monkeyman.agency
monkeyman.agency
Shopify developers for hire · Theme, app & headless

Hire Shopify developers and app developers who ship.

Vetted Shopify developers for hire, dedicated, part-time, or for a single project, backed by a full team and matched to your store inside 48 hours. From $25/hour, with a 7-day risk-free trial.

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Stores shipped
251+
Engagement
Dedicated · Part-time · Project
Start
In days
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Within 48 hours
  • Bunk Beds, Shopify store built by Monkeyman
  • Canopy Beauty, Shopify store built by Monkeyman
  • Quotrell, Shopify store built by Monkeyman
  • Leah Alexandra, Shopify store built by Monkeyman
  • Brand Samsara, Shopify store built by Monkeyman
  • Econess, Shopify store built by Monkeyman
  • Founders Formula, Shopify store built by Monkeyman
  • Menyard Homme, Shopify store built by Monkeyman

A few of the 251+ Shopify stores our developers have shipped.

Ways to hire

Three ways to hire a Shopify developer.

Most brands start with one of these and shift between them as the roadmap changes. You are not locked in.

  • 01

    Dedicated Shopify developer

    A full-time developer who works only on your store, embedded in your tools and standups. The closest thing to an in-house hire, without the recruitment, payroll, or notice periods. Scale up to a full pod when you need to.

    Best for ongoing roadmaps
  • 02

    Part-time / fractional

    A vetted Shopify developer for a set number of hours a month. Enough senior capacity to keep the store moving and handle the backlog, without paying for a full-time seat you cannot yet fill.

    Best for smaller stores
  • 03

    Project-based

    A fixed-scope, fixed-price build handled end to end by our team. You brief it, we ship it, you sign off. No hourly meter and no managing a contractor day to day.

    Best for a defined build
Pricing

How much does it cost to hire a Shopify developer?

Transparent starting rates. Every rate includes project management, QA, and code review, not a lone contractor.

  • Dedicated
    from $2,800/month

    A full-time developer (160 hours a month) working only on your store, embedded in your tools and standups.

  • Part-time / hourly
    from $25/hour

    A vetted developer for a set number of hours a month, enough senior capacity to keep the backlog moving.

  • Project-based
    Fixed price

    A fixed-scope build, quoted after a short scoping call and shipped end to end. No hourly meter.

For comparison, freelancers on marketplaces typically charge $25 to $150 per hour with no cover or QA, and US agencies $100 to $200 per hour.

7-day risk-free trial 100% money-back if not satisfied Interview the developer first NDA before kickoff Rated 5.0 on Clutch
What they do

What our Shopify developers actually build.

Senior Shopify skills across the whole stack, not just a themer who edits settings and hopes.

  • Theme & Liquid development

    Custom Online Store 2.0 sections, metafield-driven content blocks, and pixel-accurate Figma-to-Shopify builds, not a stock theme with the settings nudged. Our developers write clean, reusable Liquid, keep the theme editor safe for your marketing team to use, and strip the leftover app snippets that quietly slow most stores down. Whether it is a ground-up custom theme or surgical work on Dawn, Impulse, or a premium theme you already own, you get a storefront that stays fast and on-brand.

  • Custom Shopify apps

    Public, custom, and private apps built on the Shopify CLI, React and Polaris admin UI, App Bridge, and Shopify Functions when the store needs behaviour no app in the store provides. We design the webhooks, queues, and API usage before writing code, so the app holds up under real order volume rather than only in a demo. Storefront and Admin GraphQL, checkout UI extensions, and App Store review are all in scope.

  • Shopify Plus

    Checkout Extensibility, B2B, Markets, Launchpad and Flow automations, scripts-to-Functions migration, and multi-store setups for brands on or moving to Shopify Plus. Our Plus developers know where the platform limits actually bite at seven- and eight-figure volume and build around them, so a Black Friday spike or a wholesale launch does not turn into an incident. If you are weighing the upgrade, they will tell you honestly whether Plus is worth it yet.

  • Migrations

    Full replatforming to Shopify from WooCommerce, Magento, BigCommerce, Wix, and more, with the one-to-one redirect map, data fidelity, and SEO all handled rather than hoped for. We validate a sample of products, customers, and orders before the full cutover, cut DNS in a low-traffic window, and monitor Search Console afterwards, so you switch platforms without the month of lost organic traffic that sinks most DIY migrations.

  • CRO & performance

    A/B testing, PDP and checkout optimisation, and Core Web Vitals and site-speed work (see Shopify speed), so developer time actually moves revenue instead of just closing tickets. Every change is tied to a metric, measured, and kept or rolled back on the data rather than on opinion. This is the difference between a store that looks busy and one that converts the traffic it already pays for.

  • Integrations

    ERP, PIM, OMS, 3PL, Klaviyo, Recharge, and the rest of the stack wired into Shopify and kept talking to each other, with the sync errors, duplicate orders, and stuck inventory designed out from the start. When an off-the-shelf connector does not exist or does not fit, our developers build the middleware, webhooks, and retry logic so data moves reliably rather than dropping silently between systems.

App development

Hire a Shopify app developer.

When no app in the App Store does what your store needs, you hire a developer to build one. Our Shopify app developers for hire build public, custom, and private apps on the current Shopify stack: the Shopify CLI, a React and Polaris admin UI, and App Bridge for embedded surfaces. The commerce logic runs on the Storefront and Admin GraphQL APIs, with webhooks and an app proxy wired up so your app reacts to real store events instead of polling.

Most of the interesting work now lives in Shopify Functions, discount, shipping, and payment customisation that used to need Scripts, and in checkout UI extensions that replace checkout.liquid. We also build AI-facing surfaces such as MCP endpoints for AI agents. Public apps go through App Store review with the listing prepared by us, and most apps move onto a maintenance retainer afterwards so they keep pace with Shopify's API versioning.

You can hire a Shopify app developer on their own, without a store rebuild, or add app capacity to a dedicated engagement. Either way you get someone who designs the data flow before writing code, so the app holds up under real order volume. See the kind of builds this produces in our client work.

Headless

Hire headless Shopify developers.

For brands that have outgrown a Liquid theme, our headless Shopify developers for hire build storefronts on Hydrogen and Oxygen, Remix, or Next.js, talking to Shopify through the Storefront API while checkout stays on Shopify's hosted, PCI-compliant flow (or Checkout Extensibility on Plus). You get a custom front end with the performance headroom a themed store cannot reach, without giving up the parts of Shopify that are not worth rebuilding.

Headless is not the right answer for everyone. It adds a build and a hosting bill, and it only pays off when you need bespoke UX, content-heavy pages, or Lighthouse scores a theme cannot hit. A headless project typically runs several weeks longer than a comparable theme build, so our developers will tell you honestly when it is worth it and when a fast, well-built theme is the better call for your stage.

Vs a freelance hire

Hiring a freelance Shopify developer vs hiring through us.

A freelancer can work brilliantly. And when it goes wrong, it usually goes wrong in the same three ways.

  • A team, not a single point of failure

    A freelance Shopify developer disappears when they take a holiday, get sick, or take on a bigger client. You get a developer backed by designers, QA, and a project lead, so work does not stall when one person is out.

  • Vetted before they touch your store

    Hiring a freelancer means you run the vetting, the test project, and the risk. Our developers are already assessed on real Shopify work, so you skip the part of hiring that goes wrong most often.

  • Accountable to an SLA, not a review score

    You get a response-time commitment and someone who owns the outcome, rather than chasing a contractor across time zones and hoping the next message lands.

How it works

How to hire a Shopify developer with us.

  1. 01

    Tell us what you need

    Send a short brief: the store, the stack, and whether you want a dedicated developer, part-time capacity, or a fixed project. No long intake form.

  2. 02

    We match the right developer

    We put forward a developer (or a pod) whose Shopify experience fits your work, with the relevant background so you are not guessing.

  3. 03

    Kick off in days, not months

    Once you approve the fit, the developer is embedded in your tools and shipping inside days. Scale the engagement up or down as the roadmap changes.

Hiring FAQs

Questions about hiring a Shopify developer.

How much does it cost to hire a Shopify developer?

Hourly, a Shopify developer starts from $25/hour with us. A dedicated developer (160 hours a month) starts from $2,800/month, and fixed-scope projects are quoted after a short scoping call. Those rates include project management, QA, and code review, not a lone contractor. Tell us what you need through the form and we come back inside 48 hours with the model and the number.

How much does a Shopify developer cost per hour?

From $25/hour with us for a vetted Shopify developer, backed by project management, QA, and code review. For comparison, freelancers on marketplaces typically charge $25 to $150/hour with no cover or QA, and US agencies $100 to $200/hour. A dedicated developer works out cheaper per hour than ad-hoc freelance time once the roadmap is steady.

Can I hire someone to build my Shopify store from scratch?

Yes. We build stores from scratch, either as a fixed-scope project or with a dedicated developer if you want to keep shipping after launch. You brief the store, catalogue, and integrations; we design, build, QA, and launch it, and hand over a store your team can run. Many clients start with the build and move to a dedicated or part-time developer afterwards.

How do I hire a dedicated Shopify developer?

Send a short brief through the form, we put forward a developer (or pod) whose Shopify experience fits your work, and once you approve the fit they are embedded in your tools and shipping within days. The dedicated model puts a full-time developer on your store only, without the recruitment, payroll, or notice periods of a direct hire. Scale to a full pod as the roadmap grows.

Should I hire a freelance Shopify developer or an agency?

A freelance Shopify developer can be cheaper per hour, but you carry the vetting, the cover when they are away, and the risk if they vanish mid-project. Hiring through us gives you a vetted developer backed by a team, QA, and an SLA, which is usually the better trade once the store is doing real revenue.

Can I hire a Shopify app developer only, without a store build?

Yes. You can hire a Shopify app developer on their own, for a public, custom, or private app, Shopify Functions, checkout UI extensions, or an integration, with no store rebuild attached. We scope the app, quote it, and build it on the current Shopify stack (CLI, Polaris, App Bridge), then hand it over or keep it on a maintenance retainer.

Do you have headless (Hydrogen) developers?

Yes. We staff developers for headless Shopify on Hydrogen and Oxygen, Remix, and Next.js against the Storefront API. If you are considering headless, they will also tell you honestly when it is worth the extra build and running cost and when a well-built Liquid theme is the better call.

Do you have Shopify Plus developers?

Yes. We staff Shopify Plus developers for Checkout Extensibility, B2B, Markets, scripts-to-Functions migration, and multi-store setups. If you are on Plus or moving to it, mention that in your brief and we match a developer with the right Plus experience.

Can I interview the developer before hiring?

Yes. You can interview the developer we put forward before you commit, on a call or async, so you are hiring on a real conversation rather than a CV. If the fit is not right, we match a different developer instead of pushing you to accept the first name.

Do your developers sign an NDA?

Yes. Our developers sign an NDA before kickoff, so your roadmap, code, and data stay confidential, and the work you pay for is yours. If you have your own NDA or MSA, we are happy to work under it; if not, we provide one.

Is there a trial or guarantee?

Yes. We offer a 7-day risk-free trial so you can see the developer work on your store before you commit, and a 100% money-back guarantee if you are not satisfied. The idea is that you judge the fit on real output, not on an interview or a rate card.

How quickly can a Shopify developer start?

Usually within days of you approving the fit, not the weeks or months a direct hire takes. We match the developer, agree the engagement, and get them embedded in your tools so they are shipping quickly rather than onboarding for a fortnight.

Related

Rather scope a specific job?

If you know the shape of the work, these pages cover the productised versions.

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Send a short brief: your store, your stack, and whether you want a dedicated developer, part-time capacity, or a fixed project. We reply within 48 hours with the right match and the number.

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