Shopware 6 · Symfony · Headless
Your outsourced CTO & Tech Lead for Shopware.
Certified Shopware 6 engineers who take ownership of your platform — architecture, releases, performance, and the team that ships it. Senior leadership on demand, without the full-time hire.
Sound familiar?
The store grows. The platform doesn't keep up.
Most Shopware merchants don't have a technology problem — they have an ownership problem. Nobody senior is accountable for the platform as a whole.
release:blocked Releases take weeks
Every change goes through one overloaded developer or an agency queue. Simple features ship a month late — or break checkout when they do.
upgrade:stalled Stuck on an old version
The 6.6 upgrade — or the Shopware 5 migration — keeps getting postponed because nobody can predict what 40 plugins will do. Security patches pile up.
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 "add more servers" is the only answer you ever get.
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 Shopware leadership, packaged the way you need it.
One partner, four engagement models. All delivered by certified Shopware engineers with deep Symfony 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
- CI/CD, environments, and deploy discipline
- Mentoring for in-house and freelance devs
Certified Shopware developers
Shopware-certified engineers for features, integrations, and upgrades — managed by our own tech lead, not left on their own.
- Custom plugins & apps, ERP/PIM/CRM integrations
- 6.x upgrades, SW5 → SW6 migrations, patching
- Storefront themes & headless (Shopware Frontends)
- Performance & Core Web Vitals work
Audit & project rescue
For stores in trouble: a deep technical audit, a prioritized fix plan, and the team to execute it.
- Full code, infrastructure & security audit
- Stabilization of failing builds and stores
- 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 read the code, infrastructure, and processes — 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.
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Why trust us
Certified on the platform. Fluent with the business.
- [✓]Shopware Certified — Certified Developer & Advanced Developer certifications across the team.
- [✓]8+ years average e-commerce experience per senior engineer — from Shopware 5 migrations to 6.6 and 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, infrastructure access, and credentials stay in your name from day one.
Stack we work with daily
Frontend Twig Storefront / Shopware Frontends / headless
Backend PHP 8.x / Symfony / MySQL / Elasticsearch / OpenSearch / Redis / RabbitMQ
Infra Shopware PaaS / AWS / Docker / Varnish / CDN & WAF
Process Git flow / CI/CD / automated testing / New Relic & observability
Integrations ERP / PIM / CRM / payment & shipping providers
Free interactive tool
How much is a slow Shopware store costing you?
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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.