Position: Full‑Stack Engineering Team Lead

We’re seeking an experienced technical leader to oversee a cross-functional engineering team building Shopify plugin solutions. You’ll lead architecture, delivery, and operations while driving innovation—especially through integrating AI tools to boost development, testing, and deployment workflows.

About CPTN Limited

CPTN Limited is a fast-growing product company dedicated to building and scaling Shopify Apps. Under a B2B SaaS model, we serve over 10,000 merchants worldwide. Operating in partnership with private equity fund Capitaliply, we expand both organically and through strategic M&A. Joining CPTN means becoming part of an early-stage story—shaping the next-gen Shopify app ecosystem and growing alongside a thriving market.

What you will do

Team & Process Leadership

• Mentor engineers and QA through 1:1s, technical evaluations, and performance reviews

• Plan team capacity and resource allocation across product lines

• Enhance onboarding, internal docs, and engineering best practices

Project & Delivery Management

• Own backlog prioritization, sprint planning (Jira, ClickUp), and release cycles

• Resolve blockers, manage dependencies, and coordinate incident response

• Lead root‑cause analysis and process improvements post‑incident

Technical & Architectural Direction

• Design scalable backend/frontend architectures

• Integrate and advocate for AI-driven workflows (code/test generation, documentation, code review)

• Implement observability tools (New Relic, Sentry, Datadog; ELK/Graylog/Logtail pipelines)

• Conduct code reviews, refactoring, and monitor system quality

• Collaborate with DevOps for deployment pipelines and system reliability

Start date: ASAP

Must‑Have Experience

• 2+ years as a Team/Tech Lead in software engineering

• Strong PHP 7/8 and Laravel expertise

• Advanced MySQL skills (indexing, query optimization)

• Experience with Redis and message queues (Kafka, SQS, etc.)

• Proficient with Git (git-flow), CI/CD pipelines, and release management

• Hands-on use of AI tools within engineering workflows

• Deep understanding of Agile methodologies and sprint execution

• Exceptional communication, structured problem-solving, and ownership

Bonus Points

• Shopify API experience (Storefront, Admin)

• Docker or Kubernetes proficiency

• Exposure to high-load systems and complex architectures

• Automated QA/test integration experience

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation based on experience

• Flexible working hours and fully remote options

• 20+ paid vacation days

• Performance-based bonuses and referral rewards

• Sponsored learning (online courses, conferences, certifications)

• Real impact: lead products used by thousands of merchants worldwide