Shopify agency scaling delivery and client profitability across UK and Europe
Velstar is a Shopify Platinum Partner agency in Liverpool building ecommerce solutions for mid-market retail and fashion brands. The tech stack is classic full-stack web (Next.js, React, Laravel, PostgreSQL) paired with Google/Microsoft/Amazon ad platforms and HubSpot for client management. Hiring is concentrated in ops and senior engineering roles, with active focus on delivery process maturity (hybrid agile/waterfall implementation, release planning, project health visibility), suggesting the agency is scaling from ad-hoc project delivery toward predictable, repeatable service operations.
Notable leadership hires: Projects Delivery Head
Velstar operates as a dedicated Shopify Platinum Partner agency serving retail, fashion, and B2B ecommerce brands across the UK and Europe. The company provides integrated development and marketing services: Shopify design and build on the platform side, paired with Google Analytics, CRM, and digital marketing on the growth side. With 51–200 employees, the organization is structured around project delivery (ops-heavy hiring), core engineering, and a marketing/sales function to drive new business and account expansion. Current operational focus spans client account growth, billable utilization improvement, and reducing delivery friction through formalized agile/waterfall hybrid processes.
Front-end: Next.js, React, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript. Back-end: Laravel, Symfony, PHP, Node.js. Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL. Platform: Shopify + Liquid. DevOps: Docker, Git. Ad/marketing: Google Ads, Microsoft Advertising, Amazon Ads, HubSpot.
Internal priorities: hybrid agile/waterfall delivery process implementation, project health visibility, release planning, and capacity planning. Client-facing: ecommerce growth (upsell/cross-sell), account expansion, and improving client data quality.
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