Hire a BigCommerce developer who starts this week
Get vetted, certified BigCommerce talent matched to your brief. Choose contract, dedicated, or staffing. Your developer joins in days, not months.
from 40+ merchant teams who hired through Redefine
3 developers available
Can start this week
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Freelancers ghost. Agencies overbook. Your roadmap waits.
Freelancers disappear mid-sprint
No service-level agreement, no backup, no accountability when your launch date is at risk.
Agency retainers charge for idle hours
You pay a team of eight when you only need one focused developer who knows BigCommerce deeply.
Staffing firms send generalist developers
A developer who built WordPress sites last month takes weeks to get productive on Stencil and BigCommerce application programming interfaces.
Platform-certified developers, pre-vetted
Every developer ships live BigCommerce storefronts before joining our talent pool. No ramp time wasted.
One developer, scoped to your sprint
Pay for productive hours on the scope you define. Scale up next quarter without a new contract.
Placed in days, producing in week one
Our matching process puts a developer in your Slack within 3 to 5 business days, repo access included.
Your BigCommerce developer, matched to your team
See what a dedicated BigCommerce developer delivers for your exact role and stage.
You need to ship features, not manage developers.
Theme and Stencil development
Custom storefront components, product detail page layouts, cart drawer logic: your roadmap items, built fast.
Application and webhook integrations
Klaviyo, Gorgias, Recharge, Searchanise: integrated and tested before you see the pull request.
Performance and Core Web Vitals
Largest Contentful Paint under 2.5 seconds. Image delivery, script prioritization, lazy loading: done in one sprint.
Typical engagement
1 dedicated mid-senior developer · 20 hours per week · 3-month retainer
You need specialized depth, not a generalist on your payroll.
Custom application and channel development
Private BigCommerce applications, custom pricing engines, enterprise resource planning sync layers: built to your engineering standards.
Multi-storefront and multi-region builds
Localization, currency routing, catalog segmentation across storefronts: owned by one embedded expert.
Audit and architecture review
Before your developer writes a line, they map your existing platform debt and produce a remediation plan.
Typical engagement
1 to 2 senior developers · 40 hours per week · embedded in your team Slack and GitHub
Sarah L., Senior BigCommerce Developer
7 years experience · BigCommerce Certified · Available
23
Live storefronts
4.9
Average client rating
Core skills
You need reliable overflow, not a bench that bills regardless.
White-label developer delivery
Developers work under your brand, follow your process, and bill through you: invisible to your client.
Project-based sprint teams
Spin up a two-person team for a launch sprint, then release them. No long-term commitment required.
BigCommerce-specific quality assurance and code review
A second set of senior eyes on platform-specific patterns before you present to your client.
Typical engagement
1 to 3 developers · project sprint or monthly overflow · NDA and white-label terms available
Active placements
3 open slotsClient A: BigCommerce Theme Build
Dev: Marcus T. · Sprint 3 of 5
Client B: BigCommerce Application Programming Interface Integration
Dev: Priya M. · Sprint 1 of 3
Client C: awaiting matching
Estimated placement: 3 business days
Every layer of BigCommerce covered
Our developers are tested on platform-specific depth. Not generic web development with a BigCommerce filter.
Storefront Layer
APIs and integrations
Headless and Composable
Vetted BigCommerce developers in pool
Average days to your first developer intro
GMV supported across active placements
Client retention rate
From brief to first commit in 7 days
A structured match means your developer is coding in your repo within the first week.
Submit your brief
Tell us your stack, scope, and timeline. Takes 8 minutes.
Developer matching: Day 1 to 2
We shortlist 2 to 3 vetted BigCommerce developers matched to your brief.
Interview and approve: Day 3
30-minute technical call. You approve. We start contracts same day.
Repo access and kickoff: Day 5 to 7
Developer joins your Slack, reviews codebase, attends your sprint kickoff.
Engagement type
Primary skill needed
Start date
Hours per week
3 developers matched
Tom N. · 5 years · BigCommerce Certified
Stencil, APIs, headless
Amy K. · 4 years · BigCommerce Certified
Stencil, SCSS, performance
Raj D. · 6 years · BigCommerce Certified
APIs, Node.js, multi-storefront
Tom N.: 30-minute technical call
Today at 2:00 PM EST
Topics to cover:
Tom N. joined your workspace
Hire the way that fits your operation
Three models. One vetted pool. Switch or stack as your roadmap evolves.
Dedicated developer
One expert embedded in your team, full or part-time. Follows your sprint cadence. Owns your BigCommerce backlog.
Commitment
Monthly retainer, cancel quarterly
Typical rate
$85 to $145 per hour based on seniority
Placement speed
3 to 5 business days
Best for
Ongoing roadmap, growing stores
Contract hire
Fixed scope, fixed timeline. One developer, one deliverable. Launch your feature, then decide what is next.
Get A Contract QuoteDeveloper staffing
Scale a team for a busy launch quarter. Multiple developers, coordinated delivery, one point of contact. Hit your deadline.
Plan A Staffed TeamWhat your developer builds
What dedicated BigCommerce development delivers
Peekawhoo
Direct-to-consumer ecommercePeekawhoo is a direct-to-consumer brand. It needed BigCommerce expertise to scale personalization and grow revenue.
Personalization was limited. Operations created friction. The old BigCommerce setup could not support the brand's revenue goals.
Annual revenue sustained by the platform Redefine developers built
Higher conversions from improved BigCommerce storefront user experience
Streamlined backend operations: inventory management rebuilt for scale
Personalization built through custom BigCommerce application development.
$30M
Revenue on BigCommerce platform
3.8M
Revenue growth (Off Grid Knives)
35%
Pageview uplift: Lizzy's Fresh Coffee
2x
Revenue year over year: Three Islands
$15M
Revenue scale: CCTV Security Pros
7x
Advertising return on investment: Switch 2 Pure
Why brands hire BigCommerce developers through Redefine
Attribute
Typical partner
Redefine
Related BigCommerce services
Common questions about hiring BigCommerce developers
Most clients meet vetted developers within 3 to 5 business days. Contract placements can start within a week of approval. Our matching team works from your brief the same day it is submitted.
We offer dedicated full-time developers, part-time contract developers, and project-based sprint teams. You can scale up or down each quarter: no annual commitment required on retainer models.
Yes. All developers are vetted against the BigCommerce developer certification track and have shipped at least three live storefronts before joining our talent pool. We also run platform-specific API and Stencil skill assessments.
Absolutely. Embedded developers follow your sprint cadence, use your repo and communication tools, and integrate into daily standups from day one. They work as a member of your team, not a siloed contractor.
Rates depend on seniority and engagement length. Most dedicated mid-senior developers fall between $85 and $145 per hour. Fixed-scope contracts and monthly retainers are available. See our BigCommerce agency pricing page for budget bands.
Request your BigCommerce developer today
Submit a brief and we will send you two to three matched developer profiles within 48 hours.
Scoped before work starts · line-by-line pricing · replace your developer free within 7 days
Brief received. We will review your requirements and send matched developer profiles within 48 hours. No commitment required.
BigCommerce expertise, in your Slack by next week.
Submit a brief and we will send you two to three matched developer profiles within 48 hours. No commitment. No pitch.
3 developers available for your brief
Profiles delivered within 48 hours. No commitment required.