Shopify Expert Job Description Template

Liquid customization · 26%
Liquid skills are central to building and maintaining Shopify storefront customizations safely and efficiently. Evaluated in Round 1.

• Weak: Can describe Liquid usage at a high level but needs significant guidance to implement or debug storefront logic.
• Meets the bar: Implements and adjusts Liquid templates/snippets based on clear requirements and validates output in the storefront.
• Strong: Creates maintainable Liquid solutions with clear reasoning, minimizes template complexity, and prevents regressions.

Theme and templates · 18%
Production-ready theme work ensures reliable storefront changes and consistent user experience. Evaluated in Round 1.

• Weak: Has experience editing themes but struggles to structure changes and ensure they behave correctly across key templates.
• Meets the bar: Makes theme/template changes that work as expected for key storefront scenarios and follows basic QA checks.
• Strong: Owns theme/template changes end-to-end, anticipates edge cases (navigation, collections, cart/checkout surfaces), and documents decisions.

Shopify integrations · 16%
Integrations are often the source of ecommerce issues; the role must connect, configure, and troubleshoot effectively. Evaluated in Round 2.

• Weak: Relies on others to set up or troubleshoot integrations; provides limited detail on root cause.
• Meets the bar: Configures Shopify apps/integrations to meet requirements and resolves common issues using available tools and logs.
• Strong: Diagnoses integration problems quickly, isolates root causes across Shopify and app layers, and implements durable fixes.

Performance and troubleshooting · 14%
Measurable improvements require careful investigation of storefront behavior and reliable troubleshooting. Evaluated in Round 2.

• Weak: Responds to issues without a clear diagnostic approach or measurable validation of fixes.
• Meets the bar: Uses Shopify/app signals and analytics to investigate issues and confirms resolution through defined checks.
• Strong: Proactively identifies performance/reliability risks, reduces recurrence, and communicates clear remediation plans.

Storefront configuration · 10%
Accurate configuration of products, collections, variants, and metadata directly affects customer experience and search/discovery. Evaluated in Round 3.

• Weak: Can change storefront settings but makes frequent mistakes or cannot explain configuration impacts.
• Meets the bar: Accurately configures core Shopify objects and storefront metadata to support merchandising and discovery.
• Strong: Standardizes configuration practices, reduces launch errors, and anticipates downstream effects on storefront behavior.

Independent execution · 8%
The role is mid-level and must execute independently on well-defined work with appropriate judgment. Evaluated in Round 3.

• Weak: Needs frequent guidance to start and complete work and often misses requirements or acceptance criteria.
• Meets the bar: Plans work independently, clarifies requirements, and delivers within expected scope and quality.
• Strong: Drives work with minimal supervision, proactively surfaces risks, and verifies outcomes against success criteria.

Stakeholder communication · 8%
Effective collaboration ensures requirements translate into correct Shopify implementations and faster issue resolution. Evaluated in Round 2.

• Weak: Communicates vaguely, misses key details, or escalates issues late.
• Meets the bar: Provides clear updates, documents changes, and asks targeted questions to unblock decisions.
• Strong: Proposes options with tradeoffs, aligns stakeholders on acceptance criteria, and reduces back-and-forth.