Away

Engineering

ApplicationEngineer

$150–160k New York, New York, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Application Engineer at Away. Skills: Shopify, JavaScript, Node.js, React. Maintain and update Shopify theme. Implement design changes”

What You'll Achieve.

implement fast, elegant, and conversion-focused digital experiences; deliver new features that help the business scale; ensure a performant and brand-aligned storefront; ensure reliable data flow between Shopify and third-party platforms; ensure our web properties meet technical standards; accelerate the delivery of well-scoped tasks; ensure a seamless e-commerce experience; ensure reliable product analytics and attribution; handle unplanned work or maintenance; ensuring system resilience

Industry & Context.

Engineering
Problems you'll solve

troubleshoot and resolve bugs; identify solutions for low-to-mid complexity issues; knowing when to escalate more complex trade-offs; identify technical needs within your tasks

Eligibility Requirements

working hours are 9am-6pm ET

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

3 years of professional software engineering experience, 1 year of hands-on Shopify development, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Node.js, Remix, REST APIs, GraphQL APIs, AI-powered coding agents

Nice to Have

Shopify Markets, international e-commerce analytics, GTM, GA4, cloud infrastructure, Vercel, AWS, Shopify POS extensions

What You'll Do.

Maintain and update Shopify theme

Implement design changes

Contribute to development of Shopify apps

Troubleshoot and resolve bugs

Implement updates to Shopify POS UI extensions

Build and manage webhooks

Manage backend event handlers

Follow best practices for performance

Follow best practices for accessibility

Follow best practices for SEO

Reduce technical debt

Assist with upgrades to developer tooling

Align stack with Shopify features

Contribute to engineering documentation

Participate in code reviews

Leverage AI-powered development tools

Partner with teams to ship features

Assist Data Engineering with event tracking

Implement server-side event tracking

Generate documentation

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partnering with Product, Brand, and Growth Marketing teams; assisting with features under guidance of senior engineers; serving as a reliable point of contact for operational issues; escalating high-complexity challenges; assisting with maintenance of hardware integrations; supporting a collaborative environment; participate in team code reviews; partner with Growth, Brand, and Product teams; assist Data Engineering; Work closely with your manager; partner with your team

Communication Scope

explain technical approach to peers; explain technical approach to non-technical partners

Process & Methodology

identify and plan technical solutions

Full Job Description

ABOUT AWAY We believe travel makes us better. Launched in 2016 with one perfectly designed carry-on, we now offer a range of luggage and travel essentials for every journey. Together we create, innovate, and embark on this journey as a community of travelers, helping to make travel more seamless for everyone. JOIN THE CREW We are hiring an Application Engineer to join our Technology team. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Engineering, you will play a key role in supporting and enhancing Away’s Shopify storefront, custom theme extensions, and POS integrations. You’ll implement fast, elegant, and conversion-focused digital experiences across our customer touchpoints, partnering with Product, Brand, and Growth Marketing teams to maintain existing systems and deliver new features that help the business scale. WHAT YOU’LL DO AS THE APPLICATION ENGINEER - You’ll maintain and update Away’s Shopify theme, using Liquid templating to implement design changes and features that ensure a performant and brand-aligned storefront - You’ll contribute to the development of internal Shopify apps using Node.js and Remix, assisting with features for promotions, bundling, and checkout customizations under the guidance of senior engineers. - You’ll troubleshoot and resolve bugs within the Shopify storefront and POS integrations, serving as a reliable point of contact for operational issues and escalating high-complexity challenges when necessary - You’ll support Away’s retail team by implementing updates to Shopify POS UI extensions and assisting with the maintenance of hardware integrations - You’ll build and manage standard webhooks and backend event handlers, ensuring reliable data flow between Shopify and third-party platforms like Klaviyo and AfterShip - You’ll follow established best practices for performance, accessibility, and SEO across Shopify surfaces, ensuring our web properties meet technical standards - You’ll help reduce technical debt by assisting with upgrades to developer

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