Hi, I'm Rushikesh (Rushi). I'm a Certified Shopify Expert and Frontend Team Lead with 5+ years in Shopify development, now building toward agentic commerce.
I lead a frontend team that builds and maintains Shopify storefronts: custom Liquid themes, Polaris-based apps, and headless setups on Hydrogen and Remix. Outside of client work, I'm shipping MCP servers and AI-native tools that help merchants and agencies operate faster.
Highlights
With 5+ years building Shopify storefronts for US e-commerce brands, I've led OS 1.0 to 2.0 migrations that grew revenue, built a Shop Mini app that ranked #2 on Shopify's platform, shipped open-source MCP servers and AI agents for commerce workflows, and published research on energy-efficient AI architecture.
What I Work Across
Shopify Themes: Custom Liquid themes, OS 2.0, Dawn-based builds, performance optimization
Headless Commerce: Hydrogen, Remix, Storefront API, custom storefronts built for speed and flexibility
Shopify Apps: Polaris, App Bridge, Shopify Functions, checkout extensions, embedded admin apps
Frontend Engineering: React, TypeScript, component architecture, accessibility, Core Web Vitals
Agentic Commerce & AI: MCP servers, AI agents for merchant and agency workflows, Shopify x AI tooling
Latest Ship
Love the Dev MCP upgrade. But noticed all 4 Shopify MCP servers cover Admin/Storefront API — none touch the Partner API.
So I built one. 25 tools for MRR, churn, retention cohorts, merchant health, revenue forecasting. Free, open source, MIT licensed.
If you build @Shopify apps, this is for you.
Writing
What People Say
"Rushikesh is an exceptional Shopify developer who demonstrates meticulous care and precision in his work. He consistently writes clean, high-quality code, ensuring each webpage meets rigorous standards."Shreyas NairFounder (Ex-VC Sequoia Capital)
"Rushikesh is a highly capable and driven developer who has made remarkable progress in a short time. His ability to learn and adapt is truly impressive."Tiago ValenteSenior Web Developer
"I've worked with Rushikesh for 4+ years and have always found him to be a reliable, determined coworker. He's worked his way through many complicated Shopify projects."Krista BornmanTeam Lead of PM, Coalition Technologies
Get In Touch
I'm always up for interesting conversations about Shopify, headless commerce, agentic commerce, and the future of AI in engineering.