to long-term technical direction

• Collaborative, product-driven DTC environment

You'll be:

• Driving development of our headless Shopify storefront using Shopify Hydrogen, delivering features across both client and server-rendered routes

• Building and maintaining custom storefront components, templates, and shared utilities optimized for conversion, speed, and scalability

• Integrating Shopify Storefront API, Admin API, and third-party services (CMS, search, reviews, subscriptions, personalization, etc.)

• Implementing and supporting server-side integration logic and commerce workflows (sessions, middleware, API orchestration)

• Optimizing site performance across client, server, and edge (Core Web Vitals, page load times, Lighthouse scores)

• Contributing to deployment pipelines and environment management (Shopify Oxygen, Vercel, Netlify, or similar)

• Ensuring accessibility (WCAG), SEO best practices, and cross-browser compatibility

• Troubleshooting and resolving production issues quickly and thoughtfully across storefront and integrations

• Contributing to technical architecture decisions and best practices, especially around data-fetching patterns and integration design

• Staying current with Shopify, Hydrogen, and headless commerce advancements across APIs, hosting, and performance

You'll have:

• 5+ years of professional development experience with strong full-stack capability (React + server-side JavaScript/TypeScript)

• 2+ years building headless Shopify storefronts

• Hands-on experience with Shopify Hydrogen (Hydrogen 2.0 preferred) and Remix fundamentals

• Strong proficiency in React, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS

• Experience working with Shopify Storefront API and GraphQL

• Familiarity with modern build tools and frameworks (Vite, Remix, Next.js concepts)

• Experience integrating third-party eCommerce tools (Klaviyo, Yotpo, Contentful/Sanity, Algolia, Recharge, etc.)

• Experience implementing server-side integration logic and integration workflows

• Strong understanding of DTC eCommerce KPIs, conversion optimization, and performance

• Experience working in agile, cross-functional teams

Nice to have:

• Experience with Shopify Oxygen hosting

• CMS integrations (Sanity preferred)

• Experience with A/B testing and personalization experience

• Prior work in high-growth or enterprise DTC brands

• Experience mentoring junior developers

The good stuff:

• 🎉 Bonus – Annual discretionary bonus tied to both company performance and personal contribution.

• 🏥 Health Coverage – Medical (Blue Cross Blue Shield + generous Health Savings Account contribution), dental, vision, disability, and life insurance — most of it on us.

• 💰 401k – We'll match every single dollar up to 5% of your salary. Free money for your future!

• 🌴 30 Days PTO – Prorated and then loaded at the start of each year. Vacation and sick time combined, and yours to use.

• 🤝 Employee Assistance Program – Confidential support for whatever life throws your way.

• 🎊 Social Events – A very active social committee keeping the calendar full of celebrations and good times.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Compensation:

• $85k - $100k

Jellycat Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and make employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected status. We are committed to a fair, inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.