A senior Shopify for your US or UK D2C brand —a fraction of an agency.
Direct, no agency layer, transparent USD pricing. I build custom themes, migrations, and Shopify Plus for D2C brands in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia — senior hours end to end, with the code assigned to you. Based in India, which is exactly why the same seniority costs a fraction of a local build.
Agency quality, without the agency price.
A senior Shopify developer costs $90–200+ an hour in the US and UK, and $25–60 in India — for the same seniority. The gap is cost of living, not quality. When you hire me directly, you skip the account managers and the office overhead, and pay for the person actually building your store.
My US/UK pricing is a deliberate premium over my India-domestic rates — and still lands three to five times under a comparable local agency, for senior hours and direct accountability.
| US / UK agency | Me — senior, direct | |
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| Custom build | $20,000 – $80,000+ | $2,000 – $15,000 |
| Monthly retainer | $5,000 – $15,000/mo | $1,000 – $3,000/mo |
| Who writes your code | A junior, behind a PM | Me — senior, end to end |
| Who you talk to | An account manager | Me, directly |
| Reply time | 2 – 5 business days | ≤ 24 hours |
| Time-zone coverage | Your hours only | Progress while you sleep |
| Best fit | Enterprise with a procurement badge | D2C that wants senior work at a fair price |
Quality tracks the individual, not the country. What changes with the ZIP code is the price, not the ceiling.
One senior operator, the whole build.
Custom theme builds
A storefront coded against your brand and funnel — custom sections, PDPs, and cart, built for conversion rather than a generic template.
Platform migrations
WooCommerce, Magento, BigCommerce, and Wix → Shopify, with SEO-safe 301 redirect mapping and zero data loss. The rankings you earned survive the move.
Shopify Plus
Functions for custom checkout, Flow automation, Wholesale for B2B, Markets for international. Enterprise capability without the enterprise agency.
Performance & CRO
Core Web Vitals, mobile speed, and conversion work. The store loads fast and converts on the connection your customers actually use.
Custom apps
Private apps against the Admin GraphQL and Storefront APIs — ERP sync, custom reporting, subscription logic, and the workflows Shopify does not do out of the box.
Ongoing retainer
A senior operator on call for the small builds, experiments, and iteration that compound — so your store keeps getting better after launch.
The price upfront, in USD.
No discovery-call dance to get a number. Every engagement is a fixed price with a written scope and a Definition of Done before any deposit — invoiced in USD against milestones, with the code assigned to you at handover.
Custom Shopify build
A distinct, owned storefront — theme, custom features, integrations
Monthly retainer
Ongoing development, CRO, and support — for brands that keep shipping
Migration or Shopify Plus build
WooCommerce / Magento / BigCommerce / Wix → Shopify, or a Plus build — always a fixed price
Named brands, real numbers.
A custom theme rebuild and merchandising work lifted AOV by 28% — more revenue per visitor, no extra ad spend.
Performance, CRO, and a cleaner funnel drove 22% MoM revenue growth after launch.
Across the distance, no surprises.
A call in your time-zone overlap. An honest read on what you need, and whether I am the right fit.
A fixed USD price, a timeline, and a Definition of Done. IP assignment in the agreement from the start.
Work delivered to a staging URL you can click through, with a daily written update and a weekly call.
Payments tied to deliverables you review — never a lump sum for undefined work. Progress while you sleep.
Code, files, and repository access transferred, IP assigned to you, USD invoice settled. Retainer optional.
What a US or UK brand actually saves hiring from India
The gap is cost of living, not quality. Here is where the saving comes from, and the three ways to buy Shopify work compared.
what a senior Shopify developer costs in the US and UK — versus $25–60/hr in India, for the same seniority.
typical saving versus a comparable US or UK agency — removing the cost-of-living premium and the agency overhead, not the seniority.
the time-zone advantage — brief in your evening, review finished work in your morning. The store gets built while you sleep.
| Factor | Local US/UK agency | Marketplace freelancer | Senior solo (me) |
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| Cost | $5,000–15,000/mo | Cheapest, unpredictable | $1,000–3,000/mo |
| Seniority on your account | Often a junior | Unknown, varies | Senior, always |
| Accountability | Diffused across a team | Low, easy to vanish | Direct, name attached |
| Code ownership | Usually | Often unclear | Yours, in the contract |
| Best for | Enterprise programs | Tiny defined tasks | Most D2C builds |
Full breakdown in Shopify developer cost: US vs UK vs India.
Straight answers, no hedging.
Can you work with US and UK time zones?
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Yes. I overlap a few hours with your working day for calls — early US afternoon or UK afternoon is my evening — and deliver work overnight so it is ready when you start. Most clients run a daily written update and a weekly call, and treat the time difference as a feature: you brief in your evening and review finished progress in your morning.
How do I pay a developer in India?
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In USD, invoiced against fixed milestones, via international bank transfer (SWIFT), Wise, or PayPal for smaller amounts. Exports of services from India are zero-rated for GST under a Letter of Undertaking, so there is no Indian tax added to your invoice. You get a clean USD invoice tied to deliverables — never a large lump sum upfront for undefined work.
Will I own the code?
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Yes. The service agreement assigns all code, theme files, and IP to you on final payment, and you receive the actual files and repository access at handover — not just a live store. Work-for-hire and IP-assignment agreements with US and UK clients are standard, not exotic.
Is it safe to hire a Shopify developer from India?
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Yes, when you hire a named senior operator rather than the cheapest marketplace listing. The risk in offshore hiring is never the country — it is hiring on price alone with no scope, contract, or code ownership. With a written scope, a fixed USD price, IP assigned in the contract, and milestone invoicing, it is a well-established way to get senior work at a fraction of local cost.
How much do you cost versus a local agency?
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A US or UK agency charges roughly $5,000–15,000 per month on retainer and $20,000–80,000+ for a custom build. I work directly at $1,000–3,000 per month and $2,000–15,000 for a build — a deliberate premium over my India-domestic rates that still undercuts a comparable agency by three to five times, for senior hours and direct accountability rather than an org chart.
What do you actually build?
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Custom Shopify themes, platform migrations (WooCommerce, Magento, BigCommerce, Wix → Shopify), Shopify Plus builds (Functions, Flow, Wholesale, Markets), performance and Core Web Vitals work, conversion optimisation, and custom apps against the Admin and Storefront APIs. Senior work end to end, no junior-behind-a-PM handoff.
Do you only work with Indian brands?
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No. Around half the brands I have shipped are international — US, UK, and UAE. The India base is a cost advantage, not a limit on who I work with. The positioning is simple: senior architecture, direct, priced for the value rather than the ZIP code.
How do we start?
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Send a short brief — your brand, current platform, what you want built, target ship date, and budget range. I reply inside 24 hours with a scope estimate and a call slot in your time-zone overlap. After the call you get a written proposal with a fixed USD price, a timeline, and a Definition of Done. If it fits, we start — often with a small paid milestone so you can see the work before committing to the full build.
Send a short brief. Get a fixed USD price back.
Your brand, current platform, what you want built, target ship date, and budget range. I reply inside 24 hours with a scope and a call slot in your time-zone overlap — and, if it fits, a written proposal with a fixed price and a Definition of Done.