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Why Emre

Hire a Shopify Hydrogen developer with real delivery history

Direct senior delivery for growth-stage Shopify brands that need fixed-scope Hydrogen packages, cleanup, or custom scope without agency overhead.

I help brands move from theme limitations to lean $2K-$5K Hydrogen storefronts when requirements are clear. If Liquid or no rebuild is safer, that stays on the table before scope gets bigger than it needs to be.

Emre Mutlu, Shopify Hydrogen developer, in a city setting

Founder

Emre Mutlu

Shopify Hydrogen Developer

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I started in a metalworking shop in Ankara, running laser cutting machines for two years before pandemic-era self-study pulled me into web development. From there it was Shopify themes, then frontend on Turkey's first production Shopify Hydrogen project (EveShop, 400K+ web users at scale).

Today I am an independent Shopify Hydrogen developer. Top Rated Plus on Upwork, 100% Job Success Score across 1,900+ hours of client work. I also created the world's first English Shopify Hydrogen course on Udemy, because when I started there was no English-language reference to learn from.

I work directly with founders and ecommerce leads. No account manager layer, no agency handoffs. If Hydrogen is not the right move for your store, I will say so.

Proof snapshot

The short version buyers usually need.

  • 3 production Shopify Hydrogen storefronts
  • 400K+ web users on EveShop
  • Top Rated Plus on Upwork
  • 1,900+ Upwork hours
  • 5.0 Rebel Bunny feedback on Upwork
  • 32K+ LinkedIn followers
  • Creator of the first English Shopify Hydrogen course

Client proof

Clear credentials, direct contact, focused Hydrogen ownership.

The point is not to sell complexity. It is to help brands understand what they need and launch with fewer surprises.

Proven signal

Top Rated Plus

Public marketplace proof for delivery discipline and client trust.

Teaching

A public teaching signal alongside the client work

The course gives buyers another public way to judge how I explain Hydrogen, not just how I code it.

World's First in English

Udemy

Teaching Shopify Hydrogen in plain English

Teaching

Shopify Hydrogen: Build a Headless Storefront

A merchant-friendly and developer-usable course built from the gap that existed when Hydrogen had no English-language learning path.

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About

One operator, direct contact, fewer layers.

Store owners usually need honest scoping, fast communication, and someone who can explain tradeoffs in business terms. That is exactly how I run projects.

You should not need to decode technical language to make a smart decision. I keep the conversation focused on risk, payoff, timeline, and launch readiness.

If every new storefront feature takes longer than it should, that is when I come in. The job is not to sell you complexity. It is to decide whether the stack is still serving the business.

1,900+

hours of Upwork delivery

32K+

LinkedIn followers

First

production Hydrogen storefront in Turkey

Clients

Rebel BunnyBayam JewelryEveShopKirazevClohi

Process

How working together usually goes

A clearer decision path first, then implementation. No bloated process layer between the business case and the storefront work.

1

Discovery before diagnosis

Direct conversation focused on business goals, storefront pressure, and whether Hydrogen is even the right move.

2

Audit the commercial case

Storefront review with scope, timeline, decision risk, and a clearer sense of what should ship first.

3

Build with ownership

Milestone-based delivery with fewer layers between design intent, implementation detail, and launch reality.

4

Stay available after launch

Follow-through after go-live so the storefront is still readable, maintainable, and commercially useful.

FAQ

Questions that usually come before a real scope.

What does working with Emre usually look like?

Usually it starts with a direct review of where the storefront is creating drag, then turns into a scoped plan with timeline, commercial fit, and clear delivery ownership. The process stays narrow and practical rather than agency-style.

Do you take strategy-only work or only implementation?

Both. Some brands need a clean Hydrogen decision and scope before they commit. Others already know they need implementation and want direct senior delivery with planning and build work owned closely together.

Is this only for full Shopify Hydrogen rebuilds?

No. The useful question is whether Hydrogen is the right move at all. If the store would be better served by a stronger Liquid path or a narrower UX fix, that should be the recommendation instead of forcing a rebuild.

Next Step

Let’s scope the lean Hydrogen storefront you actually need.

Send the store URL, design status, product count, and must-have features. I will tell you whether the next move fits Starter, Standard, Growth, Custom, Liquid cleanup, support, or no rebuild.

The free first review recommends a scope. If the risks need a detailed paid review, I will explain that before you commit.

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Work directly with Emre, from scope review to launch.

Project inquiry

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Tell me about your store and the main problem. Add project details if you have them.

The first review helps identify whether Liquid, Hydrogen, or a smaller fix fits your store.

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Your details are used only to reply to this project inquiry. No newsletters, no list sharing. If this is a small theme tweak, I will usually point you to a lighter option.

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