Dedicated Developer
A Shopify Developer works exclusively on your project, integrated with your team's tools and workflows.
Best for: Ongoing storefront ownership and conversion work
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Shopify Development, Accelerated with AI
AI-Driven Conversion Optimization
AI analyzes your store's user flow data, identifying drop-off points in the purchase journey and suggesting layout, copy, and UX changes that improve conversion.
Automated Performance Auditing
AI monitors page load speeds, image optimization, and Liquid template efficiency, keeping your store fast and your Core Web Vitals in the green.
SEO & Content Optimization
AI audits product pages for meta tags, structured data, image alt text, and content quality, ensuring your products appear in search results.
Faster Theme Development
AI-accelerated Liquid template development and Hydrogen storefront builds mean custom themes ship in tighter timelines without quality trade-offs.
What Our Shopify Developers Build
Custom Theme Development
Bespoke Shopify themes built with Liquid, matching your brand identity with conversion-optimized layouts. Responsive, accessible, and fast-loading.
Shopify Plus Development
Enterprise e-commerce with Shopify Plus. Custom checkout experiences, Shopify Functions, multi-store management, and B2B capabilities.
Headless Commerce (Hydrogen)
Decoupled storefronts using Hydrogen and React for maximum performance and design flexibility while keeping Shopify as the commerce backend.
App & Integration Development
Custom Shopify apps and third-party integrations. ERP connections, marketing automation, fulfillment systems, and custom workflow triggers.
Store Migration
Migrate from WooCommerce, Magento, BigCommerce, or custom platforms to Shopify. Product data, customer records, and URL redirects handled end-to-end.
Store Optimization & Support
Ongoing performance tuning, A/B testing support, theme updates, and feature additions for existing Shopify stores.
VETTING PIPELINE
How engineers earn a spot on our team
Every engineer goes through the same four-stage funnel. Most do not make it past stage two.
30,000+
Applications received each year
Around 15 open roles at any time, each receiving roughly 200 applications per month through LinkedIn, AngelList, employee referrals, and outbound headhunting across India. India produces 1.5 million CS graduates a year, so sourcing is not the moat. Filtering is. Most applications are auto-filtered for stack relevance, years of experience, English, and time-zone overlap before any human reviews them.
5%
Pass live coding + system design
Two-stage technical interview: a 90-minute live coding exercise tailored to the candidate's primary stack, then a system-design discussion grounded in real production scenarios.
2%
Pass project deep-dive + background verification
We ask candidates to walk through a recent production project: architecture decisions, what they would change in hindsight. We also run a background verification check through a third-party BGV agency to confirm prior employment, education, and identity.
1.2%
Complete 2-week shadow onboarding
A senior Unico Connect engineer shadows new hires for two weeks on an internal project. We watch how they respond to feedback, ask for help, and ship code. Fast learners stay.
<1%
of applicants join the active team
A dedicated team of engineers makes up the active Unico Connect team at any given time across all stacks. New roles open as engagements complete or grow.
How It Works
From first conversation to a developer shipping code on your project, the process is designed to be fast, transparent, and low-risk.
Engagement Models
Managed Team
We assemble and manage a Shopify team with a tech lead, handling delivery end-to-end against your requirements.
Best for: Building a Shopify storefront end-to-end with a lead
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Project-Based
Fixed scope, timeline, and budget. We deliver the project and hand off the codebase with documentation.
Best for: New stores, theme rebuilds, Hydrogen and app development
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Start within a week
Flexible scale-up / scale-down
No long-term lock-in
Dedicated technical leadPRICING
Transparent Shopify developer rates, published
$25 to $50 per hour
Dedicated Shopify developers, by seniority
From $15,000
Focused builds, fixed scope
US specialists typically bill $150 to $300 per hour for comparable scope. Every engagement is scoped individually before any number becomes a quote.
See all engagement models and hire pricingOur Work
E-Commerce🇮🇳 IndiaDesigned a luxury e-commerce experience for 200,000+ SKUs on Shopify
Designed product detail pages with rich imagery, material swatches, and room-scene visualization
Created collection and category navigation for 200,000+ SKUs across furniture, rugs, and decor
Built responsive storefront with consistent luxury brand experience on mobile and desktop
Designed inventory management interfaces for staff-facing operational tools
50%
Efficiency in Inventory Mgmt
25%
Sales Boost
30%
Engagement Increase
Your Online Store, Built to Sell
Talk to an ExpertFrequently Asked Questions
Our Shopify developer rates run $25 to $50 per hour depending on seniority, and focused fixed scope builds typically start around $15,000. US specialists bill $150 to $300 per hour for comparable work. Most clients choose a monthly dedicated model with a 30 day notice period and no long term lock in.
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Prefer a team to build it end to end?
Beyond dedicated developers, our teams deliver complete products and platforms.
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