Hire a Shopify Developer from $8/hr - Shortlist in 48 Hours

What a Virtustant hire handles

What a Remote Shopify Developer Handles

Developers who build and maintain your storefront, from theme customization and custom features to the app and API connections behind it.

Themes, customized.

Your developer builds and edits themes with Liquid, HTML, CSS and JavaScript, so the storefront matches your brand and your design files.

Features, built.

New sections, product page features and custom apps are scoped with you, built in a development theme and tested before they go live.

Apps and APIs, connected.

Third-party apps, your CRM, email and analytics tools are connected to the store, and the data lands where your team needs it.

Speed, protected.

Page speed, mobile layout and unused app code are checked and cleaned up, so the store stays fast.

Tracking, set up.

Pixels, analytics and conversion events are installed and checked so your marketing team can trust the numbers.

Launches, migrations.

New stores, theme updates and platform migrations are planned, run and checked against a launch list.

Meet the talent

People you could be working with

Example profiles that show the role, country and English level we shortlist for. Your real shortlist of 3 to 5 vetted candidates arrives within 48 hours of your first call.

Gabriela P.

Barranquilla, Colombia

from $8/hr

Example profile

Mariana G.

Mexico City, Mexico

from $8/hr

Example profile

Diego F.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

from $8/hr

Example profile

Do the math

Budget for your remote hire

Monthly and annual cost examples at this role’s displayed starting rate, based on 160 billed hours per month.

One all-in hourly rate

No separate recruitment or placement fee. Your quote is tailored to the role, experience and agreed schedule.

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Monthly cost example

$1,280/mo

Annual cost example

$15,360/yr

Based on 160 billed hours per month for 12 months at the displayed starting rate. This is an illustrative budget; your quote and invoices follow the agreed role, schedule and billing terms.

How it works

Shortlist in 48 hours. Start in 72 hours.

Both timelines run from your first call in calendar hours, including weekends.

Hour 0 · 30 min

Free discovery call

We understand the role, your team, and your ideal profile.

Within 48 hours

Curated shortlist

3 to 5 pre vetted candidates with video intros, CVs, and skills tests.

Hour 48 to 60

You interview

Meet the candidates directly. Pick the one you want.

Hour 60 to 72

Your hire starts

We handle contracts, payroll, HR and compliance so your hire starts within 72 hours of your first call.

Forever

We stay close

If the hire ever leaves, we replace them at no cost.

Our clients, in their words

Hiring-client experiences.

Read the original client testimonials and stories →

★★★★★

Virtustant has been a great partner in sourcing international talent for us. They work hard to understand our expectations and help vet prospects according to our standards.

FinElevate

US client · Trustpilot review

★★★★★

The selection process was amazing, all the candidates are highly qualified and once selected it was easy to onboard and start working together.

Club Calima

US client · Trustpilot review

★★★★★

By our standards their team is incredible. They continue to equip our company with some of the most exceptional talent there is. We wouldn't be able to operate without them.

Zach, CEO

US client · Trustpilot review

Plan your hire

A Shopify developer builds and customizes your store. For daily store operations such as listings, orders and customer messages, see our Shopify assistant and e-commerce virtual assistant pages. Selling on Amazon too? See our Amazon account manager page.

Need the design work first? See our web designer page. Building on WordPress or WooCommerce instead? See our WordPress developer page. Running email flows in Klaviyo? See our email marketing specialist page.

Common questions

Hiring, answered

Need more help? Get in touch with our team.

How quickly can I hire a Shopify Developer through Virtustant?

You get a shortlist of 3 to 5 vetted candidates within 48 hours of your first call, and your hire can start in 72 hours.

What does a LATAM Shopify Developer cost?

Virtustant Shopify developers start at $8/hr all-in; the rate for this role is scoped on the discovery call. At the $8/hr starting rate and 160 billed hours per month, that is a $1,280 monthly or $15,360 annual cost example. There are zero recruitment fees, so the hourly rate is your only cost.

What can a remote Shopify Developer handle, and which tools do they use?

Theme customization with Liquid, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, custom features and apps, integrations with your CRM, email, and analytics tools, performance fixes, tracking setup, and store launches or migrations, in tools such as Shopify, GitHub, VS Code, and Figma. Tell us your stack and your working hours on the first call and we match candidates to both.

What is the replacement guarantee?

Every placement carries a lifetime replacement guarantee with no time cap: if your hire ever leaves, we replace them at no cost. Engagements are month-to-month, and there are zero placement fees.

What a Remote Shopify Developer Handles

Themes, customized.

Features, built.

Apps and APIs, connected.

Speed, protected.

Tracking, set up.

Launches, migrations.

Tools your hire already knows

People you could be working with

Budget for your remote hire

Shortlist in 48 hours. Start in 72 hours.

Hiring-client experiences.

Plan your hire

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