Hire vetted engineers. Or hand us the whole build.
AI and Shopify engineers from the top 3% we accept, shortlisted in 48 hours. Or hand over the whole build, and the repo with it.
❯ cat briefs/shopify.json
{ "stack": "shopify",
"role": "senior shopify engineer",
"start": "within 48h" }
❯ Four ways to hire an engineer. Only one of them shows you the build.
Every route trades speed against evidence. Most give you a CV in a week or a body in a day, and you find out which you got on your deadline. The top right corner is the whole reason this company exists.
- Job boards
- Job boards. You read the CVs. Weeks of them.
- In-house recruiter
- In-house recruiter. Thorough, once they are up to speed.
- Body shops
- Body shops. Bodies fast. Evidence later, if ever.
- Marketplaces
- Marketplaces. Fast, and you are the filter.
- Code Elevator
- Code Elevator. Shortlist in 48h, after a timed build test.
One team for the hard parts. From AI systems to storefronts.
LLM apps, RAG pipelines, and autonomous agents built by engineers who ship to production, not proofs of concept.
Custom themes, Liquid, headless Hydrogen storefronts, and private apps for high-volume merchants.
Full-stack product teams that plug in and ship, web platforms and native mobile, contributing from week one.
Hand us the project. Or hand us the seat.
Build with our team
- Scope and price agreed before a line is written
- One project lead, one demo every week
- Repo, IP, and access are yours from day one
Hire vetted developers
- Profiles in 48 hours, you interview only the shortlist
- Wrong fit gets replaced at no cost
- Month to month, no long lock-in
Shipped, not slideware.
Headless storefront rebuild
A headless Hydrogen migration that cut page load and lifted conversion.
Read the case study
Agentic support layer
An agentic support layer that resolves routine tickets with zero human touch.
Read the case study
Real-time dispatch platform
A real-time logistics platform routing a full fleet's daily shipments.
Read the case study
Multi-Region Storefront
One codebase serving four currencies, new regions launch in weeks, not months.
Read the case study
Four stages. Three percent get through.
- 01Screening38%Résumé, background, and communication check, the fastest way to rule out a bad fit.
- 02Technical Deep Dive22%A senior engineer probes real system design and stack depth, not trivia.
- 03Live Build Test9%A timed, real-world task. We watch how they actually ship, not just what they claim.
- 04Client Fit Interview3%Ownership, reliability, and how they work inside your team on day one.
- Shortlist in 48 hoursProfiles, not a waiting list.
- Free replacementWrong fit swapped at no cost.
- No conversion feeHire them direct whenever you want.
- IP yours from day oneAssigned in writing, not at handover.
- Month to monthNo lock-in, and no notice period.
Seen enough?
Tell us the role and we will come back within 48 hours with three vetted profiles, rates included. No charge, and no obligation to hire any of them.
Two days. Not two weeks of waiting.
Our 48 hours is the commitment on every page of this site. The other three are our own estimates of the usual routes, based on what clients tell us they went through before calling us, not published benchmarks.
Tell us the seat. We'll fill it.
Every role is a live page, see rates, vetting, and available engineers.
We don't pick the stack. We know the stack.
Two offices. One bar for the work.
On camera, in their own words.
Why he brought his development work to Code Elevator.
Answered before you ask.
Most engagements kick off within 48 hours. After a short scoping call we match you with vetted developers and schedule intros. You're reviewing candidates or seeing a project plan the same week.
Every developer passes a four-stage process: screening, a technical deep dive, a live build test, and a client-fit interview. Only about the top 3% make it through. You never see the rest.
Rates depend on role and seniority, typically $20–$50/hr with no long-term lock-in. Fixed-scope projects are quoted up front. You'll always see the rate before you commit.
Yes. Completely. All IP and source is yours from day one, assigned in writing. We hand over clean repos, documentation, and access with no strings attached.
Absolutely. Many clients convert a matched developer to a direct hire. We keep the transition simple and transparent with no surprise conversion fees.
If a developer isn't working out, we'll replace them fast, usually within days, at no extra cost. You're never stuck with a match that isn't delivering.
Ready when you are. Let's scope it this week.
Tell us what you're building. We'll come back with a plan, a team, and a timeline, no obligation.
Or message us on WhatsApp. We reply within an hour during our working day in India and the UAE.