Shopify stores designed and built by an engineer — not a template.
Two things, one Shopify expert: a store designed and built to sell, and the custom apps, admin panels and integrations that themes alone can't do. From a clean storefront and theme customization to private apps wired into the Admin and Storefront APIs — built properly, and yours to own. Remote, worldwide.
From storefront to custom app — the whole Shopify build.
Most Shopify help stops at theme edits. I work at both ends: a store designed to sell, and the engineering underneath when a theme isn't enough. Each icon below is a real service.
Shopify store design & build
A complete storefront designed to convert — layout, branding, product pages and checkout flow — built and launched, not just handed to you as a mockup. Payment gateway setup →
Theme customization (Liquid)
Bend an existing theme to your brand and workflow — custom sections, product options, and Liquid tweaks that off-the-shelf themes can't reach.
Store redesign & setup
New store setup from scratch, or a redesign of a tired one — migration, product import, speed and mobile fixes, and a cleaner path to checkout.
Custom Shopify apps
Private and public apps for what themes and plugins can't do — built on the Admin API, with real logic, data and a UI your team actually uses.
Admin panels & automation
Custom back-office tooling for stores that outgrew the default admin — order, inventory and fulfilment automation, and dashboards for your own workflow.
API & app integrations
Wire Shopify to the rest of your stack — Admin & Storefront APIs, third-party apps, ERPs, payment and shipping providers, and clean data sync.
New store, redesign, or a custom app?
Tell me whether you need a store designed and built, or custom Shopify engineering behind it — or both. You'll get an honest scope and a clear quote, with no pressure.
What a Shopify build includes
Whether it's a storefront or a custom app, every build ships with the parts that make a store fast, correct and easy to run — not just a pretty demo.
- Store design, branding & product pages
- Theme customization & custom sections (Liquid)
- Mobile-first, fast-loading, SEO-ready storefront
- Custom apps & admin panels (Admin API)
- Order, inventory & fulfilment automation
- Third-party app & API integrations
- Payment & shipping provider setup
- Handover, docs & ongoing support
Why hire an engineer for Shopify?
Most Shopify work is theme-deep. The moment you need real logic — custom data, automation, an app — a template shop is out of its depth. I'm not:
- Full-stack engineer, so design and code come from one person
- Comfortable past themes — Admin & Storefront APIs, real apps
- Automation and admin tooling built for your actual workflow
- Integrations that hold up, not brittle copy-paste snippets
- Built to extend later without ripping it out
- You own all the code — no lock-in
From brief to a live store, in five steps.
Scope
Store design, custom app, or both. Your products, your brand, and what the store has to do. We name what's in — so the quote is honest.
Design
The storefront look, the buying flow, and any custom app or data model — agreed before build, so there are no surprises later.
Build
Theme, sections, apps and integrations built on Shopify's APIs, with previews as we go so you see it take shape.
Test
Checkout, payments, mobile, speed and every app flow — tested on real scenarios, not just the demo path.
Launch & support
Go live, hand over the code and docs, and stay on to add features and fixes as the store grows.
The thinking behind the build.
Write-ups and related services that show how I approach Shopify — when a theme is enough, and when you need real engineering.
Admin panel vs Shopify app
Which one you actually need, what each can and can't do, and how to pick without over-building — from someone who ships both.
What a Shopify store costs
Real numbers for a theme setup, a customised theme and a fully custom theme — and where the design budget actually goes.
Website development
Not every business needs a storefront. If it's really a marketing site or web app you're after, that's a different build.
AI integration
Product copy, support triage and classification are where AI actually earns its keep in a store — wired in properly, with costs capped.
The full service list
Backend, React dashboards, SQL, integrations and more — the wider stack behind a Shopify build, all from one engineer.
See the portfolio
Real shipped work — the kind of engineering that goes into a custom store or app, not stock screenshots.
Questions store owners ask
Do I need a custom app, or will something from the App Store do?
Can you work with my existing theme instead of rebuilding?
What happens to my app when Shopify changes their API version?
Will custom work slow my store down?
Planning a Shopify store or app?
Tell me what you sell and what the store needs to do — a rough idea is enough. You'll get an honest scope and a clear quote, with no pressure.