Shopify Plus · Liquid · Headless · Hydrogen
Your outsourced CTO & Tech Lead for Shopify.
Senior Shopify engineers who take ownership of your platform — architecture, app ecosystem, performance, and the team that ships it. Expert leadership on demand, without the full-time hire.
Sound familiar?
The store grows. The platform doesn't keep up.
Most Shopify merchants don't have a technology problem — they have an ownership problem. Nobody senior is accountable for the platform as a whole.
apps:chaos App bloat slows everything
Every new feature means another app. Scripts conflict, page speed tanks, and nobody knows which apps are actually needed or what they cost in aggregate.
theme:fragile Theme changes break things
Customizations are piled on top of each other with no version control. A small tweak in one section breaks the cart — and nobody knows why.
budget:overrun Agency invoices keep growing
You pay for hours, not outcomes. Estimates double mid-task, and you have no independent expert to challenge them.
perf:degraded Slow site, lost revenue
Pages crawl during campaigns, Core Web Vitals are red, and third-party scripts drag down every page load.
team:adrift Devs without direction
Your in-house or freelance developers are capable, but no one reviews code, sets standards, or plans the roadmap.
risk:unknown You can't see the risks
Technical decisions are a black box. You find out about problems when they hit production — and revenue.
What we own
Senior Shopify leadership, packaged the way you need it.
One partner, four engagement models. All delivered by senior Shopify engineers with deep Liquid, Hydrogen, and e-commerce experience.
Outsourced CTO
A part-time chief technology officer who answers for your platform to the business — strategy, budget, vendors, and risk.
- Technology roadmap tied to revenue goals
- Agency & vendor oversight, estimate validation
- Architecture and build-vs-buy decisions
- Board-level reporting in plain language
Tech Lead as a service
A hands-on lead who runs your existing developers day to day and raises the bar on everything they ship.
- Code review and engineering standards
- Sprint planning and release management
- Theme development workflow and CI/CD
- Mentoring for in-house and freelance devs
Senior Shopify developers
Senior engineers for custom themes, apps, integrations, and migrations — managed by our own tech lead, not left on their own.
- Custom apps, Shopify Functions & checkout extensions
- Theme development, Online Store 2.0, Liquid
- Hydrogen & Oxygen headless storefronts
- Migrations from Magento, WooCommerce, or custom platforms
Audit & project rescue
For stores in trouble: a deep technical audit, a prioritized fix plan, and the team to execute it.
- Full theme, app ecosystem & performance audit
- Stabilization of broken checkouts and themes
- Takeover from a previous agency
- Documented handover — you own everything
How it works
From first call to full ownership in four steps.
Intro call
We learn your business, stack, and pain points. You learn exactly who you'd be working with.
45 min · freeTechnical audit
We review your theme, apps, checkout flow, and integrations — and deliver a written report with risks ranked by revenue impact.
5–10 daysRoadmap & model
Together we pick the engagement model and agree a 90-day plan with measurable outcomes, not billable hours.
1 workshopWe take ownership
Your CTO or tech lead starts. Weekly reporting, transparent priorities, and a platform someone finally answers for.
ongoingPricing
Simple hourly rates. Capacity in 0.5 FTE steps.
Pick the seniority you need and the capacity you want — from 0.5 FTE (half-time) upwards, scaling in 0.5 FTE increments. No project minimums, no hidden management fees.
| Role | Hourly rate | Est. monthly (0.5 FTE) |
|---|---|---|
| Middle+ DeveloperCertified dev for features & integrations | €45 / hour | €3,600 |
| Senior DeveloperComplex modules, upgrades, performance work | €60 / hour | €4,800 |
| Tech LeadRuns your dev team: reviews, releases, standards | €75 / hour | €6,000 |
| CTOStrategy, architecture, vendors, board reporting | €90 / hour | €7,200 |
Monthly estimates assume 1 FTE = 160 h/month. Capacity scales in 0.5 FTE steps — mix roles freely, e.g. 0.5 FTE CTO + 1.0 FTE Senior. Billing is hourly against actual tracked time.
Why trust us
Deep Shopify expertise. Fluent with the business.
- [✓]Shopify Plus specialists — years of experience building and scaling Plus stores across industries.
- [✓]8+ years average e-commerce experience per senior engineer — from classic themes to Hydrogen headless.
- [✓]Merchant-side experience — we've sat on the client's side of agency calls and know where the hours hide.
- [✓]You keep everything — code, documentation, theme access, and credentials stay in your name from day one.
Stack we work with daily
Frontend Liquid / Online Store 2.0 / Hydrogen / Remix
Backend Node.js / Shopify Functions / GraphQL Admin & Storefront APIs
Extensions Checkout UI Extensions / Web Pixels / Flow / Shopify Apps
Process Theme Kit & CLI / Git / CI/CD / automated testing
Integrations ERP / PIM / CRM / payment & shipping providers
Free interactive tool
How much is a slow Shopify store costing you?
Plug in your revenue and load time and see the monthly & yearly revenue you're leaking to slow pages — based on empirical Portent conversion data. No signup.
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Get a free 45-minute tech audit call.
Bring your store URL and your biggest frustration. You'll leave with at least three concrete findings about your platform — whether we work together or not.