Theme work that ships on time and passes review first pass
StackCertified theme developers own section and template work across your Shopify accounts, with AI-assisted review built in.
Starting at $2,800–$4,200/month. Ready in 7 days.
The Scorecard
- Liquid + JSON templates
Sections, blocks, and JSON template architecture — shipped from Figma or spec without hand-holding.
- App-block integration
Theme app extensions, app blocks, and app-embed configuration done without breaking the editor.
- Responsive + accessibility
Mobile-first styling with keyboard/focus testing — not retrofitted later.
- AI-assisted code reviewClaude / GitHub Copilot
Every PR pre-reviewed against Liquid best-practice prompts before human review.
- Theme versioning
Staging theme discipline — no live theme edits, ever.
AI Stack They're Certified On
Sample KPIs
- Theme PRs shipped / week (target ≥ 4 merged)
- First-pass review acceptance (target ≥ 90%)
- Staging smoke test completion (100% of merges)
- LCP regression rate (target 0%)
Scaffolds new sections from spec, drafts Liquid + JSON templates, auto-reviews PRs for common mistakes.
Section architecture, senior review on every PR, and all merges to the live theme.
Sample SOP
- Spec pickup — ticket assigned with acceptance criteria + design link.
- Branch + scaffold — Theme CLI + new section from template.
- AI review + screenshot — PR opened, AI review run, staging screenshots posted.
- Senior review — minutes-long sign-off on clean work.
- Merge + smoke — 8-point smoke test in production after deploy.
Rule: no edits to the live theme without a staging review.
Who this operator is for
Your senior Shopify dev is doing section work they shouldn't touch. A StackCertified Theme Developer owns the section and template queue so seniors can focus on architecture and custom apps.
What changes in the first 30 days
- Week 1 — onboard Theme CLI workflow on staging.
- Week 2 — ship 3 tickets with senior review.
- Week 3 — take first app-block integration.
- Week 4 — running theme work solo with minutes-long senior reviews.
What they don't do
They don't build custom apps or own the architecture. They execute inside an existing theme.
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