Hire senior
Shopify developers.
Start this week.
Your agency said 16 weeks. We ship in 6. Southville has 9 vetted Shopify and Shopify Plus engineers — themes, apps, Hydrogen, migrations — ready this week.
Senior Shopify devs, without the senior-dev wait.
Most engineering hires take 3–4 months. Ours take a week. Here's what makes that possible.
Pre-vetted, always.
Every Shopify engineer passes our 8-point assessment — technical, system design, communication, culture. 1 in 30 applicants make it.
Real seniors, not juniors in costumes.
Average 7+ years of production Shopify experience. Seen it, shipped it, fixed it.
Timezone-aligned.
At least 4 hours of daily overlap with your team — US, UK, EU, ME, APAC, ANZ. They show up to standup awake and ready.
Month-to-month. No lock-in.
Bill monthly with one week's notice to cancel. 90-day no-cost engineer replacement if it isn't working out. We win when you keep them.
Shopify's in everything. So are our engineers.
Six use cases where our Shopify team consistently outships in-house engineering orgs.
Custom themes
Online Store 2.0 themes, section-first builds, conversion-optimized, Core Web Vitals tuned.
Headless Hydrogen
React-based headless commerce on Hydrogen + Oxygen. Edge-deployed, blazing fast, fully custom.
Shopify apps
Private apps for your store, or public apps for the App Store. Remix + Polaris + App Bridge.
Checkout customization
Shopify Functions, checkout UI extensions, custom discount/shipping logic. Plus-only territory.
Store migrations
Woo, Magento, BigCommerce → Shopify Plus. SKUs, customers, orders, URLs — nothing gets dropped.
Shopify integrations
ERP, CRM, 3PL, subscription, rewards, review apps. Built with proper webhook hygiene.
Six real engineers. Ready this week.
A live snapshot of the Shopify bench. Tell us what you need and we'll shortlist 2–3 matches inside 48 hours.
What it actually costs.
No "let's get on a call to discuss pricing." Hourly rates by seniority. Billed weekly, no markup.
Mid Shopify
- Feature development in your Shopify stack
- Comfortable with code reviews & tests
- Handles tickets end-to-end independently
- Daily standup in your timezone
Senior Shopify
- Scopes and owns technical areas autonomously
- System design, DB schema, API contracts
- Mentors mid-level engineers on the team
- Handles ambiguous requirements, pushes back with data
Lead Shopify
- Greenfield architecture & tech strategy
- Cross-team technical leadership
- Performance, security, and scalability reviews
- Interview & hire engineers to grow your team
- Former tech leads at top PK/MENA tech cos
Volume discount for 3+ engineers. Project-based engagements start at $15k. Get a fixed quote →
From inquiry to onboarded — in 7 days.
No tests to run, no recruitment fees, no surprise costs. Just vetted people, ready to work.
Questions, answered.
Everything clients ask before hiring their first Shopify engineer from us.
Ask us anything →How much does it cost to hire a Shopify developer?
Rates range from mid-level to lead, depending on seniority and specialization. See our rates section above for current pricing.
Project-based engagements are quoted against scope — typically $15k–$250k+ depending on complexity. Volume discounts kick in for 3+ concurrent engineers.
How quickly can I hire a Shopify engineer?
Typically 5–7 days from your initial inquiry to an onboarded engineer. Day 1 we scope, day 2–3 we shortlist, day 4–5 you interview, day 7 they start.
For common roles we often move faster. For deeply specialized roles it can take 2–3 weeks.
What Shopify frameworks and tools are your developers experienced in?
Our bench covers the full modern Shopify ecosystem. Tell us your stack and we'll match engineers with hands-on production experience in it.
Can I interview developers before committing?
Yes — always, and at no charge. We send a shortlist of 2–3 vetted engineers with profiles, Loom intros, and code samples. You interview however you normally would (pair-coding, system design, behavioral — all fair game).
If none are a fit, we re-shortlist until they are. You only pay once an engineer starts billable work.
What if an engineer isn't the right fit?
Billing is month-to-month with one week's notice to cancel — you're never locked in.
First 90 days of an engagement: we'll replace the engineer at no cost — same process, new shortlist.
After 90 days: standard transition on your timeline with no penalties.
Do you offer part-time Shopify engineers?
Yes — minimum engagement is 20 hours/week. Below that it's hard to sustain context and quality for either side. Most clients start part-time and scale to full-time as the project grows.
Who owns the code your developers write?
You do, full stop. IP transfer is in every contract. Code sits in your repo from day one. You get complete documentation and clean handoff materials. No licensing, no lock-in, nothing "licensed back" to you — ever.
Hire beyond Shopify.
Same vetting, same rates, same 7-day matching process — for every major stack we run.