Rachelle Eichman, Developer in Kansas City, MO, United States
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Rachelle Eichman

Verified Expert  in Engineering

Software and Shopify Developer

Kansas City, MO, United States

Toptal member since December 5, 2024

Expertise
AJAXPayPal DevelopmentCSSHTML5PHPJavaScriptSlack DevelopmentNode.jsjQueryRuby on RailsMySQLREST APIAngular
Bio

Rachelle is a senior developer with 10+ years of experience in the eCommerce industry, specializing in Shopify, Node.js, Ruby on Rails, React, and AWS. She built from scratch an A/B testing app that boosts profit for Shopify stores through testing and optimization. Rachelle has excellent interpersonal skills and builds strong and productive relationships and networks internally and externally. She is recognized by colleagues, managers, and clients for her creativity and exceptional work ethic.

Portfolio

MainDishCatering
Shopify, Business Administration, Shopify Liquid
Sofia Digital Agency
Shopify, Shopify API, Shopify SEO, Ruby on Rails 6, Angular, React, MongoDB...
Guided Home Design
Ruby on Rails 5, Angular, React, Stripe API, PayPal, Vue, Node.js, MongoDB...

Experience

  • CSS - 10 years
  • Shopify - 8 years
  • Node.js - 8 years
  • Shopify API - 7 years
  • Ruby on Rails 6 - 6 years
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) - 5 years
  • Stripe API - 5 years
  • React - 4 years

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Slack, MacBook

The most amazing...

...application I've developed from scratch is shoplift.ai, a full A/B testing platform for Shopify-based stores.

Work Experience

Founder | CTO

2019 - PRESENT
MainDishCatering
  • Developed and managed a catering service website for customers.
  • Managed the entire eCommerce flow, including catering, shipping, and delivery.
  • Integrated custom services and apps for implementing local delivery, store pickup, and shipping services with FedEx and UPS.
Technologies: Shopify, Business Administration, Shopify Liquid

Director of Engineering

2021 - 2024
Sofia Digital Agency
  • Estimated and assigned tickets to developers based on skills and helped junior and intermediate developers get familiar with new framework and development standards.
  • Provided technical solutions for merchant requirements, defined the roadmap, and set milestones.
  • Set up the Shopify Plus store from scratch, including checkout functions and extensions.
Technologies: Shopify, Shopify API, Shopify SEO, Ruby on Rails 6, Angular, React, MongoDB, Azure, Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services (AWS), PostgreSQL, MySQL, Amazon DynamoDB, JavaScript, Laravel, Node.js, Next.js, Headless Commerce, DNS, Payload CMS, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Custom Shopify Apps, Shopify Liquid, Yotpo

Shopify Team Lead

2019 - 2021
Guided Home Design
  • Mentored junior and intermediate developers, reviewed pull requests, and wrote development standards and pipelines.
  • Oversaw the public and custom Shopify app development, app review process, and 3rd-party services integration.
  • Built a custom Shopify theme development framework, customizing a dawn theme and premium templates.
Technologies: Ruby on Rails 5, Angular, React, Stripe API, PayPal, Vue, Node.js, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, AWS CLI, Shopify, Shopify API, PostgreSQL 10, Laravel, Ruby on Rails (RoR), A/B Testing, Custom Shopify Apps, Shopify Liquid, Yotpo

Shopify Consultant

2018 - 2019
Guided Home Design
  • Customized theme templates purchased from the marketplace and implemented features.
  • Developed custom applications for SaaS services and integrated the Shopify API.
  • Built technical solutions for complex real-life problems in gathering requirements.
Technologies: PHP, Laravel, Web MVC, Ruby on Rails 5, Angular, React, Vue, JavaScript, jQuery, Node.js, MySQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, Ruby on Rails (RoR), A/B Testing, Custom Shopify Apps, Shopify Liquid, Yotpo

Shopify & Application Developer

2016 - 2018
Lighter USA
  • Built a Shopify theme from Figma designs using Slate and premium themes.
  • Implemented a custom subscription solution and custom-coded functionality using meta fields and APIs.
  • Developed a custom Shopify app for Shopify API and 3rd-party API integration.
Technologies: Shopify, Shopify API, Shopify SEO, Ajax, HTML5, CSS, Ruby on Rails 5, Node.js, JavaScript, APIs, A/B Testing, Custom Shopify Apps, Shopify Liquid

Software Developer

2013 - 2016
Plugin Agency
  • Built an internal portal using PHP, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and handled CMS management.
  • Managed DNS and network security for the internal network system.
  • Developed and managed a custom web page and blog site.
Technologies: PHP, CSS, Ajax, Network Security Monitoring, jQuery UI, HTML5, Shopify Liquid

Experience

Shoplift App

https://shoplift.ai/
A full A/B-testing platform for Shopify stores, which I built from scratch. The platform elevates profit potential for Shopify-based stores through template, theme, and homepage testing and optimization. Other features and services include session tracking, pre-built sections, a detailed analytics dashboard for merchants, and different templates rendered based on sessions.

EatCleanBrothers

https://eatcleanbro.com
I developed a custom Shopify store from scratch. I used a custom theme framework with WebPact to build a new theme with Tailwind CSS.
Also, I implemented custom shipping rules, custom dashboards, reports, and an integration of 3rd-party services.

Varley

https://varley.com
I built a headless Shopify store from scratch using Hydrogen and Oxygen, integrated Sanity for the CMS platform, and built custom components with Tailwind CSS. I also implemented custom apps for the headless build and implemented pixel-perfect design.

Education

2008 - 2012

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

Fort Hays State University - Hays, KS, USA

Skills

Libraries/APIs

jQuery UI, Shopify API, Node.js, jQuery, Stripe API, GraphQL API, REST APIs, React, Vue, Liquid

Tools

Slack, AWS CLI, Shopify Plus

Languages

PHP, CSS, HTML5, JavaScript, Shopify Liquid, R, Ruby, TypeScript

Frameworks

Ruby on Rails 5, Angular, Ruby on Rails 6, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Laravel, Next.js, Payload CMS, Redux, Remix

Platforms

Shopify, Yotpo, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure

Storage

MySQL, PostgreSQL 10, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Google Cloud, Redis, Amazon DynamoDB

Other

MacBook, Business Administration, Ajax, Shopify SEO, APIs, Web MVC, PayPal, Network Security Monitoring, Headless Commerce, DNS, Custom Shopify Apps, Tax Accounting, A/B Testing

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