Sibi Sundar
Verified Expert in Engineering
Shopify Developer
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Toptal member since March 2, 2021
Sibi is an award-winning front-end developer specializing in UX and UI design, eCommerce, and Shopify. As a Shopify expert, he's helped merchants build custom store designs, customize themes, integrate apps, and with SEO. Sibi's also designed and developed Shopify apps that help merchants build bulletproof 1-on-1 relationships with their customers to drive new and repeat sales. Empathy, experience-focused design, and responsible development are keystones to Sibi's process for success.
Portfolio
Experience
- JavaScript - 8 years
- User Experience (UX) - 8 years
- Front-end Development - 8 years
- Custom Shopify Apps - 5 years
- Shopify API - 5 years
- Shopify - 5 years
- Shopify Theme - 5 years
- Shopify Plus - 5 years
Availability
Preferred Environment
MacOS, Windows, Shopify, Visual Studio Code (VS Code)
The most amazing...
...achievement was winning the Golden A' Design Award and a CSS Design Award nomination for my work on Upstox, one of India's top investment and trading brokers.
Work Experience
Freelance Consultant | Design and Front-end Development
How Many Steps, Inc.
- Worked on a complete UX and UI revamp for their existing Shopify apps.
- Handled the complete UX and UI revamp for their marketing and blog websites, including front-end development.
- Designed the UX and UI for the Shop Phone mobile app, a companion app for Shopify merchants to improve sales and retention.
- Worked with the development team to build new front-end components for the existing apps.
- Created digital marketing design assets for both apps.
- Provided support for the existing Callback Request app users and theme customization requests.
Consultant | Front-end Development and UX Design
BRIDGEi2i Analytics (Acquired by Accenture)
- Built wireframes and designed the UIs for customer-facing products.
- Developed new user-facing features and built a library of reusable dashboard components for future use.
- Collaborated with the in-house back-end development team to integrate front-end code and helped troubleshoot any issues.
- Worked with clients' in-house product teams to design dashboards tailored to their requirements.
Senior UI Developer
Lollypop UX/UI Design Studio
- Led a team of 11 developers and oversaw all front-end development projects.
- Set up a detailed development process from the ground up for the front-end development team. This included suitable front-end architecture, code collaboration, and browser compatibility testing guidelines.
- Introduced and organized, Investment Hours: a 2.5-hour slot once a week, where the team is encouraged to step up and share/teach any topic of their choice.
- Collaborated with in-house UX and UI teams to realize project requirements.
- Ensured all the front-end code adhered to the best practices and code-quality standards.
- Translated designs to pixel-perfect front-end code and beautiful animations through semantic, accessible, SEO-compliant, cross-browser-compatible code.
Experience
Hotel Collection | Shopify Plus Custom Development
https://www.hotelcollection.com/Some of the areas I help with:
• Theme Customization
• Custom Shopify App Development
• Checkout Customization
• Shopify Script Development
• Consulting
Min&Mon | Shopify Plus Development & SEO
https://minandmon.com/Some of the areas I help with:
• Theme Customization
Shopify App Integrations
• Speed Optimization
• Consulting
I've also helped them with their SEO efforts, which included:
• SEO Site Audit
• Keyword Research
• On-page Optimization for Pillar Pages
• On-Site Optimization
• Link Restructure
• Link Redirects Setup
Aroma360 | Shopify Plus Custom Development
https://aroma360.com/Some of the areas I help with:
• Theme Customization
• Custom Shopify App Development
• Checkout Customization
• Shopify Script Development
• Consulting
Front-end Development and Shopify Theme Customization for 400-Things
My responsibilities included building the front-end from scratch, suggesting UI and UX improvements, animation art direction, and coordinating with an external Shopify agency to help integrate the front-end code. Later, I was directly involved in building out the customizations for the Shopify store.
Website for Upstox
https://competition.adesignaward.com/design.php?ID=56872Awards and Nominations:
• Golden A' Design Award: https://competition.adesignaward.com/design.php?ID=56872
• CSS Design Award Nomination: https://www.cssdesignawards.com/sites/upstox/29841/
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering
Dr. M.G.R. Educational And Research Institute - Chennai, India
Certifications
C1 Business Higher
University of Cambridge
B2 Business Vantage
University of Cambridge
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Shopify API, Liquid, jQuery, Cart.js, Velocity.js, React
Tools
Git, Shopify Plus, Figma, Adobe Photoshop, Gulp, Sketch, Adobe Illustrator, NPM
Languages
HTML, CSS, Liquid Template, SCSS, HTML5, JavaScript, Pug
Paradigms
SMACSS, BEM, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Platforms
Shopify, Windows, MacOS, GreenSock Animation Platform (GSAP), Visual Studio Code (VS Code)
Frameworks
Yarn
Other
Shopify Theme, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Shopify Customizations, Front-end Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Vivus, Scripted Animation (JavaScript), Semrush, Browsersync, Schema.org, SVG Animation, Cross-browser Compatibility, Art Direction, Custom Shopify Apps, Shopify Design
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