Job Title: Shopify Developer
Department: Marketing
Supervisors: Marketing Manager
Location: India-based
WHY DIASPORA Co.?
What do we do?
Diaspora Co. Spices was founded to radically reimagine the spice trade. We invest money, equity, and power into the best regenerative spices farms across South Asia. What we get are wildly delicious, hella potent flavors to bring your home cooking to the next level.
Why do we do it?
The big, audacious dream has always been to grow a radically new, decidedly delicious, and truly equitable spice trade, to push a broken system into an equal exchange, and to have a lot of fun doing it.
Just as we are building a market for regenerative farmers, we are also building a community for ourselves. Being in this community is about connecting deeply with the culture and heritage of the regions that we source from, and about learning as we go. Complicating and deepening what "Made in South Asia" means, and how we tell our own stories of freedom, struggle, and diaspora through food.
Diaspora Co.’s Mission and Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
It is important that all applicants are keenly aware of our company values and our firm commitment to creating space for all identities to feel comfortable engaging with our brand and within the company culture itself. We are happy to say that one half of this company was founded to empower South Asian farmers, and the other half to build something beautiful with the BIPOC community who want to build a better industry.
We are committed to using our privilege and power to not only educate our community but to hold ourselves accountable and learn from each other. We strive to create a company culture where every person feels comfortable showing up as their full selves. As we continue our anti-racist work, the focus on intentionality, knowledge and community-centric support becomes increasingly important. Our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) is an ongoing one and the entire Diaspora Co. community is expected to contribute and show up in this work
POSITION SUMMARY
Job Title: Shopify Developer
Location: India-based
Diaspora Co. is seeking a skilled and proactive Shopify Developer to join our growing team. This role is ideal for someone with 2–3 years of hands-on Shopify development experience who is passionate about building seamless eCommerce experiences. As part of our mission-driven company that’s reimagining the spice trade with a focus on equity and transparency, you’ll contribute to improving and maintaining our Shopify store, implementing UI designs, and optimizing site performance. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams across India and the US, ensuring our digital platforms remain innovative, efficient, and user-friendly.
If you thrive in a collaborative environment, enjoy solving technical challenges, and have a keen eye for UI/UX best practices, we’d love to hear from you. This is a fantastic opportunity to refine your development skills while working on a meaningful project that impacts communities across the globe.
Key Responsibilities
Maintain and enhance our Shopify Liquid front-end using Preact, Alpine.js, SCSS, and TailwindCSS.
Developing custom functionality to help improve the admin of the site.
Identify and fix bugs, resolve compatibility issues, overhaul existing code where necessary for maintainability and performance, and ensure ongoing support for Shopify APIs.
Implement UI designs from Figma with attention to detail and performance optimization.
Participate in brainstorming sessions and collaborate on the development of new features.
Manage deadlines effectively while delivering high-quality work.
Report on project progress, flagging any potential challenges early.
Qualifications
Completed a relevant program (Computer Science, Software Engineering, Design, etc.).
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Proven experience as a Shopify Developer, with a portfolio of completed projects.
Requirements
2+ years of experience developing with Shopify (Liquid, theme customization, UI extensions, app integrations).
Familiarity with Shopify Admin UI Extensions.
Strong understanding of Shopify platform architecture, APIs, and integrations
Prior experience implementing/debugging third-party Shopify apps (Recharge, Skio, Gorgias, Klaviyo), as well as building unique solutions if needed
Experience with version control systems such as Git and CI/CD workflows.
Comfort with Git-based workflows (branching, pull requests, code reviews) and working with staging/production environments.
Ability to refactor legacy code for better performance and maintainability.
Willingness to learn new frameworks, such as Shopify Hydrogen (Remix-based), for future projects.
Skills
Strong familiarity with Shopify Liquid, React.js, Preact, TailwindCSS, and SCSS.
Experience with GraphQL queries and mutations on Shopify.
Deep understanding of Products, Discount, Order APIs, Gift Cards and customizations using the APIs
Proficiency in UI/UX best practices and Shopify best practices.
Knowledge of SEO best practices for e-commerce websites.
Enthusiasm for staying updated on Shopify and eCommerce trends.
Ability to write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following industry standards.
Strong problem-solving skills, meet deadlines and ability to work independently while contributing to team projects.
Ability to create detailed documentation around features, integrations, and code structure.
Mindset
Enthusiasm for Diaspora Co.’s mission and brand identity, with a commitment to ethical visual storytelling that’s rooted in culture.
Collaborative, open to feedback, and excited to bring fresh perspectives to the table.
Kind, respectful, and driven to contribute positively to the team.
Benefits
Compensation: Rs. 70,000 - Rs. 80,000 per month DOE
Healthcare: Rs. 30,000 annual stipend for a healthcare insurance plan
Paid Time Off: 18 days of flexible PTO days, and 10 paid holidays along with a company-wide winter break of 10 days at the end of each year.
Wellness Benefit: Rs. 2,000 monthly stipend for physical and mental health expenses
Phone & Internet Stipend: Rs. 1,000 per month
Hiring Process:
To apply, please submit your resume, portfolio, Github link (if you have one) and fill out our 5 short application questions (in the application form above). Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
Shortlisted applicants will advance to an initial screening interview.
Top picks from those interviews will be given a paid test to complete within 1 week.
Finalists will advance to a final interview with company leadership