You can have a dedicated certified Shopify developer start within 5 business days of signed agreement. Onboarding includes store architecture briefing, tooling setup, NDA and IP documentation, and communication channel configuration. No 3-month hiring pipeline, no interview rounds for your team to manage. We handle the matching and placement.

A dedicated developer engagement places an assigned Shopify engineer with your team on an ongoing basis (hourly, part-time, or full-time). A project engagement has defined scope, deliverables, and timeline. Dedicated developers suit brands with a continuous development roadmap. Project engagements suit brands with specific, scoped builds. We offer both. See our Shopify development services for project-based work.

All IWD Shopify developers have a minimum of 5 years of Shopify platform experience and are senior-level engineers. They are agency-tested on 50+ real Shopify projects before client placement. We do not offer junior or mid-level developer placements. Every developer placed has already delivered enterprise-scale Shopify work at IWD Agency.

Yes. You communicate directly with your Shopify developer via Slack, email, or video call. No account manager relay system, no ticket intermediary. Your developer joins your standups, attends your planning sessions, and responds directly to your team in real time. US-based timezone alignment ensures no 12-hour communication delays on critical issues.

Yes. IWD's Shopify developers are US-based, with no offshore subcontracting or international team handoffs. This means timezone alignment with US businesses, clear communication in English, and direct accountability. We differentiate clearly from offshore developer placement services. Your developer is in your timezone and available during your business hours.

You own all code developed by IWD Shopify developers. We sign work-for-hire agreements and IP assignment documentation at project start. All custom themes, apps, integrations, and scripts built during the engagement are your intellectual property. No licensing restrictions, no code escrow, no vendor lock-in.

Yes. Our senior Shopify developers are certified in Shopify Plus and have built enterprise Shopify Plus stores with custom checkout flows, Shopify Functions, multi-store architectures, B2B configurations, and complex integrations. See our Shopify Plus agency for the full scope of enterprise capability.

If a developer placement is not meeting expectations, we replace them. We work with you to understand what is not working and match a more suitable developer for your project type, communication style, or technical requirements. We do not hold clients to underperforming engagements. Fit is a priority, not an afterthought.

Yes. We offer hourly and project-based engagements for short-term Shopify development needs, including bug fixes, specific feature builds, performance optimization, and integration setup. Minimum engagements vary by project type. Contact us with your scope and we will recommend the most cost-effective engagement model.

Yes. Our certified Shopify app developers build custom public and private Shopify apps using Node.js, React, Shopify CLI, and Shopify APIs. We have built custom apps for checkout customization, B2B pricing logic, ERP data sync, subscription management, and complex catalog filtering. Contact us with your app requirements for a scoping call.