Shopify Developer with 5+ years of full-stack experience specializing in custom Liquid theme development, Shopify Plus storefronts, custom app builds, and third-party API integrations. I deliver fast, conversion-optimized stores with performance and SEO built in from the start. AI-native workflow: daily use of Claude Code and automation tooling to ship higher-quality results faster. Comfortable across Shopify admin, the codebase, and the full tech stack (PHP, JavaScript/Node.js, REST APIs). Fully remote with US Eastern timezone overlap.

Gabriel Arias

Shopify Developer with 5+ years of full-stack experience specializing in custom Liquid theme development, Shopify Plus storefronts, custom app builds, and third-party API integrations. I deliver fast, conversion-optimized stores with performance and SEO built in from the start. AI-native workflow: daily use of Claude Code and automation tooling to ship higher-quality results faster. Comfortable across Shopify admin, the codebase, and the full tech stack (PHP, JavaScript/Node.js, REST APIs). Fully remote with US Eastern timezone overlap.

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Shopify Developer with 5+ years of full-stack experience specializing in custom Liquid theme development, Shopify Plus storefronts, custom app builds, and third-party API integrations. I deliver fast, conversion-optimized stores with performance and SEO built in from the start.

AI-native workflow: daily use of Claude Code and automation tooling to ship higher-quality results faster. Comfortable across Shopify admin, the codebase, and the full tech stack (PHP, JavaScript/Node.js, REST APIs). Fully remote with US Eastern timezone overlap.

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Language

Spanish; Castilian
Fluent
English
Fluent

Work Experience

Technical SEO & Full Stack Web Producer at Magnetic Creative
November 1, 2023 - Present
Develop and maintain custom Shopify themes using Liquid (sections, blocks, snippets, settings schema) for Shopify and Shopify Plus storefronts, focused on performance, UX, and conversion. Build and integrate third-party APIs and Shopify apps (payment gateways, CRMs, marketing platforms, loyalty programs, custom checkout extensions) via Shopify Admin API and Storefront API. Implement technical SEO at the template level in Liquid templates (structured data/JSON-LD, canonical tags, Open Graph metadata, XML sitemaps, hreflang, robots directives). Diagnose and resolve Core Web Vitals issues (LCP/CLS/INP) through image optimization, lazy loading, deferring render-blocking assets, and CDN/Cloudflare configuration. Manage custom Shopify app development with Node.js and REST/GraphQL workflows, including webhooks, metafields, and bulk operations. Use AI-assisted development workflows (Claude Code, OpenAI API) for code generation, debugging, audit automation, and Liquid optimization.
WordPress Developer & SEO Specialist at Efiempresa
May 1, 2023 - December 1, 2025
Developed and maintained e-commerce sites using WooCommerce and WordPress, including custom checkout flows, payment gateway configuration, subscription setup, and product catalog optimization. Built REST API and webhook integrations between e-commerce platforms and external services, handling authentication, error handling, and data validation. Used Git/GitHub branching for version control, code review, and staged deployments across multiple client e-commerce projects. Implemented on-page and technical SEO improvements including schema markup, XML sitemaps, metadata, internal linking, and page speed optimizations, using WP-CLI for bulk operations.
Web Developer & SEO Consultant at Clarita'ShopVnzla
January 1, 2019 - December 1, 2022
Built e-commerce and WordPress sites from scratch for local business clients, including custom themes, WooCommerce integrations, and technical SEO implementation. Managed DNS and hosting environments (cPanel/Linux) and handled domain configuration. Provided ongoing technical maintenance and performance optimizations.

Education

Bachelor in Computer Science at UPT ANCA
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2016
Full-Stack JavaScript Development at Platzi
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2023

Qualifications

EF SET English Certificate C2 (Proficient)
January 1, 2022 - July 21, 2026
Front End Development Libraries (300h)
January 1, 2023 - July 21, 2026
Git and GitHub Professional Course
January 1, 2023 - July 21, 2026
Become a WordPress Developer
January 1, 2022 - July 21, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Computers & Electronics, Retail