Brisbane, Queensland

Shopify Developer in Brisbane

I'm a Shopify developer and consultant based in Brisbane. I work with ecommerce brands across South East Queensland and around Australia — and remotely with brands in New Zealand, the US, UK, Canada and Hong Kong — on custom theme work, custom apps, technical SEO, Shopify Functions, and storefront performance.

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Why local matters

Working with a Brisbane-based developer

Actually in Brisbane

Not a reseller or an offshore team with a local landing page. I live and work here, and can meet in person for brands in Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the wider South East Queensland corridor.

Scoped before we start

I map the requirement, the edge cases, and what "done" looks like before writing any code, then quote a fixed scope. You get the cost and the plan up front — plus a prioritised order of work, so the highest-impact changes land first and nothing balloons mid-project.

AEST hours, real overlap

Australian and New Zealand clients get full working-hours overlap. For US and UK brands I keep deliberate overlap windows and async updates so nothing waits a full day.

Services

What I can help with

Shopify Theme & Store Development

Custom Shopify theme and storefront work — Online Store 2.0 builds and migrations, section and block architecture, metafields and metaobjects, and Storefront API / headless implementations. Built clean, so your marketing team can actually use the theme editor and your next developer can read the code.

Shopify Technical Audit

A structured review of your Shopify storefront — technical SEO, performance, checkout logic, integrations and technical debt — delivered as a prioritised, ranked action plan your team or mine can execute. No vague 'best practices' list: specific findings, why each one matters, and what to do first.

Shopify Speed & Core Web Vitals Optimization

Slow storefronts lose sales and rank worse. I diagnose and fix what's actually dragging your Shopify store down — render-blocking scripts, oversized images, layout shift, third-party app bloat — and get you passing Core Web Vitals (LCP, INP, CLS) on mobile, where most of your traffic and most of your problems are.

Shopify Custom Apps & Functions Development

When Shopify's built-in features and off-the-shelf apps can't do what your business needs, a custom app or a Shopify Function can. I build private and custom apps — admin extensions, integrations with ERPs, 3PLs and marketplaces, automation and reporting — plus native Shopify Functions for discount, shipping, payment and cart logic that runs inside the checkout.

Shopify Checkout Extensibility

Checkout extensibility is Shopify's supported replacement for checkout.liquid — UI extensions, branding APIs and Functions instead of editing a Liquid file that is going away. I help Plus merchants move off checkout.liquid before the deadline and build the checkout customisations that actually matter for conversion and operations.

ANZ work

Australian & New Zealand brands I’ve worked with

Muscle Nation

Diagnosed and fixed key performance bottlenecks for Muscle Nation, bringing the site in line with Core Web Vitals standards.

Apparel · Australia
I Love Ugly

Led a storefront theme upgrade and redesign for I Love Ugly, integrating Searchspring search, resolving technical SEO issues, and building a colourway feature on the product page.

Apparel · New Zealand
Cloud Blvd

Migrated Cloud Blvd from their legacy Shopify theme to Horizon, redesigning and rebuilding key templates and custom sections without losing existing functionality. Paired the migration with a technical SEO audit to fix crawl and indexing issues surfaced during the switch.

Lingerie · Australia
The Club Room

Led a conversion-focused revamp for The Club Room, covering discovery research, technical SEO fixes, navigation redesign, and PDP clean-up.

Golf Equipment & Apparel · New Zealand
Elyte Hydration

Delivered B2B discount functionality, birthday sales management, and custom landing pages for Elyte Hydration, alongside Skio integration and Shopify Flow automation setups.

Supplements · New Zealand
Eco Store

Enhanced Eco Store's ecommerce performance through strategic discounting, product page conversion optimization, Shopify Markets efficiency improvements, and Recharge subscription integration.

Skincare · New Zealand
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FAQ

Brisbane: common questions

Do you meet clients in person?

Yes, for brands in Brisbane and South East Queensland — a kickoff or a working session in person is often worth it. Everything after that usually runs remotely.

Do you only work with Brisbane brands?

No. A good share of my work is with interstate and overseas brands. Being in Brisbane matters most for AU/NZ timezone overlap and for local clients who want some face-to-face time.

Can you help with a storefront launch or migration?

Yes — Online Store 2.0 builds and theme migrations are core work. See the theme development page for scope, or get in touch with your store URL.

What does it cost?

Fixed-scope projects and audits are quoted after a short call; coaching is hourly. The services page has a pricing guide.

Got a Shopify Project Brewing?

Let's talk it through. Book a free call and I'll tell you exactly where to start.

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