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arnesbuilds

Independent Shopify developer

Shopify storefronts, built properly.

I'm Arnes. I build custom Online Store 2.0 themes, Figma-to-Shopify implementations and storefront functionality for agencies and ecommerce brands, with full-stack skills when a project needs more.

Focus
Shopify Online Store 2.0
Also
Next.js, TypeScript, full-stack
Works with
Agencies and ecommerce brands
Based in
Slovenia

Featured work

Selected projects

All work →
Rovelloa: Full-page homepage, desktop (preview crop)
Own ecommerce brand2026

Rovelloa

Rovelloa sells an at-home pet grooming system. I built the storefront on Shopify's Dawn theme, developing it with Claude Code as my AI assistant, and I launched and run the store myself.

  • Shopify
  • Dawn 16
  • Own brand
Independent concept2026

FlightScope redesign concept

A self-initiated prototype exploring how FlightScope's online shopping experience could help people choose the right launch monitor: a redesigned homepage, a seven-question product finder, side-by-side comparison, a Mevo Gen2 product page with optional upgrades, and a page explaining what is real and what is simulated.

  • CRO
  • Product finder
  • Concept
Rativa: Rates grid with night detail. Sample data, fictional hotels. (preview crop)
Independent product2026

Rativa

Rativa is a hotel market intelligence platform I built independently. It collects competitors' public room rates, shows them beside the hotel's own rate for the next 14 nights, and flags the changes worth a look.

  • Next.js
  • Supabase
  • Full-stack

Rovelloa is my own brand, the FlightScope redesign is an independent concept, and Rativa is my own product. None of these are presented as commissioned client work.

Capabilities

The parts of a store I build.

For Shopify agencies

An external developer your team can hand work to.

I'm an independent developer, not an agency. That means you work directly with the person building your storefront.

  • Overflow capacity

    Your team is at capacity. I take defined tickets or a whole feature and work inside your repository, branching and review process.

  • White-label development

    I build behind your brand and I'm comfortable working under NDA. Your client relationship stays yours.

  • Project-based work

    A scoped build with a clear start and finish, agreed as a fixed scope or on an hourly basis.

  • Ongoing collaboration

    When the fit is right, I'm happy to become a regular external developer for your team.

  • Communication is asynchronous by default: email, Slack or your project-management tool.

Earlier client experience

Paid Shopify work for clients

  • Dreamfullyc. 2023 (approximate). Conversion rate optimization and product page development and improvements.
  • Detailrsc. 2023 (approximate). Conversion rate optimization and product page development and improvements.
  • More on earlier work →

About

A developer who has also run the store.

I've worked on client Shopify stores, launched and run my own ecommerce brand, and built full-stack software. Seeing a store from both the developer's and the merchant's side shapes how I build: I think about the admin experience, the shopper and the maintenance as much as the code.

For Shopify agencies

Need a reliable pair of hands on Shopify work?

Send a short note with the scope, timeline and stack. I'll tell you honestly whether I'm the right fit.