The technical partner your Shopify Plus or BigCommerce store is missing.
Embedded development for founder-led brands. I respond in minutes, build before you ask, and treat your store like it's my own. Most clients start with a single project. Most stick around for years.
Your store needs more than a developer.
You built a successful brand, but the infrastructure underneath wasn't designed for how you actually operate. Generic agencies build stores and disappear. Your last dev took 6 weeks to scope a 3-day job. When something breaks at 10pm, nobody picks up the phone. I'm the technical partner who embeds in your business — proactive, fast, and available when it matters.
Platform-specific development.
Checkout & Cart Logic
Checkout extensions, discount functions, custom subscription logic, and cart rules. The kind of work that touches revenue directly.
Shipping & Fulfillment
Custom shipping apps, carrier rules, geo-restriction tools, and fulfillment integrations. Built a custom shipping discount app for a multi-million-dollar skincare brand in 4 days — before they asked for an estimate.
Compliance Infrastructure
Systems that block restricted products by state, county, and zip code. Payment processor crisis response. I've managed Mastercard audits and recovered $100K+/day in revenue — under real pressure.
Ongoing Growth Partnership
I don't do one-off projects and disappear. Monthly subscription model — no hourly billing, no scope negotiations during emergencies. You get a dedicated partner who knows your business.
What this looks like in practice.
A 7-figure brand faced a Mastercard compliance audit that threatened a 5-year processing ban. Revenue dropped from $150K+/day to $20K overnight. I worked through multiple nights to produce compliance reports, build product visibility controls, and coordinate across payment processors and fulfillment teams. Within days, revenue recovered to $120-140K/day. The ban was avoided. That engagement started as a small gig. It turned into a 2+ year embedded partnership — because when it mattered most, I showed up.
- Compliance Guard system covering 50-state jurisdiction-level product restrictions
- Payment processor crisis that recovered $100K+/day in revenue
- 1-2 minute average response time during business hours
- 2+ years of continuous monthly partnership with zero downtime due to compliance failures
A Shopify Plus skincare brand doing millions per month needed a custom Business Accelerator shipping discount app. I built it in 4 days — before they asked for an estimate. That kind of speed is what opens the door to long-term partnerships.
- Custom shipping discount app for Shopify Plus, delivered in 4 days
- Skincare/beauty industry — deep connections and live proof
Embedded, not outsourced.
Most clients start with a single project. Most stick around for years.
I work on a monthly subscription model — no hourly billing, no scope negotiations during emergencies. You get a dedicated development partner who knows your business, your tech stack, and your team. This isn't "agency support." This is having a technical co-founder who happens to invoice you monthly.
- I respond in minutes, not days
- I build proactive systems before problems become crises
- I coordinate across your entire operation — fulfillment, customer service, ERP vendors, processors
- I work nights and weekends during emergencies without being asked
I work with founder-led brands and agencies.
DTC brands on Shopify Plus or BigCommerce. Skincare, beauty, and health & wellness brands — I have deep connections and a live case study with a multi-million-dollar Shopify Plus brand. Brands with compliance needs — supplements, CBD, age-restricted products. And marketing agencies whose clients keep asking for a technical counterpart.
Marketing agencies — I'm the technical counterpart your clients keep asking for.
You're a good fit if:
- You're doing $1M+ in annual revenue and your current dev doesn't move fast enough
- You've been burned by a generic agency that didn't understand your platform
- You want a long-term partner, not a vendor you re-explain your business to every project
- You need checkout extensions, shipping logic, or compliance infrastructure — the things you actually search for
- You want someone who picks up the phone when something breaks
About Ian
I've spent 8+ years in e-commerce development across Shopify Plus and BigCommerce. I build checkout extensions, custom shipping apps, compliance systems, and subscription integrations — the technical execution layer that keeps stores running. I've shipped a custom shipping discount app for a multi-million-dollar skincare brand in 4 days, and I've managed payment processor crises that recovered six figures per day in revenue. Same person, different problems — I adapt to what your business needs. I work from Franklin, TN and I'm available across US time zones. My tools are Shopify (Liquid, Functions, Extensions), BigCommerce, Next.js, Vercel, and Cloudflare — but what matters is that I understand your platform and your business well enough to build systems that work.
Tell me what you're trying to build.
I'll tell you if I can help and how fast. Whether you need emergency help right now or want to build the infrastructure to prevent the next crisis — I'm available to talk.
Or email directly: ian@buildpath.co