Remote Shopify UX/UI Specialist Jobs

Shape the Future of Seamless E-Commerce Experiences

Can your design instincts turn online store friction into moments of delight? As a Remote Shopify UX/UI Specialist, you’ll lead the charge in reimagining how users interact, shop, and return again. Every pixel and workflow you craft directly impacts thousands of customers. This is your opportunity to build intuitive journeys, elevate digital brand identities, and set new standards in remote e-commerce design—while enjoying the freedom of a truly flexible workplace. The annual salary for this position is $91,000.

Your Impact on the Shopify Ecosystem

Your vision will steer everything from first impressions to long-term retention. By reworking onboarding touchpoints, you’ll transform hesitant visitors into loyal shoppers. You’ll evaluate flows, retool navigation, and optimize checkout—always asking, “How can we make this easier, faster, more delightful?” Each insight you surface from usability tests, A/B experiments, and customer feedback will ripple across the entire platform. As you iterate, you’ll directly contribute to growth metrics like conversion rates, cart size, and user satisfaction.

What You’ll Create and Lead

Designing for Scale and Simplicity

You’ll bring clarity to complex storefronts, ensuring every interface feels natural and guides users effortlessly. Partnering with product managers and engineers, you’ll deliver solutions that scale yet always feel human. Your wireframes, prototypes, and visual designs will become the blueprint for features adopted by teams worldwide.

Collaboration Across Disciplines

You’ll work shoulder-to-shoulder with developers, marketers, and customer support specialists—building holistic journeys where every touchpoint resonates. Your expertise in remote collaboration tools ensures timezone differences and distance never slow the team down. Slack brainstorms, Figma handoffs, and real-time testing sessions are all second nature to you.

Deep User Understanding

Research isn’t a checkbox—it’s your foundation. Your conversations with real users, analysis of heatmaps, and observation of support queries reveal pain points that spark new ideas and insights. Whether running moderated user interviews or asynchronous surveys, your findings fuel every design iteration and business decision.

Your Toolkit: Modern Design and Collaboration

• Figma, Sketch, and Adobe Creative Suite power your visuals and prototypes.
• Miro and Notion streamline remote brainstorming and documentation.
• You’re fluent in remote workflow tools—Trello, Jira, or Asana keep projects moving without a hitch.
• Experience with usability testing platforms helps you validate every assumption with data rather than relying on guesswork.
• Accessibility and mobile-first design aren’t afterthoughts—they’re at the heart of your process.

Your Qualities: Skills That Shape Outcomes

• You transform feedback into actionable improvements, welcoming new perspectives with curiosity and a humble approach.
• Turning complex business needs into user-centric solutions feels natural, whether you’re mapping flows for a B2B merchant or a small indie shop.
• Communicating your design rationale is effortless, and you love making abstract ideas concrete for both technical and non-technical teammates.
• You move quickly without sacrificing craftsmanship—delivering on deadlines while maintaining meticulous standards.
• Adaptability is your superpower. Whether shifting priorities, exploring new design systems, or tackling ambiguous problems, you keep the user at the center.

Key Responsibilities

Crafting Standout Shopify Experiences

• Redesign onboarding, navigation, and checkout to remove barriers and maximize conversion.
• Lead end-to-end feature launches, collaborating on roadmap prioritization with stakeholders.
• Champion usability through ongoing A/B testing, session replay analysis, and accessibility audits.
• Partner with engineering to translate prototypes into pixel-perfect, responsive builds.
• Guide visual identity decisions to ensure every update strengthens brand recognition and trust.

Advocating for Users—Always

• Conduct interviews, synthesize insights, and communicate actionable findings across teams.
• Balance business objectives with empathy for end users, advocating for their needs in every sprint.
• Iterate rapidly based on real-world data and evolving platform capabilities.

Why This Role Is Different

You’re not just tweaking templates—you’re setting the tone for digital retail in a globally recognized ecosystem. Your input shapes roadmaps, and your creativity sets you apart. If you thrive in environments where your voice matters, and you’re energized by pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in remote UX/UI design, you’ll feel right at home here.

The Remote Work Advantage

• Design your ideal workday—whether you’re most productive at sunrise or midnight, we support asynchronous work that fits your rhythm.
• Access the best tools and resources, no matter where you log in from.
• Be part of a supportive, distributed team that values growth, learning, and open feedback.
• Your impact will be felt globally as the features you launch enhance experiences for users everywhere.

Ready to Make Your Mark?

If you’re passionate about designing experiences that set new standards in e-commerce, and you’re eager to do your best work from anywhere, let’s connect. Your vision, empathy, and craft will shape the future of online shopping—one pixel at a time.