E-commerce
Hire Shopify Developers
Shopify developers set up and improve Shopify stores: themes, catalogues, checkout settings, apps and connections to the rest of your business.
The role
What Shopify developers do
Shopify work ranges from configuring a theme and apps, to custom Liquid sections, to private apps and integrations. A good Shopify developer keeps apps to what you need, since each adds a monthly cost and page weight, and knows which requirements need Shopify Plus.
Typical deliverables
- A configured Shopify store
- Custom theme sections in Liquid
- App setup and integrations
- A migration from another platform
- Speed and conversion fixes
Tools you will see
- Shopify admin
- Liquid
- Shopify CLI
- Online Store 2.0 themes
- Shopify Functions
- Klaviyo
Choosing
How to choose Shopify developers
What to look for
- Live stores you can browse and buy from.
- Theme changes built as editable sections, not hard-coded pages.
- Honest advice about which apps you actually need.
- Knowledge of Shopify Plus features, if you might need them.
Questions to ask
- 1Which apps would we need, and what do they cost each month?
- 2How would you customise our theme so we can still edit it?
- 3How would you move our products and customers over?
- 4What would require Shopify Plus?
Planning
Before you post the job
Start from a good theme
A well-supported Online Store 2.0 theme saves money. A custom theme suits brands with specific needs.
What drives cost
Catalogue size, custom sections, apps and integrations, and migrating historical data.
Hiring on Open Lance
- Posting a job and reviewing proposals are free.
- Each milestone is funded into escrow before work starts and paid when you approve it.
- Hire fixed-price, hourly, as a monthly Dedicated Hire, or buy a packaged Drop-In.
- Client fees are shown before you pay and added on top of the work.
FAQ
Questions about hiring Shopify developers
Can I set up Shopify myself?
Simple stores, yes. Custom design, integrations and migrations are where a developer saves time and mistakes.
What is Liquid?
Shopify's template language, used to customise how a theme shows products and content.
Can they connect Shopify to our accounting or inventory system?
Usually, through existing apps or a custom integration. Name your systems in the brief.
Related
Related skills
Post a job for Shopify developers
Describe the work and compare proposals. You only fund the first milestone once you have chosen someone.