Quick answer: Hire me as a Shopify developer for a custom-designed store, live in 14 days for a fixed $1,999: theme customisation, product pages, collections and search, checkout tuned within your plan, speed work and launch. Theme files are yours, with 30 days of support. Your Shopify plan is separate, from $22 a month billed yearly in the US.
Who this is for, and who it is not
This page is for hiring a shopify developer for a defined piece of work. It is not a job listing.
- Brands on a theme that looks like everyone else's. Custom design applied properly, not a colour swap.
- Stores whose product pages do not sell. Designed around what each product has to prove.
- Slow stores. Images, scripts and leftover apps cleaned up.
It is the wrong buy in these cases:
- Shopify Plus-only features, unless you are on Plus. Checkout extensibility, scripts and B2B; say so if you are on Plus.
- Custom Shopify apps. A separate sprint and skill set.
- Tens of thousands of SKUs with years of orders. That is a migration project, not a design one.
What the 14 days look like
The shopify store in 14 days sprint, $1,999, runs on a schedule written down before you commit:
| When | What happens |
|---|---|
| Days 1 to 2 | Audit and structure. Your range, your current store if you have one, and where it leaks. App bloat and script debt get catalogued now, since they usually explain the speed problem. |
| Days 3 to 7 | Design. Product page first, then collections and home. Designed against your real photography rather than placeholders, because e-commerce design lives or dies on the imagery. |
| Days 8 to 12 | Build. Theme development, sections your team can rearrange themselves, apps configured, speed pass. Staged on a preview theme so your live store keeps trading throughout. |
| Days 13 to 14 | Launch. Test orders, redirects if URLs changed, analytics verified, and the theme published. |
What you get for $1,999
- Custom design applied properly, not a theme with the colours swapped.
- Product pages designed around what each product needs to prove.
- Collections, search and filtering that suit your range.
- Checkout optimised within what Shopify allows on your plan.
- As few apps as the store needs, chosen and set up.
- Speed work on images and scripts, removing what old apps left behind.
- Theme files, yours at handover, plus 30 days of support.
Choosing a platform first? Framer vs Shopify and Webflow vs Shopify set out the trade-offs, and design for e-commerce covers the wider work.
What hiring a shopify developer costs
| Route | Typical price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify freelancers on marketplaces | $25 to $50 an hour entry level; $75 to $150 experienced | Contra's Shopify guide |
| Web design agencies | $100 to $149 an hour; most projects under $10,000 | Clutch, updated 21 September 2026 |
| Me | A custom store for $1,999 in 14 days | Published prices |
Shopify's own US plans on 29 October 2026, billed yearly: Basic $22, Grow $58 and Advanced $359 a month, with Plus from $2,300; payment processing fees are separate. Contra read on 30 October 2026.
How to vet any shopify developer
Whoever you hire, check these before you sign:
- Live stores. Open them on a phone and go through to checkout.
- Speed. Ask what they remove, not only what they add.
- App restraint. Every app adds weight and a monthly fee.
- Plan awareness. What they can change in checkout depends on your Shopify plan.
- Ownership. Theme files and the store in your own account.
Store, brand site, or both?
If selling is the business, the store is the site. If the brand story matters as much, many companies put the brand site in Framer and the store on Shopify, linked together; Framer vs Shopify explains the split, and hire a Framer designer covers the brand side.
About me
I am a product designer and developer based in Dubai, working with teams in US, EU and GCC time zones. I spoke at GITEX Dubai 2023, and I hold Contra's Framer Expert badge. The work is in the case studies, and every role you can hire me for is on hire me. Outside prices on this page were checked on 29 October 2026 unless the table says otherwise.
Shopify developer questions
How much does a Shopify developer cost?
Contra's guide puts Shopify freelancers at $25 to $50 an hour entry level and $75 to $150 experienced. My Shopify sprint is $1,999 fixed for a custom store in 14 days.
Which Shopify plan do I need?
Most new stores start on Basic, $22 a month billed yearly in the US on 29 October 2026. Some checkout features need Plus, from $2,300 a month.
Can you move our products from another store?
Yes, where you already have a store, existing products and content are migrated as part of the sprint. Tens of thousands of SKUs is a separate migration project.
Do you build custom Shopify apps?
No, not on this sprint. A custom app is its own project and skill set.
Tell me about your store
Book a 30-minute call or send a brief. You get a scope, a timeline and a fixed quote within 24 hours.