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Hire a Headless Shopify Developer
Headless Shopify developers for Storefront API and modern frontends.
What You Get
What You Get
Storefront API
Placeholder — GraphQL Storefront API integration and data flows.
Next.js Frontend
Placeholder — React/Next.js storefronts with full design control.
Performance
Placeholder — sub-second loads and perfect Core Web Vitals.
Engagement Models
Three Ways to Work With Us
Dedicated Monthly
Your specialist, full-time, on your tools and in your standups. Best for continuous roadmaps and brands shipping every week.
From $3,400 / month
- 160 hours per month
- Direct Slack access and daily standups
- Mid-level, senior and lead tiers available
- Monthly rolling, 30 days notice
Part-Time Retainer
A fixed block of hours each month for maintenance, improvements and the small jobs that pile up. Best for stores that are stable but not static.
From $800 / month
- 40 or 80 hours per month
- Prioritised task queue
- Unused hours roll over one month
- Upgrade to dedicated at any time
Project-Based
Fixed scope, fixed price, fixed deadline. Best for migrations, rebuilds and anything with a clear finish line.
From $3,500
- Written scope agreed before work starts
- Milestone billing, not full payment upfront
- 30 days post-launch support included
- Blended rate $25 to $45 per hour
A dedicated seat costs roughly a fifth of the loaded cost of a comparable US hire, with no recruitment fee, no benefits and no notice period. Most brands start on a part-time retainer and move to dedicated once the roadmap outgrows the hours. We will tell you honestly if a project quote serves you better than a monthly commitment.
Why KolachiTech
In-House, Freelancer, or Us
| In-House Hire | Freelancer | KolachiTech | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to start | 3 to 5 months | 1 to 2 weeks | Under 1 week |
| Monthly cost | Salary + benefits + payroll tax | Variable, often hourly | From $800 |
| Upfront cost | Recruitment fee, equipment | None | None |
| Vetting | You do it | You do it | Done, with work samples |
| Cover for illness or leave | None | None | Agency bench |
| Code review | Only if you have a second dev | None | Included |
| Scaling down | Redundancy process | Easy | 30 days notice |
| Specialist depth | One person's skill set | One person's skill set | Full team behind each seat |
| Documentation | Depends on the person | Rare | Standard on every handover |
How It Works
From First Call to First Commit
Scope
A 30-minute call to understand your stack, your roadmap and the gap you are filling. We will tell you which role actually solves it, even when it is a smaller engagement than you asked about.
Match
We put forward specialists from our team with the relevant experience, including work samples from comparable builds. You interview them yourself.
Trial Week
Your chosen specialist works a real ticket from your backlog. If the fit is wrong, you owe nothing and we match again.
Scale
Once embedded, adjust up or down each month as your roadmap changes. No renegotiation, no penalty.
Skills & Stack
Skills and Stack
Hiring a headless Shopify developer from KolachiTech means building a storefront on the Storefront API with Hydrogen, Next.js, or a custom React frontend. Headless architecture gives you full control over the presentation layer, sub-second load times, and the ability to build experiences that Shopify's native theme system cannot — custom product configurators, dynamic personalization, and complex B2B portals.
Our headless Shopify developers work with the GraphQL Storefront API, Hydrogen framework, Oxygen deployment, and edge rendering. They understand the tradeoffs between headless and native Shopify — when headless is worth the complexity and when it is overkill. If your brand has outgrown a native theme and needs sub-second performance, full design control, or a storefront that integrates non-Shopify data, a headless developer from our team will build it right.
Case Studies
Brands we've helped grow
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
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Tell us what you are trying to ship
A 30-minute call is usually enough to work out which role you need, what it will cost and how soon it can start. No pitch deck, no pressure.
