Shopify Platinum Partner
Working with SDG

How SDG Works

The scope can be a focused decision, a difficult feature, an inherited build, or a full enterprise replatform. The working model changes; senior ownership, visible risk, evidence, and production accountability do not.

Since 2006

Shopify’s original enterprise partner, with two decades of platform experience behind every decision.

Shopify Platinum

Shopify’s highest current service-partner tier, tailored for global enterprise businesses.

Build Award Winner

Winners of the inaugural Shopify Build Award for our flagship engineering work on Glossier.

Trusted by Shopify

The team Shopify calls to de-risk and rescue its most critical enterprise builds.

Trusted by brands that define their categories

Apple
SKIMS
Netflix
Nike
Barnes & Noble
Mattel
Shopify
Glossier
lululemon
L’Oréal
LVMH
MoMA Design Store

Choose the smallest engagement that resolves the real uncertainty

Not every conversation should become a transformation program. Some organizations need a short architecture decision, technical audit, performance sprint, or integration design. Others already have the decision and need an accountable team across strategy, UX, engineering, data, launch, and support.

We define the engagement around the outcome, decision rights, dependencies, acceptance criteria, and evidence required to move forward.

Common ways to engage SDG

The exact commercial model follows the work rather than forcing every problem into the same retainer or statement of work.

  • Discovery and advisory: platform fit, technical diligence, TCO, architecture, roadmap, RFP, migration readiness, or inherited-store audit.
  • Focused delivery: a defined feature, integration, checkout change, performance program, accessibility remediation, analytics repair, or SEO implementation.
  • Project delivery: migration, redesign, headless or native storefront, B2B, POS, markets, systems integration, testing, launch, and hypercare.
  • Ongoing partnership: support, maintenance, roadmap delivery, CRO, SEO, platform governance, incident response, and continuous improvement.

Senior people stay close to the work

The people shaping architecture and scope remain accountable during delivery. Work is not sold by one team and quietly handed to an unrelated junior group. We document decisions, surface unknowns early, and bring the responsible business and technical owners into the moments that require them.

That does not mean adding meetings. It means a clear source of truth, useful working sessions, visible decisions and risks, testable acceptance criteria, and communication calibrated to executives, operators, and engineers.

Production is the definition of done

A document is done when it supports the decision. Code is done when it is reviewed, tested, accessible, observable, documented, and working in production. A migration is done when the storefront and systems remain stable through launch and the operating team can own what comes next.

Start with an enterprise discovery audit, review case studies, or tell us the outcome and constraint. We will help identify the right first engagement.

Frequently asked questions

Does SDG only take full replatforming projects?

No. SDG handles focused audits, architecture decisions, features, integrations, remediation programs, inherited builds, full projects, and ongoing support.

Who works on an SDG engagement?

Senior practitioners shape and deliver the work, with the people responsible for architecture and scope remaining accountable through production.

Can SDG take over a project already in progress?

Yes. We can assess the current state, stabilize urgent risk, establish decision and quality controls, and continue delivery with a prioritized plan.

Do you provide ongoing Shopify support after launch?

Yes. Ongoing engagements can include maintenance, roadmap work, platform governance, CRO, SEO, performance, accessibility, analytics, and incident response.

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A replatform that can’t slip. A catalog no one else will touch. An enterprise build that simply has to be flawless. That’s the work we live for.